title: Detection of polygalacturonases and pectin esterases in lactic acid bacteria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie Générale et Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Reims, 51062, Reims Cedex, France.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Karam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belarbi