Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 96, Issue 1, Pages 63-67Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.09.018
Keywords
date juice; Lactobacillus casei subsp rhamnosus; lactic acid; nitrogen source; B vitamins supplementation
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The use of date juice as a substrate for lactic acid production was investigated. Various nitrogen sources were compared with yeast extract for efficient lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamosus. Among different nitrogen sources added to date juice (yeast extract, ammonium sulfate, tryptic soy, urea, peptone, and casein hydrolysate), yeast extract was the most efficient. The effect of yeast extract could have been due to its B vitamin content. The addition of five B vitamins at less than 25 mg/l to date juice with any nitrogen source enhanced lactic acid production to some extent, except for date juice with yeast extract or urea or peptone. The most significant increase was obtained with ammonium sulfate. Half of the yeast extract content (10 g/l) in a supplemented date juice could be replaced by a mixture of B vitamins at less than 25 mg/l, and ammonium Sulfate at 2.6 g/l with no significant decrease in lactic acid production. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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