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US4749652A
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Lactic acid process
Assignee: Texaco Inc
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Filing: 1985-08-19
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Granted: 1988-06-07
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Expires: 2005-08-19
Abstract
Abstract A variant strain of the organism Lactobacillus delbrueckii, accession number ATCC 53197, is provided as well as an improved process for the preparation of lactic acid by the fermentation of carbohydrates using the method strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter D. Robison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:05
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N1/00; C12N1/20; C12N1/205; C12P; C12P7/00; C12P7/40; C12P7/56; C12R; C12R2001/00; C12R2001/01; C12R2001/225; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/822; Y10S435/853
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
In a process for preparing lactic acid which comprises fermenting a carbohydrate in a aqueous nutrient medium at a temperature ranging from about 40° to 50° C., and a pH ranging from about 6.3 to 6.5, said carbohydrate comprising at least 20 weight percent of said nutrient medium with a novel strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ATCC 53197, said strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, ATCC 53197 being prepared by subjecting a wild strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii NRRL-B445 to at least four serial fermentations conducted in a nutrient medium containing lactic acid, said serial fermentations being conducted at increasing concentrations of lactic acid ranging from 5 to 7, 5 to 7, 7 to 10 and 8 to 10 volumes percent of lactic acid respectively, and recovering said novel strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ATCC 53197.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a process for preparing lactic acid which comprises fermenting a carbohydrate in a aqueous nutrient medium at a temperature ranging from about 40° to 50° C., and a pH ranging from about 6.3 to 6.5, said carbohydrate comprising at least 20 weight percent of said nutrient medium with a novel strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ATCC 53197, said strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, ATCC 53197 being prepared by subjecting a wild strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii NRRL-B445 to at least four serial fermentations conducted in a nutrient medium containing lactic acid, said serial fermentations being conducted at increasing concentrations of lactic acid ranging from 5 to 7, 5 to 7, 7 to 10 and 8 to 10 volumes percent of lactic acid respectively, and recovering said novel strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ATCC 53197.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 in which said process is effective for producing at least 14 weight percent of lactic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1 in which said carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of glucose, maltose, sucrose and fructose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 1 in which said serial fermentations of said wild strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii NRRL-B445 are conducted at a pH ranging from about 6.3 to 6.5.
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