A method for surveying and classifying Leuconostoc spp. glucansucrases according to strain-dependent acceptor product patterns

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Côté, Gregory L ^a   Leathers, Timothy D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptor reactions; Alternansucrase; Dextransucrase; Oligosaccharides; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; DEXTRIN; GLUCAN; GLUCANSUCRASE; MALTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SUCRASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; LEUCONOSTOC; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LEUCONOSTOC; MALTOSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; OLIGOSACCHARIDES, BRANCHED-CHAIN;

EID: 17644419627     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-004-0194-x     Document Type: Article

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