Use of wheat bran as a nutritive supplement for the production of ethanol by Zymomonas mobilis

Shamala, T. R. and Sreekantiah, K. R. (1988) Use of wheat bran as a nutritive supplement for the production of ethanol by Zymomonas mobilis. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 65 (6). pp. 433-436. ISSN 0021-8847

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Abstract

A strain of Zymomonas mobilis (ZYM-TS 1) was isolated from fermenting palm wine (toddy). In addition to glucose, sucrose and fructose, the organism utilized hydrolysates of corn (Zea mays) flour, corn starch and ragi (Eleusine coracana) flour. Amounts of ethanol produced in media (adjusted to 10% (w/v) total carbohydrates) fortified with wheat bran extract only, were comparable with those obtained from defined media containing yeast extract (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4 and MgSO4.7H2O. Results indicate that wheat bran extract can supply all the necessary nutrients required for ethanol production by Z. mobilis.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	WHEAT-; ethanol, wheat bran extract & Zymomonas mobilis synthesis of; BRAN-; PSEUDOMONADACEAE-; PRODUCT-TECHNOLOGY; ETHANOL-; wheat bran extract & Zymomonas mobilis synthesis of ethanol
Subjects:	600 Technology > 05 Chemical engineering > 01 Biotechnology and Bioengineering 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 21 Cereals > 04 Wheat
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2008 04:01
Last Modified:	10 Jan 2019 09:26
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/2119

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