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Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview Cover

Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview

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|Apr 2021

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Figure 1

The citric acid cycle (4).

Table 1

Areas of usage of citric acid in the food industry and its functions

IndustryFunctionsReferences
Wines and ciders- Prevention of browning in some white wines
- Prevention of turbidity in wines and ciders
- pH adjustment
(10,22,23)
Soft drinks and syrups- Provides tartness
- Enhancing the natural fruit flavor
- Acid regulation in carbonated and sucrose based beverages
(10)
Jellies, jams and preservatives- pH adjustment
- Acid regulation
- Providing flavor, tang and tartness
- Increasing the efficiency of antimicrobial preservatives
Animal feed- Feed complementation(10,23)
Gelatin desserts- pH adjustment(22)
Animal fats and oils- Producing synergetic effect with other antioxidants
Frozen fruits- Inactivation of oxidative enzymes
- Decreasing pH
- Ascorbic acid protection
Meat products- Antioxidant(24)
- Prevention of coagulation or clotting of fresh blood in slaughterhouses(25)
Seafoods- Prevention of discoloration and the development of off odors and flavors by chelating trace metals
- Maintaining the stability and flavor by inactivating endogenous enzymes
- Enhancing the action of antioxidants
(26)
Candies- Provides tartness
- Reducing sucrose inversion
- Producing dark color in hard candies
- Acid regulation
(27)
Dairy products- Emulsifier in ice creams and processed cheeses
- Acidifying agent in many cheese products
- Antioxidant
(22,27)
Table 2

Maximum citric acid production by several yeast strains at different fermentation conditions

StrainSubstrateISC (g/L)N and P sourcesAgitation rate (rpm)Cult.TimepHT (ºC)CAmax (g/L)ICA (g/L)References
1KY 6166%10(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO46001005.53087(57)
2NR-n-paraffin166◆KH2PO4, Fe(NO)·9HO 3321000F168-2612-(71)
RL-Y-1095157◆Urea, KHPO, 24Fe(NO)·9HO 3321209.8(18)
1ATCC 20367Molasses%18Molasses + KH2PO4200S1446.591.4(59)
3ATCC 20177120139.5-50.11.8(17)
240NH4Cl, KH2PO41000585.03074.23.9(79)
2H222100F926.0413.05(50)
2D 1805NH4NO3, KH2PO4950804.79510(80)
2Y 1095 2150YE, NHCl, KHPO424800 120S128 1685.5 7.027 3078.5 22.87(55) (1)
2NCIM 3472100NaNO3, KH2PO4160-5.58.4-(75)
2PR32Glucose60YE, CSL, KH2PO4, KHPO242002406.528111.1(56)
2VKM Y-237330(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, KHPO, Ca(NO)2432-F1446.030854.7(81)
2K57110800-6.072.12(64)
2ACA-DC 50109149.5YE, (NH4)2SO4, KHPO, NaHPO2424-S5556.52842.9-(65)
2M11002001446.02927(82)
2H222150(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4171132.616.4(83)
2H222-S4 (p67ICL1) T5Sucrose100Proteose peptone, NHCl, KHPO424-F1916.81404(67)
2A-101-1.14Glucose hydrol400◆700805.5100-(34)
21.31200-132124.53.9(84)
257160S4185.23032.8-(54)
2Wratislavia AWG7200YE, NHCl, KHPO42460055097.85.1(85)
2Wratislavia 1.31Glycerol5.592.8-(72)
2Wratislavia AWG7150800F-85.73.1(86)
2A-101-B56-5100726.857.150.4(87)
2NG40/UV720(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, KHPO, Ca(NO)24321925.0281154.6(51)
2LGAM S(7)11201852365-635.1(88)
2ACA-50109 DC164180S6006.162.5-(89)
2NRRL YB- 42340YE, (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, NaHPO24200240228821.61.9(90)
2ACA-50109 DC104.9200250 -F6.033.55(91)
2ACA-YCGGllyycceerrooll12018037550.1-(92)
5033S
2NCIM 358954.4YE, KH2PO4, Na2HPO4150725-677.4(93)
2Wratislavia K1150YE, NH4Cl, KH2PO4-1685.5301103.1(46)
2A-101-1.221251129124.27.2(94)
2N15170YE, (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, KHPO, Ca(NO)2432800144983.3(95)
2VKM Y-2373Ethanol<1.2(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, K2HPO4, Ca(NO3)2, yeast autolysate-1454.528116.8-(76)
2N1<1(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, yeast autolysateF-21.66.4(74)
2VKM Y-2373<10(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, K2HPO4, Ca(NO3)2.4H2O1445.02922.690.5(68)
2NTG9Canola oil15NH4CI, KH2PO4, KHPO2480021630137.549.2(78)
2NG40/UV7Rapese-YE, (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, KHPO, Ca(NO)1684.51755.6(35)
2187/1ed oil202432 (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4,-1445.028135(45)
2N 15K2HPO4, Ca(NO3)24.5150-(96)
2Y-UOFS 1701Sunf-30YE, NH4Cl, K2HPO41602405.82618.7(97)
2TEMYL3lower oil100(NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, K2HPO4, Ca(- NO3)2.4H2O150S4085.52766.246.8(98)
2SWJ-1bWaste cooking oil80-250F336-2831.76.5(66)
2B9Whey+ a20a1501205.52033.34.9(99)
257Whey+ b150bYE, NHCl, KHPO-2905.23049.232.57(100)
Fructose20042419165.15.58(101)
2ACA-DC65c-S-5-628.9(102)
50109 2ACA-YCOMW + c35cYE, (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4,1801446.02818.9-(103)
503380cNa2HPO43845-652(104)

[i] 1: Candida zeylanoides, 2: Yarrowia lipolytica, 3: Candida oleophila, ISC: Initial substrate concentration, N: Nitrogen, P: Phosphorus, Cult: Cultivation, S: Shake flask, F: Fermenter, Time: Fermentation time, h: hours, T: Fermentation temperature, CAmax: Maximum citric acid production, ICA: Isocitric acid, -: unspecified, ◆: ml/L YE: Yeast extract, CSL: Corn steep liquor, OMW: Olive mill wastewater

a: Lactose, b: Fructose, c: Glucose

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Published on: Apr 22, 2021
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