Choline and acetylcholine: Novel cationic osmolytes in Lactobacillus plantarum

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 94-98

  Kets, E P W ^a   Nierop Groot, M ^a   Galinski, E A ^b   De Bont, J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATION TRANSPORT; CELL GROWTH; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC STRESS;

EID: 8544271707     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051021     Document Type: Article

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