摘要 |
A biologically pure culture of the organism Xanthomonas campestris ATCC 31922 is disclosed. …<??>A process for the prduction of a functionalized dairy whey product characterised in that it comprises:… a) providing a fermentation broth of whey and glucose; and… b) fermenting the broth with the organism Xanthomonas campestris ATCC 31922 to produce a functionalized dairy whey product containing a thickening polymer produced by the organism;… and, optionally,… c) drying the funtionalized whey product to form a dry functionalized whey product is also disclosed. …<??>Dairy whey, a waste product of cheese production, may be functionalized by fermentation techniques to produce a funtionalized whey which serves as a thickening agent in the food industry. This simultaneously provides a method for utilizing the whey waste product. |