Aspects of Enzymology and Biochemical Properties of Brevibacterium linens Relevant to Cheese Ripening: A Review

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 891-909

  Rattray, Fergal P ^a,b   Fox, Patrick F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biochemical properties; Brevibacterium linens; Cheese; Enzymology

Indexed keywords

BREVIBACTERIUM LINENS;

AMINO ACID; AMINOPEPTIDASE; ESTERASE; PROTEINASE;

BREVIBACTERIUM; CHEESE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; LIPOLYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REVIEW; VOLATILIZATION;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINOPEPTIDASES; BREVIBACTERIUM; CHEESE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ESTERASES; LIPOLYSIS; PIGMENTATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033125574     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75308-7     Document Type: Article

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