Purification of α-galactosidase from Lactobacillus fermentum

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-109

  Garro, Marisa S ^a   De Valdez, Graciela F ^a   Oliver, Guillermo ^a   De Giori, Graciela S ^a  

^a CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS CERELA CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Enzyme purification; Lactobacillus fermentum; Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARRHENIUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHLOROMERCURIBENZOATE; GALACTOSIDASE; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM;

ENZYMES;

EID: 0029669440     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(95)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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