Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview

Citric acid, an intermediate product of the Krebs cycle, has a wide usage area in the food industry since it has some functions such as acidulant, flavouring agent, preservative and antioxidant. Although molds are the most commonly used microorganisms in the citric acid production, it is known that...

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Main Authors: Börekçi Bilge Sayın, Kaban Güzin, Kaya Mükerrem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-04-01
Series:The EuroBiotech Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2021-0012
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description Citric acid, an intermediate product of the Krebs cycle, has a wide usage area in the food industry since it has some functions such as acidulant, flavouring agent, preservative and antioxidant. Although molds are the most commonly used microorganisms in the citric acid production, it is known that there are significant advantages of using yeasts.
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spelling doaj.art-2264858251614d11a35b7b406637e0112022-12-21T22:28:49ZengSciendoThe EuroBiotech Journal2564-615X2021-04-0152799110.2478/ebtj-2021-0012Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An OverviewBörekçi Bilge Sayın0Kaban Güzin1Kaya Mükerrem2Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ardahan University, Ardahan75000, TurkeyDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum25000, TurkeyDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum25000, TurkeyCitric acid, an intermediate product of the Krebs cycle, has a wide usage area in the food industry since it has some functions such as acidulant, flavouring agent, preservative and antioxidant. Although molds are the most commonly used microorganisms in the citric acid production, it is known that there are significant advantages of using yeasts.https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2021-0012citric acidyeastfermentationyarrowiacandida
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Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview
The EuroBiotech Journal
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yeast
fermentation
yarrowia
candida
title Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview
title_full Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview
title_fullStr Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview
title_full_unstemmed Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview
title_short Citric Acid Production of Yeasts: An Overview
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yeast
fermentation
yarrowia
candida
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