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The formation of acrylic acid from lactic acid in the anaerobic rumen bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii was detected in the presence of 3-butynoic acid. While the major end products of lactic acid fermentation in the absence of the inhibitor were propionate, acetate, valerate, and butyrate, the presence of 3-butynoic acid led to the production of propionate, acetate, acrylate, and butyrate. An improvement in the chemical synthesis and purification of 3-butynoic acid was developed.
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Sanseverino, J., Montenecourt, B.S. & Sands, J.A. Detection of acrylic acid formation in Megasphaera elsdenii in the presence of 3-butynoic acid. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 30, 239–242 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256211
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256211