DESTRUCTION BY FERMENTATION OF 2-KETOGLUCONATE IN THE PRESENCE OF 2-KETOGULONATE

摘要

2-Ketogluconate present in a mixture with 2-ketogulonate is destroyed by fermentation with a strain of a Pseudomonas species leaving desired 2-ketogulonate intact. Subsequent hydrolysis of the 2-ketogulonate yields ascorbic acid.