Inulin and levan synthesis by probiotic Lactobacillus gasseri strains: Characterization of three novel fructansucrase enzymes and their fructan products

Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1264-1274

  Anwar, Munir A ^a   Kralj, Slavko ^b   Piqué, Anna Villar ^a   Leemhuis, Hans ^a   Van Der Maarel, Marc J E C ^a   Dijkhuizen, Lubbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Genencor A Danisco Division   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUCTAN; GLUTAMINE; INULIN; INULOSUCRASE; LEVAN; LEVANSUCRASE; POLYMER; RAFFINOSE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SUCRASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STOP CODON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FRUCTANS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; INULIN; KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROBIOTICS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI;

EID: 77950672927     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.036616-0     Document Type: Article

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