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207. Protein metabolism and acid production by the lactic acid bacteria in milk. Influence of yeast extract and chalk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

M. Braz  and
L. A. Allen
M. Braz
Affiliation:
Agricultural Bacteriology Department, University of Reading
L. A. Allen
Affiliation:
Agricultural Bacteriology Department, University of Reading
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Though the lactic acid bacteria are recognized primarily as saccharolytic, several workers have recorded observations on their slow proteolytic activity. Von Freudenreich(1) was the first to record the fact that cultures of these organisms in milk, to which chalk had been added to neutralize the acidity, formed appreciable amounts of soluble nitrogen, and these findings were confirmed by Orla-Jensen (2), Barthel(3), and Barthel & Sandberg(4). Anderegg & Hammer (5), in a study of a large number of strains of Str. Lactis, found an increase in soluble nitrogen in some cases and a decrease in others, while occasionally the same strain differed in different tests. In general, cultures which clotted rapidly were more inclined to proteolysis than those which were slower in forming acid. Str. citrovorus and Str. paracitrovorus did not cause protein breakdown. Addition of 0·3% peptone to the milk tended to retard proteolysis or to increase negative values while addition of chalk resulted in more extensive proteolysis. Barthel & Sadler (6) found that starters consisting of mixed cultures of streptococci produced more extensive proteolysis than single species, indicating a symbiotic effect. Sherwood & Whitehead (7) tested the proteolytic powers of several strains of Str. cremoris in chalk milk cultures and found some active and some comparatively inactive. Two strains appear to have formed surprisingly large amounts of non-protein nitrogen. In general they found that acid-producing power was linked with proteolytic power.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , January 1939 , pp. 20 - 34
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1939

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