Production and stability of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde in Lactobacillus reuteri.
3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) is considered as a potent antimicrobial substance. Exploration of its application as a food preservative or as a therapeutic auxiliary agent has been documented in the literature. In the present work, factors that may impact on 3-HPA accumulation by Lactobacillus reuteri and on the stability of 3-HPA were investigated. Three media - H(2)O, milk and MRS broth - were chosen as test systems. Data indicated that 3-HPA accumulation in resting cells of L. reuteri in a two-step fermentation is greatly affected by temperature, pH, cell age and biomass as well as components in the test system. Within 2 h of incubation, 170 mM 3-HPA could be produced with a cell dry weight of 30 g/l, representing 85% of the glycerol supplied (200 mM) in H(2)O. The presence of glycerol during cell growth increased the productivity of 3-HPA by resting cells. In general, 3-HPA is much more stable in H(2)O than in milk and MRS. Factors that enhanced accumulation of 3-HPA did not simply show the same positive impact on the stability of 3-HPA. Thus, for defined applications, factors affecting production and stability of 3-HPA should be evaluated separately.[1]References
- Production and stability of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde in Lactobacillus reuteri. Lüthi-Peng, Q., Schärer, S., Puhan, Z. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (2002) [Pubmed]
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