β‐Galactosidase and 6‐phospho‐β‐galactosidase activities in strains of the Lactobacillus acidophilus complex

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 97-100

  Sasaki, K ^a   Samant, S K ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Toba, T ^a   Itoh, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHO BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0027402554     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1993.tb00354.x     Document Type: Article

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