Dextransucrase activity of Leuconostoc sp. strains isolated from Kimchi

Korean Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 86-89

  Hahn, Young Sook ^a   Oh, Ji Young ^a  

^a Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dextransucrase; Kimchi; Leuconostoc sp.

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGININE; DEXTRANSUCRASE; GLUCOSE; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FERMENTATION; LEUCONOSTOC; NONHUMAN; VEGETABLE;

LEUCONOSTOC;

EID: 0033030377     PISSN: 02572389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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