Key enzymes involved in methionine catabolism by cheese lactic acid bacteria

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-230

  Hanniffy, S B ^a   Pelaez C ^b   Martinez Bartolome M A ^b   Requena, T ^b   Martinez Cuesta M C ^b  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DEL FRÍO CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; Methionine catabolism; Volatile sulphur compounds

Indexed keywords

ALPHA KETO ACID CARBOXYLYASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBOXYLYASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYASE; METHANETHIOL; METHIONINE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AROMA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEESE; CHEESE RIPENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FOOD MICROBIOTECHNOLOGY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEESE; ENZYMES; GOATS; LACTOBACILLACEAE; LYASES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHIONINE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC;

EID: 70349773285     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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