Abstract: Condensation products having adhesive properties are obtained by reaction of a polyamine with at least two equivalents of an oligosaccharide or a derivative thereof. Examples of the oligosaccharide include glucose, lactose, lactobionic acid and gluconic acid. Examples of the polyamine include diethylene triamine and triethylene tetraamine. The reaction may be a direct amination of the oligosaccharide, with the formation of a glycosylamine and optional N-acylation, or a reductive amination of the oligosaccharide, a glycitylamine being obtained, or alternatively an amidation of an glyconic acid. The condensation products can be used for gluing, for example, paper, cardboard, wood, plastic or glass at low or high temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to a procedure for the preparation of D-(-)-lactic acid in which a strain of Lactobacillus bulgaricus capable of converting lactose into D-(-)-lactic acid to an extent of more than 50%, is cultivated in a medium containing lactose. It is known that galactose-positive Lactobacillus strains produce mainly L-lactic acid, and galactose-negative strains produce D-(-)-lactic acid almost exclusively, but leave the galactose part of lactose unchanged, the D-(-)-lactic acid being thereafter recovered. Strains suitable for use in the present procedure are Lactobacillus bulgaricus CBS 743.84, CBS 687.85, and CBS 688.85.