Aminopeptidase activities in Peptostreptococcus spp. are statistically correlated to gelatin hydrolysis

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-306

  Ng, James ^a   Ng, Lai King ^b   Mayrand, Denis ^c   Dillon, Jo Anne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidases; Peptostreptococcus; Proteolytic activity

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GELATIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; GELATIN; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ANAEROCOCCUS PREVOTII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; PEPTONIPHILUS ASACCHAROLYTICUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS ANAEROBIUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS MICROS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031840167     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-3-303     Document Type: Article

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