Purification and characterization of an intracellular esterase from Brevibacterium linens ATCC 9174

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Rattray, Fergal P ^a   Fox, Patrick F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brevibacterium linens; Cheese; Esterase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030772259     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-6946(97)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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