ABSTRACT
Efcient lactic acid production from cane sugar molasses is achieved by Lactobacillus delbrueckii in batch fermentation. Fermentative production of lactic acid is very effective in producing optically pure l-or d-lactic and also dl-lactic acid, depending on the strain (Dumbrepatil et al., 2008). Lactobacillus plantarum cells are homofermentative, often used for production of lactic acid from glucose fermentation (Krishnan et al., 2001).
