Incorporation of Cholesterol into the Cellular Membrane of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 43121

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3107-3113

  Noh, D O ^a,b   Kim, S H ^a,b   Gilliland, S E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Cholesterol; Lactobacillus acidophilus

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYSORBATE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; METABOLISM; MICELLE; PH; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MICELLES; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; POLYSORBATES; SONICATION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031308824     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76281-7     Document Type: Article

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