Table 1 Comparison of lactic acid, mannitol, and acetic acid production and sucrose, lactose, glucose, and fructose consumption by Lactobacillus brevis NM101-1 (wild and mutant strains) grown on sugarcane molasses in batch fermentation

82.14 ± 4.90

95.20 ± 6.12

63.48 ± 4.09

206.80 ± 10.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

66.34 ± 2.60

76.56 ± 4.80

59.80 ± 3.67

198.75 ± 8.71

33.45 ± 2.06

43.00 ± 2.04

32.61 ± 2.60

47.83 ± 2.90

44.38 ± 3.02

40.45 ± 2.41

131.06 ± 5.06

97.13 ± 5.01

51.99 ± 4.06

47.30 ± 4.50

21.44 ± 1.02

17.17 ± 1.34

22.23 ± 1.40

120.93 ± 5.02

46.45 ± 3.25

74.38 ± 5.06

51.00 ± 4.20

53.17 ± 3.90

92.79 ± 4.04

53.09 ± 3.25

196.14 ± 7.02

108.63 ± 5.13

55.90 ± 3.07

40.15 ± 260

51.23 ± 4.12

39.27 ± 2.10

38.11 ± 2.64

107.25 ± 6.3

143.73 ± 6.96

114.34 ± 6.00

78.59 ± 4.90

20.68 ± 2.05

19.23 ± 1.63

25.70 ± 1.77

172.90 ± 9.93

120.87 ± 5.90

64.11 ± 3.90

32.11 ± 1.10

48.48 ± 3.50

85.85 ± 5.14

51.62 ± 4.40

192.66 ± 8.84

78.34 ± 4.55

98.54 ± 4.03

56.52 ± 5.30

39.66 ± 2.74

42.30 ± 3.17

39.44 ± 3.12

171.20 ± 6.14

107.09 ± 5.76

121.90 ± 6.12

87.33 ± 3.70

30.48 ± 2.30

30.23 ± 2.03

20.93 ± 2.93

185.74 ± 10.00

66.41 ± 3.30

101.74 ± 6.2

36.62 ± 2.4

53.23 ± 4.86

18.71 ± 1.60

56.58 ± 5.23

165.74 ± 7.6

73.87 ± 3.50

109.50 ± 7.20

75.43 ± 4.73

27.88 ± 1.45

16.49 ± 2.71

37.12 ± 2.09

139.44 ± 6.23

103.78 ± 4.57

198.95 ± 7.00

96.86 ± 5.16

19.70 ± 1.40

11.53 ± 1.99

15.10 ± 1.84

150.49 ± 5.01

57.90 ± 3.21

117.80 ± 5.20

39.34 ± 2.85

66.12 ± 5.95

28.06 ± 2.80

54.50 ± 2.11

175.44 ± 7.34

70.24 ± 5.95

29.40 ± 2.06

11.51 ± 1.06

42.17 ± 3.07

14.46 ± 1.90

43.50 ± 1.40

110.34 ± 4.00

98.48 ± 6.22

177.41 ± 6.95

32.22 ± 2.08

34.53 ± 3.09

10.01 ± 1.04

23.93 ± 1.45

133.94 ± 5.24

46.66 ± 3.00

77.89 ± 4.65

7.76 ± 0.89