Preparation of crayfish chitin by in situ lactic acid production

Authors
Bautista, J Jover, M Gutierrez, JF Corpas, R Cremades, O Fontiveros, E Iglesias, F Vega, J
Citation
J. Bautista et al., Preparation of crayfish chitin by in situ lactic acid production, PROCESS BIO, 37(3), 2001, pp. 229-234
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology","Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
13595113 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
229 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-5113(200111)37:3<229:POCCBI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Lactic acid production by batch-fed fermentation of deproteinized whey, usi ng immobilized cells of Lactobacillus pentosus-4023 in a spirally wound fib rous-sheet packed-column reactor, has been investigated. This fermentation process has been studied to produce low-cost lactic acid 'in situ' and to i nvestigate its direct use for the demineralization of crayfish chitinous fr action (exoskeleton). Chitin obtained by this procedure was chemically and spectrometrically (FT-IR and C-13-NMR) characterized. (C) 2001 Elsevier Sci ence Ltd. All rights reserved.