Enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism and their role on exopolysaccharide production in Streptococcus thermophilus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 108-114

  Escalante, A ^a   Wacher Rodarte, C ^a   Garcia Garibay M ^b   Farres A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; CARBON; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLITES;

BATCH CULTURE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON SOURCE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; GALACTOSE MOIETIES; GLUCOSE PYROPHOSPHORYLASE; LACTOSE HYDROLYSIS; ROPY STRAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; UDP-GLUCOSE;

GLUCOSE;

URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0031891581     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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