High-yield production and characterization of α-galactosidase from Bifidobacterium breve grown on raffinose

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 747-751

  Xiao, M ^a,b   Tanaka, K ^a   Qian, X M ^b   Yamamoto, K ^a   Kumagai, H ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Bifidobacteria; High yield production; Melibiose; Raffinose

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; MELIBIOSE; RAFFINOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE;

EID: 0034051323     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005626228056     Document Type: Article

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