Quiz 2 Flashcards
Fermentation
Anaerobic metabolism to make ATP via substrate-level phosphorylation
How are fermentations named
- After end product
- lactic acid fermentation
- ethanol fermentation
- acetic acid fermentation
Pathogens are often
gram-negative
obligate fermentor
only ferments, does not respire
facultative anaerobe
use oxygen if present, can ferment
Orgs important to fermentations
- Fungi
- yeast
- mold
- Bacteria
chitin
found in cell wall of fungi
aspergillus
used for industrial citric acid production
homolactic acid bacteria
- only produce lactic acid
- makes yogurt
heterolactic acid bacteria
produces lactic acid in addition to CO2, ethanol
acetic acid bacteria
makes wine into vinegar
propionic acid bacteria
makes swiss cheese
What does salt do in veg. fermentatinos
- draws out sugars
- enriches for LABs
Factors of Veg. Fermentations
- [Salt]
- Temperature
- Bacteria
- O2→Prevent
- pH→low pH?
Kimchi bacteria
- Leuconstoc=>homolactic
- lactobacillus=>heterolactic
Yeast is ________
unicellular
Molds are ________
Multicellular
Fruiting body, spores, hyphae