Intracellular enzyme activities and autolytic properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus gasseri

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 328-331

  Masuda, Tetsuya ^a   Hidaka, Ayako ^a   Kondo, Naoko ^a   Ura, Takako ^a   Itoh, Takatoshi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autolysis; Intracellular enzymes; L. Acidophilus; L. Gasseri; Lipase; Probiotics; Protease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI;

EID: 37849188138     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.11.328     Document Type: Article

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