title: [Optimizing the conditions of dextran synthesis by the bacterium Leuconostoc mesenteroides grown in a molasses-containing medium].
abstract: Maximal dextran production (54-55 g/l) by the bacterium Leuconostoc mesenteroides strain V-2317D was observed in molasses-containing media in the presence of 17.5% glucose at pHinit 6.75. The beginning of dextran production depended on the amount of inoculate; maximum yield was observed at a shaker rate of 200 rpm. The dextran produced by L. mesenteroides grown in the molasses-containing medium was representative of three fractions differing in the molecular weight and composition: the high- (approximately 54.5%), medium- (approximately 27.9%), and low-molecular-weight (approximately 2.85%) fractions.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Vediashkina
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Revin
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Gogotov
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D003911:Dextrans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D008965:Molasses; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D003911:Dextrans