Using overoxidizing bacteria such as Acetobacter, a simple fermentation procedure for the preparation of lactobionic acid from lactose was developed. Lactobionic acid is a mild acidulant and complexing agent and used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries
Annual Meeting of JSBBA, Sendai, lecture 2B24a14
Unitika and Osaka City University develop facile biotransformation of lactose to lactobionic acid