heterofermentation
nounEtymology From hetero- + fermentation.
1
Fermentation that produces two or more different products (typically, alcohol and lactic acid).
- Other end-products can accumulate, particularly during heterofermentations, and these products also exhibit antagonistic activity.1992, Brian J. B. Wood, The Lactic acid bacteria in health and disease:
- The preservation effect is the result of synthesis of lactic acid and heterofermentation — also, acetic acids and, some times, antimicrobial substances.2004, Y. H. Hui, Handbook of Food and Beverage Fermentation Technology, page 23:
- Antonyms
- homofermentation
- Related terms
- heterofermentative, heterofermenter