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. 2002 Dec;68(12):6193–6201. doi: 10.1128/AEM.68.12.6193-6201.2002

TABLE 5.

Effect of arginine addition on the pH of sourdough during 24 h of fermentation by L. sanfranciscensis CB1

Arginine (mM) pHa at h:
0 2 4 6 24
0 5.86A 5.30C 4.38D 3.91E 3.69C
3 5.88A 5.64B 4.77C 4.13D 3.69C
6 5.86A 6.27A 5.38B 4.57C 3.70C
14 5.84A 6.27A 6.0A 5.83B 4.50B
28 5.78A 6.29A 6.20A 6.12AB 4.71A
43 5.85A 6.35A 6.27A 6.18A 4.77A
43b 5.80A 5.25C 4.39D 3.92E 3.70C
a

Values in the same column without a common uppercase letter are significantly different (P < 0.05).

b

Sourdough fermented by L. sanfranciscensis CB1 cells not subcultured three times in MAM containing 17 mM arginine.