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Fundamental Food Microbiology, Third Edition - Fuad Fathir

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MICROBIOLOGY OF FERMENTED FOOD PRODUCTION 193<br />

The two species also have a synergistic effect on growth rate, rate of acid<br />

production, and amounts of acetaldehyde formation when growing together as compared<br />

with when growing individually. The species growing separately in milk<br />

produce ca. 8 to 10 ppm acetaldehyde; when grown together, acetaldehyde production<br />

increases to a desirable level of 25 ppm or higher.<br />

5. Biochemistry<br />

a. Lactose Metabolism<br />

Both species have a constitutive b-galactosidase system, and lactose (transported by<br />

permease systems) is hydrolyzed to glucose and galactose. Both species are homofermentative<br />

and produce lactate from glucose by the EMP pathway. Lab. delbrueckii<br />

ssp. bulgaricus strains have enzymes for the Leloir pathway to metabolize galactose,<br />

but while actively metabolizing glucose they do not utilize galactose well. Most Str.<br />

thermophilus strains do not have the enzymes of the Leloir pathway (or have a very<br />

weak system) and thus do not metabolize galactose. As a result, galactose is excreted<br />

outside, causing its accumulation in yogurt.<br />

β-galactosidase<br />

↓<br />

b. Flavor Production<br />

The major flavor compound in yogurt is acetaldehyde (25 ppm), with some diacetyl<br />

(0.5 ppm) and acetate. Acetaldehyde is produced in two ways: from glucose via<br />

pyruvate by Streptococcus sp. and from threonine (supplied or produced through<br />

proteolysis in milk) by Lactobacillus sp.<br />

\<br />

Lactose<br />

−−−−−→<br />

−−−−−→ glucose → EMP —<br />

−−−−−→ galactose<br />

→<br />

→<br />

Lab.<br />

→<br />

→<br />

Lab. → D(-)lactate<br />

Str. → L(+)lactate<br />

Galactose<br />

→ D(-)lactate or<br />

excreted<br />

Str. Galactose → excreted<br />

Glucose Str. → Pyruvate<br />

CO2 (stimulate Lab.)<br />

↑<br />

−−−−−→ Acetaldehyde (flavor)<br />

↑<br />

Threonine Lab. −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−→ Glycine Diacetyl<br />

(stimulates<br />

Str.)<br />

(flavor)<br />

−→

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