A method for the determination of D(-)-lactic acid
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1958-09
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Hamer, C.J.A. van den
Elias, R.W.
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Abstract
A method for the determination of D(—)-lactic acid is described. An acetone powder from Escherichia coli B in the presence of methylene blue oxidizes D(—)-lactic specifically. Oxygen consumption in a Warburg apparatus was used as a measure of the D(—)-lactic acid.