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Culture of sour dough bacteria

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-10-17
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Granted: 1977-05-03
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Expires: 1995-10-17
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Abstract

Abstract A process is disclosed for rapidly and economically growing the bacterial species Lactobacillus sanfrancisco.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edmond L. Sing

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 16:02
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N1/00; C12N1/20; A; A21; A21D; A21D8/00; A21D8/02; A21D8/04; A21D8/045; C12N1/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/822; Y10S435/853

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A process for growing and storing the bacterial species Lactobacillus sanfrancisco which comprises: (a) incubating a first mixture of (1) enzyme digested non fat dry milk (2) malt syrup (3) an unsaturated fatty acid derivative (4) fresh yeast extractives and (5) Lactobacillus sanfrancisco at about 30° C. while maintaining the pH at about 4.7 by the addition of alkali; (b) after incubating, mixing about 9 parts of the first mixture with about 5 parts of a second mixture of (1) glycerol (2) nonfat dry milk (3) saccharide (4) an unsaturated fatty acid derivative and (5) monosodium glutamate; (c) cooling the mixture to about 0° C. and then maintaining the temperature for at least about 20 minutes; and (d) after said maintaining, cooling the mixture to below about -30° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A process for growing and storing the bacterial species Lactobacillus sanfrancisco which comprises: (a) incubating a first mixture of (1) enzyme digested non fat dry milk (2) malt syrup (3) an unsaturated fatty acid derivative (4) fresh yeast extractives and (5) Lactobacillus sanfrancisco at about 30° C. while maintaining the pH at about 4.7 by the addition of alkali; (b) after incubating, mixing about 9 parts of the first mixture with about 5 parts of a second mixture of (1) glycerol (2) nonfat dry milk (3) saccharide (4) an unsaturated fatty acid derivative and (5) monosodium glutamate; (c) cooling the mixture to about 0° C. and then maintaining the temperature for at least about 20 minutes; and (d) after said maintaining, cooling the mixture to below about -30° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
The process of claim 1 in which after said second cooling step the temperature is maintained between about -30° C. and about -40° C. until just prior to use.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
An improved process for growing the bacterial species Lactobacillus sanfrancisco which comprises the growing of both strain 114-3 and strain F-3 in combination in a suitable liquid medium for growth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 30 words
An improved process for growing the bacterial species Lactobacillus sanfrancisco which comprises the growing of both strain 114-3 and strain F-3 in combination in a suitable liquid medium for growth.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 34 words
The process of claim 3 in which said suitable liquid medium is maintained at a temperature of about 30° C. and is maintained at a pH of about 4.7 by the addition of alkali.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 55 words
An improved process for preserving Lactobacillus sanfranciso cells in which a diluent carrier containing glycerol, nonfat dry milk, an unsaturated fatty acid derivative and monosodium glutamate is added to the cells prior to freezing, the improvement which comprises the additional presence of fructose in the final product in an amount from about 2 to 10%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 55 words
An improved process for preserving Lactobacillus sanfranciso cells in which a diluent carrier containing glycerol, nonfat dry milk, an unsaturated fatty acid derivative and monosodium glutamate is added to the cells prior to freezing, the improvement which comprises the additional presence of fructose in the final product in an amount from about 2 to 10%.

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