Oxytetracycline formation in blackstrap molasses medium by Streptomyces rimosus

Analyses of blackstrap molasses revealed that it contains many miscellaneous compounds in the form of monosaccharides such as glucose, fructose, arabinose and dissacharide such as sucrose and trisaccharid such as raffinose. It also contains some amino acids beside citric and aconitic acids and many elements such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium.