Source |
Microbe |
Amino acid |
Use |
Sugar and beet molasses, ammonia salt |
Brevibacterium, Corynobacterium |
L-glutamic acid |
Production of monosodium glutamate (Ajinomoto). |
Sugar molasses, salt |
Aspergillus niger |
Citric acid |
Drinks, toffees, chocolate production. |
Glucose, corn steep liquor |
Aspergillus niger |
Gluconic acid |
Production of minerals used as supplement for calcium and iron. |
Molasses, corn steep liquor |
Lactobacillus delbrueckii |
Lactic acid |
Source of nitrogen, production of vitamins. |
Molasses, corn steep liquor |
Aspergillus itaconius |
Itaconic acid |
Paper, textile, plastic industry, gum production |