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Performances of Lactobacillus brevis for Producing Lactic Acid from Hydrolysate of Lignocellulosics

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Utilizing all forms of sugars derived from lignocellulosic biomass via various pretreatment and hydrolysis process is a primary criterion for selecting a microorganism to produce biofuels and biochemicals. A broad carbon spectra and potential inhibitors such as furan, phenol compounds and weak acids are two major obstacles that limited the application of dilute-acid hydrolysate of lignocellulosics in lactic acid fermentation. Two strains of bacteria isolated from sour cabbage, S3F4 (Lactobacillus brevis) and XS1T3-4 (Lactobacillus plantrum), exhibited the ability to utilize various sugars present in dilute-acid hydrolysate of biomass. The S3F4 strain also showed strong resistance to potential fermentation inhibitors such as ferulic acid and furfural. Fermentation in flasks by this strain resulted in 39.1 g/l of lactic acid from dilute acid hydrolysates of corncobs that had initial total sugar concentration of 56.9 g/l (xylose, 46.4 g/l; glucose, 4.0 g/l; arabinose, 6.5 g/l). The hydrolysate of corncobs was readily utilized by S3F4 without detoxification, and the lactic acid concentration obtained in this study was higher compared to other reports.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program; No. 2007CB7143045).

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    Wei Guo, Wendi Jia, Yin Li & Shulin Chen

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Guo, W., Jia, W., Li, Y. et al. Performances of Lactobacillus brevis for Producing Lactic Acid from Hydrolysate of Lignocellulosics. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 161, 124–136 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-009-8857-8

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