Bacterial degradation of bile salts

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 903-915

  Philipp, Bodo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bile salts; Biodegradation; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION; BILE SALTS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; DIGESTIVE TRACT; ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS; ECOLOGICAL RELEVANCE; INTESTINAL TRACT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; REACTION SEQUENCES; STEROIDS; TOXIC EFFECT;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BODY FLUIDS; DEGRADATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOLOGY; GENES; LIPIDS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

SALTS;

BILE SALT; STEROID;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HORMONE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALT; STEROID; TOXICITY; TRANSFORMATION; VERTEBRATE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE CONTROL; HYDROXYLATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS; SHORT SURVEY; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952533468     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2998-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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