Biotechnology Letters

, Volume 16, Issue 1, pp 95–100 | Cite as

Effect of molasses concentration and medium supplementation on the adaptability and viability of a high level ethanol-tolerant palm-wineSaccharomyces isolate

  • Ezeogu Lewis I. 
  • Okolo Bartholomew N. 
Article

Summary

A high level ethanol-tolerant palm wineSaccharomyces yeast showed good adaptability (2.6±0.3 –16.4±0.7 days) in 5–30% unclarified molasses, and good viability in 10–30° Brix molasses-based media at 30°C for 3 days. Media supplementation with soyabean, castor oil bean or groundnut meals improved both yeast adaptability to molasses (X 29–33%) and yeast viability during batch fermentation.

Keywords

Fermentation Organic Chemistry Bioorganic Chemistry Batch Fermentation Medium Supplementation 
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© Kluwer Academic Publishers 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ezeogu Lewis I. 
    • 1
  • Okolo Bartholomew N. 
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of MicrobiologyUniversity of NigeriaNsukkaNigeria

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