Peptidase activity of human colonic bacteria

Anaerobe

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-257

  Wallace, R John ^a   McKain, Nest ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dipeptidyl aminopeptidase; Dipeptidyl peptidase; Faecal bacteria; Human gut; Peptidase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; ARYL ACYLAMIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLON; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM;

EID: 0031211279     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1997.0080     Document Type: Article

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