Production, purification and characterization of reutericin 6, a bacteriocin with lytic activity produced by Lactobacillus reuteri LA6

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-156

  Kabuki, Toshihide ^a   Saito, Tadao ^a   Kawai, Yasushi ^a   Uemura, Junko ^a   Itoh, Takatoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Lactobacillus reuteri; Lysis; Purification; Reutericin 6

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIOCIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; REUTERICIN 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PURIFICATION; TURBIDITY;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOCINS; LACTOBACILLUS;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI;

EID: 0031022367     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01180-4     Document Type: Article

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