γ-polyglutamic acid produced by Bacillus subtilis (natto): Structural characteristics, chemical properties and biological functionalities

Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1363-1384

  Ho, Guan Huei ^a,b   Ho, Tong Ing ^b   Hsieh, Kuo Huang ^b   Su, Yuan Chi ^b   Lin, Pi Yao ^b,c   Yang, Jeng ^a   Yang, Kun Hsiang ^a   Yang, Shih Ching ^a  

^a Vedan Enterprise Corporation   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis (natto); Calcium absorption; Sodium polyglutamate; PGA; Polyglutamic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548570300     PISSN: 00094536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jccs.200600182     Document Type: Article

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