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A low-cost Lactobacillus salivarius L29 growth medium containing molasses and corn steep liquor allows the attainment of high levels of cell mass and lactic acid production


KiBeom Lee
Sang-Kee Kang
Yun Jaie Choi

Abstract

The aim of the present work was to formulate a Lactobacillus salivarius L29 industrial fermentation medium. High cell numbers and good levels of lactic acid by a L. salivarius L29 were obtained after shake flask fermentation using molasses as the sole carbon source and corn steep liquor (CSL (industrial grade); an organic source of N) as the principal nitrogen source. The optimum concentrations of molasses and CSL facilitating good cell growth and high-level lactic acid production were found to be 6 and 6% (both v/v), respectively. The maximum cell yield was 2.02 × 109 CFU/mL, thus about 15% lower than that obtained when MRS broth was employed for 5-L fermenters culture. Lactic acid production upon growth in industrial broth was 105 g/L; the total sugar content of the medium was 118 g/L (sucrose: glucose: fructose 68:14:18; w/w/w). Upon growth in De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) broth (the total sugar content of which was 127 g/L, all of which was glucose), the lactic acid yield was 120 g/L. The optimized industrial growth medium was significantly more economical than were conventional broths.

Keywords: Lactobacillus salivarius L29, molasses, corn steep liquor, culture medium optimization, lactic acid

African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 12(16), pp. 2013-2018

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