pH-inducible beta-glucosidase and beta-glucuronidase of intestinal bacteria.
beta-Glucosidase and beta-glucuronidase of human and rat fecal bacteria were induced by cultivation in alkaline media although their growths were not affected. When a bacterium isolated from human feces producing each enzyme was cultured in a medium at pH 5 for 12-15 h and then adjusted to pH 8, beta-glucosidase and beta-glucuronidase were induced 9.2-fold and 11.5-fold, respectively.
Kim
D H
DH
College of Pharmacy, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea.
Kang
H J
HJ
Kim
S W
SW
Kobashi
K
K
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D051381:Rats; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D001617:beta-Glucosidase; D005966:Glucuronidase