Arginine catabolism in wine lactic acid bacteria: Is it via the arginine deiminase pathway or the arginase-urease pathway?

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 486-492

  Liu, S Q ^a   Pritchard, G G ^b   Hardman, M J ^b   Pilone, G J ^c  

^a Departments of   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININE DEIMINASE; ARGININE UREASE; LACTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI; NONHUMAN; OENOCOCCUS OENI; WINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI; LEUCONOSTOC; OENOCOCCUS OENI;

EID: 0029848589     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03537.x     Document Type: Article

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