Synthesis and Fermentation Properties of Novel Galacto-Oligosaccharides by β-Galactosidases from Bifidobacterium Species

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2526-2530

  Rabiu, Bodun A ^a   Jay, Andrew J ^b   Gibson, Glenn R ^a   Rastall, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GALACTOSE; LACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GALACTOSE; LACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0035377358     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.6.2526-2530.2001     Document Type: Article

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