EFFECT OF PHYTINE ON THE METABOLISM OF MICROORGANISMS : (I) SOLUBILIZATION OF Ca-PHYTATE AND THE EFFECT OF SOLUBILIZER FOR LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS

Abstract

A preliminary experiments were done for studying the effect of phytine on the metabolism of microorganisms. For the solubilization of Ca-phytate, polyoxyethylene cetylalcohol (BC-TX15) was found to be most suitable among five surface active agents, tested. BC-TX15 proved to have no inhibiting effects on the growth and acid production of Lactobacillus acidophilus, at the concentration of 0.01-0.1% in the medium.