Production of L(+) lactic acid using Lactobacillus casei from whey

The aim of this work was to study the fermentation of whey for the production of L(+) lactic acid using Lactobacillus casei. The effect of different process parameters such as pH of the medium, temperature, inoculum size, age of inoculum, agitation and incubation time was monitored to enhance the la...

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Main Authors: Parmjit S. Panesar, John F. Kennedy, Charles J. Knill, Maria Kosseva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2010-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000100027