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Detection of polygalacturonases and pectin esterases in lactic acid bacteria

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Of 80 strains of lactic acid bacteria tested, only Lactobacillus casei strains HNK10 and L1–8, Lactobacillus plantarum Lc5 and Lactococcus lactis NN01 produced polygalacturonases (EC 3.2.1.) and/or pectin-esterases (EC 3.1.1.). Crude extracellular extracts of strain L1–8 were able to clarify pectin.

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Karam, N.E., Belarbi, A. Detection of polygalacturonases and pectin esterases in lactic acid bacteria. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 11, 559–563 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00286373

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