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    D-lactic acid, (R)-lactic acid, or (−)-lactic acid. A mixture of the two in equal amounts is called DL-lactic acid, or racemic lactic acid. Lactic acid...
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    Lactic acid fermentation is a metabolic process by which glucose or other six-carbon sugars (also, disaccharides of six-carbon sugars, e.g. sucrose or...
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    products, produce lactic acid as the major metabolic end product of carbohydrate fermentation, giving them the common name lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Production...
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    Lactic acidosis refers to the process leading to the production of lactate by anaerobic metabolism. It increases hydrogen ion concentration tending to...
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    PLGA, PLG, or poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (CAS: 26780-50-7 ) is a copolymer which is used in a host of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved therapeutic...
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    3-HP concentrations by fluorescence output. Lactic acid (2-hydroxypropanoic acid) listed as hydracrylic acid in the Merck index, 12th Edition Merck Index...
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    Polylactic acid, also known as poly(lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA), is a plastic material. As a thermoplastic polyester (or polyhydroxyalkanoate) it...
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  • organic acids. A few common examples include: Lactic acid Acetic acid Formic acid Citric acid Oxalic acid Uric acid Malic acid Tartaric acid Butyric acid Folic...
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  • acids, where the functional groups are separated by two carbon atoms. Notable AHAs include glycolic acid, lactic acid, mandelic acid, and citric acid...
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    the acid is named. Chemically, rosmarinic acid is a caffeic acid ester, with tyrosine providing another phenolic ring via dihydroxyphenyl-lactic acid. It...
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    stronger malic acid into the softer lactic acid; formally, malic acid is polyprotic (contributes multiple protons, here two), while lactic acid is monoprotic...
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    Acid-set or sour milk cheese is cheese that has been curdled (coagulated) by natural souring, often from lactic acid bacteria, or by the addition of acid...
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  • Look up lactic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lactic may refer to: Lactic acid Lactic acid bacteria Lactic acid fermentation Milk This disambiguation...
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    means "without oxygen". This type of exercise leads to a buildup of lactic acid. In practical terms, this means that anaerobic exercise is more intense...
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    winemaking in which tart-tasting malic acid, naturally present in grape must, is converted to softer-tasting lactic acid. Malolactic fermentation is most often...
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    Acidulant (redirect from Food acid)
    acidulants used in food production include: fumaric acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid and gluconic acid. Food additive List of food additives Sour sanding...
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  • The acidic pH at the skin's surface mainly maintained by free amino acids and α-hydroxy acids (lactic acids) excreted from sweat; free fatty acids and...
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    lactobacillaceae and yeast before baking. The fermentation process produces lactic acid, which gives the bread a sour taste and improves its keeping-qualities...
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    preparations of moisturizers and medications such as glycolic acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid, urea, or retinoids to the skin. Fractional carbon dioxide...
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  • lactate solution is an example where the conjugate base of an organic acid, lactic acid, CH 3CH(OH)CO− 2 is combined with sodium, calcium and potassium cations...
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    Propionic acid (/proʊpiˈɒnɪk/, from the Greek words πρῶτος : prōtos, meaning "first", and πίων : píōn, meaning "fat"; also known as propanoic acid) is a naturally...
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    pub3. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2. H. Benninga (June 30, 1990). A History of Lactic Acid Making: A Chapter in the History of Biotechnology. Springer Science &...
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  • acids produced in the body are nonvolatile except carbonic acid, which is the sole volatile acid. Common nonvolatile acids in humans are lactic acid,...
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  • Dichloroacetic acid (DCA), sometimes called bichloroacetic acid (BCA), is the organic compound with formula CHCl2CO2H. It is an analogue of acetic acid, in which...
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    capillaries include water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, urea, glucose, uric acid, lactic acid and creatinine. Lymph capillaries connect with larger lymph vessels...
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  • amino acid alanine and can be converted into ethanol or lactic acid via fermentation. Pyruvic acid supplies energy to cells through the citric acid cycle...
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    N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. In humans, GBL acts as a prodrug for gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and is often used as a recreational drug. GHB acts as a central nervous...
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    Glycolic acid (or hydroxyacetic acid; chemical formula HOCH2CO2H) is a colorless, odorless and hygroscopic crystalline solid, highly soluble in water...
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  • Hydroxypropionic acid, or alternately hydroxypropanoic acid, may refer to either of two isomeric chemical compounds: 2-Hydroxypropionic acid (lactic acid) 3-Hydroxypropionic...
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    acid decreased weight gain. Acrylic acid can be converted to non-toxic lactic acid. Acrylic acid is a constituent of tobacco smoke. Methacrylic acid Acryloyl...
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