Identification of a highly active tannase enzyme from the oral pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. polymorphum
Abstract Background Tannases are tannin-degrading enzymes that have been described in fungi and bacteria as an adaptative mechanism to overcome the stress conditions associated with the presence of these phenolic compounds. Results We have identified and expressed in E. coli a tannase from the oral...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-018-0880-4 |