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. 2010 Apr 16;76(12):4085–4088. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03060-09

TABLE 3.

Chiral purity of lactic acid produced by B. coagulansa

Strain % of lactic acid that was:
Total amt of lactic acid producedb
d Form l Form
DSM 1 0.2, 0.3 99.8, 99.7 2.5, 2.8
DSM 1(pNW33n) 0.4, 0.3 99.6, 99.7 2.3, 2.8
DSM 1(pJS27) 15.7, 16.9 84.3, 83.1 2.6, 2.7
a

Data are from two independent fermentations using initial glucose concentrations of 30 g·liter−1.

b

Values are given as the percentage by weight. The density of the fermentation broth was approximately 1.1 g·ml−1.