title: Production of D-lactic acid from sugarcane molasses, sugarcane juice and sugar beet juice by Lactobacillus delbrueckii.
abstract: Lactobacillus delbrueckii was grown on sugarcane molasses, sugarcane juice and sugar beet juice in batch fermentation at pH 6 and at 40 degrees C. After 72 h, the lactic acid from 13% (w/v) sugarcane molasses (119 g total sugar l(-1)) and sugarcane juice (133 g total sugar l(-1)) was 107 g l(-1) and 120 g l(-1), respectively. With 10% (w/v) sugar beet juice (105 g total sugar l(-1)), 84 g lactic acid l(-1) was produced. The optical purities of D: -lactic acid from the feedstocks ranged from 97.2 to 98.3%.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Buenaventurada P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Calabia
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokiwa
mesh_terms: D027461:Beta vulgaris / Q000382:microbiology*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D048668:Lactobacillus delbrueckii / Q000378:metabolism*; D008965:Molasses / Q000382:microbiology*; D031786:Saccharum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid