The potential of dairy lactic acid bacteria to metabolise amino acids via non-transaminating reactions and endogenous transamination

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-269

  Liu, S Q ^a   Holland, R ^a   Crow, V L ^a  

^a FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cheese; Lactic acid bacteria; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRULLINE; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; ORNITHINE; SERINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATABOLISM; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; NONHUMAN; TRANSAMINATION;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC;

EID: 0042665825     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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