Microbial fructosyltransferases and the role of fructans

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1763-1778

  Velazquez Hernandez M L ^b   Baizabal Aguirre, V M ^b   Bravo Patino A ^b   Cajero Juarez M ^b   Chavez Moctezuma M P ^b   Valdez Alarcon J J ^a,b  

^a Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Fructan; Fructosyltransferase; Inulin; Inulosucrase; Levan; Levansucrase

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; HYDROLASES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CATALYTIC DOMAINS; ENCODING GENES; FRUCTANS; FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES; FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; INULIN; INULOSUCRASE; LEVAN; LEVANSUCRASE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTAN; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSIDASE; INULIN; LEVAN; MICROBIAL ENZYME; PROTEIN; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; WATER;

BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYLOGENETICS; VIRULENCE;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CODING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCONACETOBACTER; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT; OPERON; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS; RAHNELLA AQUATILIS; REVIEW; RHODOTORULA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; WATER DEPRIVATION; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 65549125014     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04120.x     Document Type: Review

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