Identification of the cellobiose 2-epimerase gene in the genome of bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 400-406

  Senoura, Takeshi ^a   Taguchi, Hidenori ^a   Ito, Shigeaki ^a   Hamada, Shigeki ^a   Matsui, Hirokazu ^a   Fukiya, Satoru ^a   Yokota, Atsushi ^a   Watanabe, Jun ^a   Wasaki, Jun ^a   Ito, Susumu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

mannobiose; Bacteroides fragilis; Cellobiose 2 epimerase; Epilactose; Globotriose

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENOMES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELLO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES; CELLOBIOSE 2-EPIMERASE; D GLUCOSE; EPILACTOSE; EPIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS; FIRMICUTES; GENOME SEQUENCES; GLOBOTRIOSE; GLUCOSAMINE; HYPOTHETICAL PROTEINS; MANNOSE MOIETIES; PROTEOBACTERIA; RECOMBINANT ENZYMES;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC ACIDS;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS NCTC 9343; BACTEROIDETES; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIRMICUTES; PROTEOBACTERIA; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

CELLOBIOSE; EPIMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BIOCATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BIOCATALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; CELLOBIOSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 65249171451     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80691     Document Type: Article

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