Lactobacillus sp. KPB-167 and method of manufacturing viscose polysaccharides employing the same
AssigneeSumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsSusumu Adachi, Takahiro Toba, Takao Mukai, Takashi Watanabe, Haruhiko Yokoi
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Abstract
A new strain Lactobacillus sp. KPB-176, which does not possess strict selectivity for specific media and which involves no reduction in the productivity of polysaccharides even during subculture, was isolated from kefir grains. When this new strain is cultured on a medium containing milk whey and casamino acid or when on a medium containing carbohydrate and yeast extract, capsular polysaccharides are produced in high yields.
Claims5
A process of manufacturing Kefiran comprising the steps of:
- culturing Lactobacillus sp. KPB-167 on a medium containing milk whey and casamino acid;
- and separating and collecting the Kefiran produced.
A process of manufacturing Kefiran comprising the steps of:
- culturing Lactobacillus sp. KPB-167 on a medium containing a carbohydrate and yeast extract;
- and separating and collecting the Kefiran produced.
A culture medium containing Lactobacillus sp. KPB-167, milk whey and casamino acid which produces recoverable amounts of Kefiran.
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