Incorporation of Cholesterol into the Cellular Membrane of Bifidobacterium longum

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1818-1824

  Dambekodi, P C ^a   Gilliland, S E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium longum; Cellular membrane; Cholesterol

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLOYLGLYCINE HYDROLASE; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BILE; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BILE; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SONICATION; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 0032114156     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75751-0     Document Type: Article

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