Lactic+Acid

Lactic acid (IUPAC systematic name: 2-hydroxypropanoic acid), also known as milk acid. (CH3CHOHCO2H) Lactic acid is a clear and odourless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits  and is also a   n acid produced in the muscles during intense exercise that causes pain and soreness.
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 * HOW IS LACTIC ACID MADE? **

__//Natural Production//__ With the addition of lime or chalk, the raw materials are fermented in a fermenter and crude calcium lactate is formed. The gypsum is separated from the crude calcium lactate, which results in crude lactic acid. The crude lactic acid is purified and concentrated and L(+) lactic acid is the result. <[]> __//Production in the Human Body//__ Lactic acid is produced during intense exercising when the oxygen needs of the muscles are greater than can be provided by the blood circulation system. In order for the human body to generate the needed energy, the body commences a new process, anaerobic metabolism, which does not need necessitate oxygen. 
 * HOW DOES IT AFFECT HUMANS? **
 * · Lactic acid is extremely important to mechanisms involved with how humans adapt to stress, and when accurately controlled, it is perhaps one of the most vital keys to athletic achievement in high intensity sports. **
 * · Lactic acid stimulates glucose and glycogen production in the liver and aids us to utilize dietary carbohydrates more efficiently. **
 * · Lactic acid also functions as a fast and quick energy fuel favoured by the muscles and heart. **
 * · Lactate can even become a crucial fuel for the brain. **

Lactic acid is synthesized in businesses for use in pharmaceuticals, textile dyeing, in foods, in leather tanning and in manufacturing solvents, plastics, lacquers, and inks.
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