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

TABLE 6.

Cell numbers, consumption of arginine, and concentration ADI pathway metabolites in sourdoughs after 6 h of fermentation by L. sanfranciscensis CB1

Parameter (unit) Valuea in:
Ratio (R+/R−)
Sourdough without arginine (R−) Sourdough with 6 mM arginine (R+)
Lactic acid (mM) 50A 49A 0.98
Acetic acid (mM) 10A 10A 0.9
Ethanol (mM) 46A 45A 0.93
Log CFU/g 9.5A 9.5A 1
Arginine consumed (mM)b 0.2B 5.8A 29
Citrulline (mM) 0.08B 0.15A 1.87
Ornithine (mM) 0.6B 2.6A 4.3
NH3 (mM) 12B 38.9A 4.1
a

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

b

A 0.5 mM concentration of arginine were naturally contained in the dough.