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ROLE OF HUMIC ACID IN THE FLOCCULATION OF YEAST
Author(s) -
Eddy A. A.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1956.tb02866.x
Subject(s) - flocculation , yeast , humic acid , chemistry , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental chemistry , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , fertilizer
A series of five bottom yeasts flocculated at appropriate pH and in presence of calcium ions even in the absence of humic acid. It is concluded that humic acid plays no essential part in inducing flocculation, which is due to the characters of the cells themselves rather than to the action of external colloids.