Functional characterization of a salt- and thermotolerant glutaminase from Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 862-867

  Weingand Ziadé, Alexandra ^a   Gerber Décombaz, Christiane ^a   Affolter, Michael ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Glutamate; Glutaminase; Glutamine; Hydrolysate; Lactobacillus; Technical enzymes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HYDROLYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALTS; YEAST;

SALT TOLERANCE;

ENZYMES;

GLUTAMINASE; GLUTEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; DEAMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; SOLUBILIZATION; YEAST;

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; INORGANIC SALTS; PLANTS; YEASTS;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FUNGI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038058859     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(03)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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