Degradation of thymidine by Lactobacillus acidophilus.

Abstract:

:Whole cells of Lactobacillus acidophilus are capable of degrading thymidine to thymine, suggesting the presence of thymidine phosphorylase (or thymidine hydrolase). This activity was also demonstrated in cell-free extracts.

journal_name

J Bacteriol

journal_title

Journal of bacteriology

authors

Sawula RV,Zamenhof S,Zamenhof PJ

doi

10.1128/JB.117.3.1358-1360.1974

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1974-03-01 00:00:00

pages

1358-60

issue

3

eissn

0021-9193

issn

1098-5530

journal_volume

117

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