Characterization of a novel β-galactosidase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis DSM 20083 active towards transgalactooligosaccharides

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1379-1384

  Van Laere, Katrien M J ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a   Schols, Henk A ^a   Beldman, Gerrit ^a   Voragen, Alphons G J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERIZATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; GALACTOSE; KINETICS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; TOSCANA VIRUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034029235     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.4.1379-1384.2000     Document Type: Article

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