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Biological heat generation by the cultivation ofAlternaria alternata in rice bran

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Biological heat generation was observed whenAlternaria alternata was grown in rice bran. A temperature of more than 50°C was maintained for 25 d, and the maximum temperature was 56.5°C. After 30 d of cultivation, 55% of the energy of rice bran was liberated. The consumption rates of the lipids and sugar contained in rice bran increased with the increase of the maximum temperature during the cultivation ofA. alternata.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Numazu College of Technology, 410, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan

    Kazuhiro Hamamatsu & Fumihiko Hasumi

  2. Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 227, Nagatsuta, Yokohama, Japan

    Juichi Okajima & Ichiro Okura

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Hamamatsu, K., Hasumi, F., Okajima, J. et al. Biological heat generation by the cultivation ofAlternaria alternata in rice bran. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 43, 141–145 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02916438

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