UDP-galactose 4-epimerase: A key enzyme in exopolysaccharide formation by Lactobacillus casei CRL 87 in controlled pH batch cultures

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-183

  Mozzi, F ^a,c   Savoy de Giori, G ^a,b   Font de Valdez, G ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

EPS biosynthesis; Exopolysaccharides; Lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillus; Sugar nucleotides

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; METABOLITES; NUCLEOTIDES;

BIOSYNTHETIC ENZYMES; DIPHOSPHATES; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE BIOSYNTHESIS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; KEY ENZYMES; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; SUGAR NUCLEOTIDES;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; PHENOL; POLYMER; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SULFURIC ACID; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

ENZYME; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NONHUMAN; PH; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037244659     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01821.x     Document Type: Article

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