Popova-Krumova, P.; Danova, S.; Atanasova, N.; Yankov, D. Lactic Acid Production by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AC 11S—Kinetics and Modeling. Microorganisms2024, 12, 739.
Popova-Krumova, P.; Danova, S.; Atanasova, N.; Yankov, D. Lactic Acid Production by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AC 11S—Kinetics and Modeling. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 739.
Popova-Krumova, P.; Danova, S.; Atanasova, N.; Yankov, D. Lactic Acid Production by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AC 11S—Kinetics and Modeling. Microorganisms2024, 12, 739.
Popova-Krumova, P.; Danova, S.; Atanasova, N.; Yankov, D. Lactic Acid Production by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AC 11S—Kinetics and Modeling. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 739.
Abstract
Lactic acid production from lactose by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AC 11S was studied. The influence of initial substrate concentration was investigated, and optimal pH and temperature were determined. An unstructured mathematical model was developed comprising equations for bacterial growth, substrate consumption, and product formation. The model was solved with different terms for specific growth rates considering substrate and/or product inhibition. The best bacterial growth and lactic acid production were achieved at pH = 6.5 and 30 oC. Production of lactic acid was mainly growth-associated and at substrate concentration over 15 g/L a considerable product inhibition was observed. The parameters of different models were determined and compared. While the modified Gompertz equation gave the best fit for biomass growth, a variant of the logistic equation including a term for product inhibition described in the best way the entire set of equations comprising bacterial growth, substrate consumption, and product formation at different initial substrate concentrations.
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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