Proteolytic enzyme activity in lactococci grown in different pretreated milk media

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Meijer, W C ^a   Hugenholtz, J ^a  

^a NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYTOLOGY; DNA; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); PEPTIDES; TRANSCRIPTION;

ACTIVITY LEVELS; AMINO PEPTIDASE; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; HIGH ACTIVITY; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME; RETENTATE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TREATED MILK;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

AMINOPEPTIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MILK; PLASMID; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

LACTOCOCCI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030758503     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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