Table 5.
Selected biochemical reactions carried out by lactobacilli with different carbohydrate fermentation patterns [1,71,106].
| Biochemical Reactions | Obligately Homofermentative | Obligately Heterofermentative | Facultatively Heterofermentative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentose fermentation | - 1 | + 2 | + | |
| CO2 released from |
glucose | - | + | - |
| gluconate | - | + | + | |
| Carbohydrate digestion involving fructose-1,6-diphosphate aldolase | + | - | + | |
| Carbohydrate digestion involving phosphoketolase |
- | + | + | |
1 The group of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) does not carry out this biochemical reaction. 2 The group of LAB carries out this reaction.