Expression of the sweet-tasting plant protein brazzein in Escherichia coli and Lactococcus lactis: A path toward sweet lactic acid bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 158-165

  Berlec, Aleš ^a   Jevnikar, Zala ^b   Majhenič, Andreja Čanžek ^b   Rogelj, Irena ^b   Štrukelj, Borut ^a,b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BRAZZEIN GENE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PLANT PROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

BRAZZEIN; NISIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWEETNESS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 33750287218     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0438-y     Document Type: Article

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