Production of citric acid from corncobs by Aspergillus niger

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作者
Hang, YD [1 ]
Woodams, EE [1 ]
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Food Sci & Technol, Geneva, NY 14456 USA
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10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00015-7
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S2 [农业工程];
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0828 ;
摘要
Corncobs could serve as a substrate for citric acid production by Aspergillus niger. Methanol had a significant effect on fungal production of citric acid from corncobs. Of the four cultures examined, A. niger NRRL 2001 was found to produce the highest amount of citric acid (250 g/kg dry matter of corncobs) after 72 h of growth at 30 degrees C in the presence of 3% methanol. The yield of citric acid was over 50% based on the amount of sugar consumed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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