Gene encoding a dextransucrase-like protein in Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512F

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-38

  Funane, Kazumi ^c   Mizuno, Kouichi ^c,d   Takahara, Hidenari ^a   Kobayashi, Mikihiko ^b  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Akita Research Institute of Food and Brewing   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dextran; Dextransucrase; Glucosyltransferase; Leuconostoc mesenteroides

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DEXTRANSUCRASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LEUCONOSTOC; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LEUCONOSTOC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033631720     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.29     Document Type: Article

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