SUGAR DEGRADATION DURING AUTOCLAVING - EFFECTS OF DURATION AND SOLUTION VOLUME ON BREAKDOWN OF GLUCOSE
SUGAR DEGRADATION DURING AUTOCLAVING - EFFECTS OF DURATION AND SOLUTION VOLUME ON BREAKDOWN OF GLUCOSE
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1399-3054.1995.tb00947.x
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发表时间:
1995-07-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
HSIAO, KC
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作者:
WANG, XJ;HSIAO, KC
As the autoclaving of a sugar together with other nutrient components enhances its degradation with the associated formation of toxic products, it is advisable to autoclave it separately from other medium components. In such cases, and to prepare growth media of consistent quality, it may also be necessary to adjust the duration of autoclaving according to the volume of the sugar solution. The results of an attempt to fine-adjust the autoclaving procedure are presented.Glucose, used as model sugar in this investigation, was autoclaved for 20, 32 or 34 min in volumes of 0.25, 1, 2 and 5 1. The rise in temperature of the solutions was monitored by thermocouples. Glucose degradation was estimated by the rate of cyanide-initiated oxygen consumption. The rates were found to be inversely proportional to the volumes in a semilogarithmic plot. The T-t (temperature-time) value, the area under the solution temperature vs time curve, was found to be an independent variable from which the extent of glucose degradation could be deduced. For a chosen level of thermodegradation of glucose, the duration of autoclaving for solutions of different volumes could be determined graphically from a T-t value vs time plot.