Proteolytic systems of lactic acid bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 394-406

  Savijoki, Kirsi ^a,b   Ingmer, Hanne ^c   Varmanen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CELLS; FOOD PRODUCTS; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; POLYPEPTIDES;

FERMENTED FOODS; METABOLIC ACTIVITIES; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; PROTEOLYTIC SYSTEM;

BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID; CASEIN; PEPTIDASE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FERMENTATION; FOOD PROCESSING;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTED PRODUCT; INDUSTRY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METABOLIC REGULATION; MICROORGANISM; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LACTOBACILLUS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 33745945472     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0427-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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