A partially purified β-glucosidase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis converts cycasin to a mutagenic compound

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-148

  Choi, Y J ^a   Kim, C J ^a   Ji, G E ^b  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; PURIFICATION;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; DEAE CELLULOSE; GEL-FILTRATION; GLUCOSIDASE; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUTAGENIC COMPOUNDS; PURIFIED ENZYME; BETA GLUCOSIDASE;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL GLUCOSIDE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0029671366     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb01129.x     Document Type: Article

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