Enzymatic activities of non-starter lactic acid bacteria isolated from a traditional Portuguese cheese

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 236-243

  Tavaria, Freni K ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^a  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Dairy foods; Flavor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; ENZYMES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CRUDE CELL-FREE EXTRACTS (CFE);

MICROBIOLOGY;

4 METHYLTHIO 2 OXOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CELL EXTRACT; LACTIC ACID; LEUCINE; LYASE; METHANETHIOL; METHIONINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHENYLALANINE; SULFUR; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

EID: 0142043931     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(03)00112-1     Document Type: Article

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