Anaerobic sugar catabolism in Lactococcus lactis: genetic regulation and enzyme control over pathway flux Export

@article{citeulike:2367207, abstract = {Lactic acid bacteria and particularly Lactococcus lactis are widely used for the production of lactic acid in fermented foods. Control of the catabolic rate in L. lactis, i.e., the rate of lactic acid production, appears to be determinant for dairy product quality. While the mechanisms involved in control have not been totally elucidated, they seem to depend upon the strain and the growth conditions. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether the catabolic rate is controlled at the level of transcription, translation or enzyme activity. The recent sequencing of the L. lactis genome has brought novel insights to physiologic studies of the bacteria. This review discusses both genetic information and metabolic studies concerning anaerobic sugar catabolism in L. lactis.}, author = {Cocaign-Bousquet, Muriel and Even, Sergine and Lindley, Nicolas and Loubi\`{e}re, Pascal}, citeulike-article-id = {2367207}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-002-1065-x}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s00253-002-1065-x}, journal = {Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology}, keywords = {anaeroic, catabolism, control, enzyme, flux, lactis, lactococcus, metabolism, pathway, sugar}, month = {October}, number = {1}, pages = {24--32}, posted-at = {2008-02-12 21:33:12}, priority = {2}, title = {Anaerobic sugar catabolism in Lactococcus lactis: genetic regulation and enzyme control over pathway flux}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-002-1065-x}, volume = {60}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2367207 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2367207 N2 - Lactic acid bacteria and particularly Lactococcus lactis are widely used for the production of lactic acid in fermented foods. Control of the catabolic rate in L. lactis, i.e., the rate of lactic acid production, appears to be determinant for dairy product quality. While the mechanisms involved in control have not been totally elucidated, they seem to depend upon the strain and the growth conditions. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether the catabolic rate is controlled at the level of transcription, translation or enzyme activity. The recent sequencing of the L. lactis genome has brought novel insights to physiologic studies of the bacteria. This review discusses both genetic information and metabolic studies concerning anaerobic sugar catabolism in L. lactis. IS - 1 JF - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology EP - 32 TI - Anaerobic sugar catabolism in Lactococcus lactis: genetic regulation and enzyme control over pathway flux VL - 60 SP - 24 KW - anaeroic KW - catabolism KW - control KW - enzyme KW - flux KW - lactis KW - lactococcus KW - metabolism KW - pathway KW - sugar AU - Cocaign-Bousquet, Muriel AU - Even, Sergine AU - Lindley, Nicolas AU - Loubière, Pascal PY - 2002/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-002-1065-x ER -