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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Main Authors: Julen Tomás-Cortázar, Laura Plaza-Vinuesa, Blanca de las Rivas, José Luis Lavín, Diego Barriales, Leticia Abecia, José Miguel Mancheño, Ana M. Aransay, Rosario Muñoz, Juan Anguita, Héctor Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-018-0880-4