Activity of glucose-fructose oxidoreductase in fresh and permeabilised cells of Zymomonas mobilis grown in different glucose concentrations

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-333

  Erzinger, Gilmar Sidnei ^a   Da Silveira, Mauricio Moura ^b   Lopes Da Costa, José Paulo Castilho ^a   Vitolo, Michele ^c   Jonas, Rainer ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOINVILLE REGION   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glucose; Glucose fructose oxidoreductase; Zymomonas mobilis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 19944374851     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822003000400008     Document Type: Article

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