Biochemical and crystallographic characterization of a glucansucrase from Lactobacillus reuteri 180

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 12-17

  Pijning, Tjaard ^a   Vujičić Žagar, Andreja ^a   Kralj, Slavko ^a   Eeuwema, Wieger ^a   Dijkhuizen, Lubbert ^a   Dijkstra, Bauke W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Glucansucrase; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTIC ACID; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MOLECULAR MASS; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GLUCANSUCRASE; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA;

POWDERS;

ALPHA GLUCAN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLUCAN; GLUCANSUCRASE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOCHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI;

EID: 45749158699     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420701789163     Document Type: Article

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