Journal
AMB EXPRESS
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1186/s13568-018-0654-8
Keywords
Bacterial contamination; Lactic acid bacteria; Lignocellulosic biomass; Natural antibacterial; Yeast fermentation
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI) Flagship Project [13KAMA1, 02/MI/MI/CP/11/07633/GEN/G/00]
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Bacterial contamination is one of the major challenges faced by yeast fermentation industries as the contaminating microorganisms produce lactic acid and acetic acid, which reduces the viability of yeast, and hence fermentation yields. The primary bacterial contaminants of yeast fermentations are lactic acid bacteria (LAB). This study aims to identify potential natural antibacterial fractions from raw and pretreated lignocellulosic biomasses found in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in terms of LAB inhibition capacity, allowing growth of the yeast. The analysis was carried out using plating technique. Pretreatment liquid of the mangrove stem Avicennia marina hydrothermally pretreated at 210 degrees C exhibited the widest inhibition zone with an average diameter of 14.5 mm, followed by the pretreatment liquid of mangrove leaf pretreated at 190 degrees C, Salicornia bigelovii pretreated at 202 degrees C and rachis of date palm Phoenix dactylifera pretreated at 200 degrees C. The compounds responsible for the antibacterial activity will be characterized in further study.
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