Comparative study on methyl orange removal by growing cells and washed cell suspensions of Lactobacillus casei TISTR 1500

• Main Authors: Seesuriyachan P., Kuntiya A., Sasaki K., Techapun C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67349276650&partnerID=40&md5=d9ba80be64e7e28845052d3b64b2a93a; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/601
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Lactobacillus casei TISTR 1500 possesses cytoplasmic azoreductase, and converts methyl orange to N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine and 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid. In culture growth, the strain completely degraded methyl orange at 200 mg/l, even though the pH value was lower than 4. The decolorization...