Lactic acid
Lactic acid has a molecular formula CH3CHCOOH. It is white in the solid state and miscible with water. Lactic acid is used as a synthetic intermediate in many organic synthesis industries and in various biochemical industries. The conjugate base of lactic acid is called lactate.
About Lactic acid in brief
Lactic acid has a molecular formula CH3CHCOOH. It is white in the solid state and miscible with water. Lactic acid is used as a synthetic intermediate in many organic synthesis industries and in various biochemical industries. The conjugate base of lactic acid is called lactate. In medicine, lactate is one of the main components of lactated Ringer’s solution and Hartmann’s solution. The name reflects the lact- combining form derived from the Latin word lac, which means milk. In 2006, global production was 275,000 tonnes with an average growth of 10%. Lactic Acid is produced industrially by chemical synthesis from carbohydrates, or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates. Fermented milk products are obtained by Lactobacillus: 1: 1 mixture of D and L stereoisomers, with mixtures of mixtures up to 99% L-lactic acid, is possible by microbial fermentation. Industrial production of D-Lacticacid is more challenging, but much more challenging than that of lactic Acid by bacteria: 9% to 99%. The acid they produce is responsible for the tooth decay known as caries. In the mouth, the bacteria can also grow in the mouth; these bacteria are responsible for tooth decay.
The acid is also used for fluid resuscitation after blood loss due to trauma, surgery, or burns. It can ionize, producing the lactate ion CH3 CHCO−2. Compared to acetic acid, its pKa is 1 unit less, meaning lactic acids is ten times more acidic than acetic Acid. Its structure was established by Johannes Wislicenus in 1873. In 1808, Jöns Jacob Berzelius discovered that lacticacid also is produced in muscles during exertion. In 2009, the German pharmacy Boehringer Ingelheim was the German leader in the production of lactic acids, with an annual growth of 10% of Lactic Acid and Acetic Academy (LAC) Lactic acid is hygroscopic. It has the configuration and is sometimes called ‘sarcolactic’ acid, from the Greek “sarx’ for flesh. Lactate is constantly produced from pyruvate via the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase in a process of fermentation during normal metabolism and exercise. It does not increase in concentration until the rate of lactate production exceeds the rate of lactate removal, which is governed by a number of factors, including monocarboxylate transporters.
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