Purification and characterization of an extracellular tributyrin esterase produced by a cheese isolate, Micrococcus sp. INIA 528

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-142

  Fernández, Javier ^a   Mohedano, Angel F ^b   Fernández García, Estrella ^a   Medina, Margarita ^a   Nuñez, Manuel ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cheese; Esterase; Extracellular; Lipolysis; Micrococcus

Indexed keywords

MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0742288326     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-6946(03)00168-7     Document Type: Article

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