An optimized sustainable medium for the direct lactic acid fermentation of sago (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) starch by Enterococcus faecium DMF78

Issue Date

2016

Abstract

A low-cost medium for the amylolytic lactic acid bacterium, Enterococcus faecium DMF78, was developed by response surface methodology using sago starch as substrate. Six nitrogen sources, wort, whey, corn steep liquor (CSL), trub, soybean and mungbean flour were evaluated to completely eliminate or dramatically reduce the use of expensive yeast extract, beef extract, and proteose peptone in the medium. Highest lactic acid yield was achieved using a medium with 35.0% whey, 25.0% wort, 3.0% diluted CSL and 0.076% proteose peptone in the standard formulation of de Mann, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) medium. Validation run of the optimized medium in the 2-L fermentor revealed slightly lower starch utilization (0.75 g/g) and low cell growth, but high lactic acid yield of 28.83 g/L after 24 hours, as compared to fermentation using complete sago-MRS medium.

Source or Periodical Title

International Food Research Journal

ISSN

1985-4668

Volume

23

Issue

3

Page

1274-1279

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

tables, graphs

Language

English

Subject

Box-Behnken, Enterococcus faecium DMF78, Lactic acid, Nitrogen source alternative, Response surface methodology, Sago starch

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yes

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