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Table 2 Chemical composition of the sugarcane molasses and SM media (in % w v−1)

From: A synthetic medium to simulate sugarcane molasses

Parameter

Sugarcane molassesa

SM

C/Nb

57–209

180

N

0.13–0.5

0.1

P

0.01–0.05

0.05

K

0.6–1.8

0.001

Mg

0.01–0.04

0.01

Ca

0.02–0.06

0.002

Trans-aconitic acid

0.1–0.7

0.2

l-Malic acid

0.04–0.14

0.1

Citric acid

0.006–0.07

0.001

  1. aThe values were approximated for a sugarcane molasses-based media containing approximately 20° Brix
  2. bC/N ratio, based on the ratio between the fermentable sugars and the total nitrogen content (w w−1)