Regulation of proteolytic enzyme activity in Lactococcus lactis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 156-161

  Meijer, Wilco ^a   Marugg, Joey D ^a   Hugenholtz, Jeroen ^a  

^a NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIPEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE; LEUCINE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH RATE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCI; LACTOCOCCI LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. CREMORIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030022399     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.1.156-161.1996     Document Type: Article

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