A novel alpha-galactosidase from Bifidobacterium bifidum with transgalactosylating properties: gene molecular cloning and heterologous expression.

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Published in Appl Microbiol Biotechnol on November 13, 2008

Authors

Theodoros Goulas1, Athanasios Goulas, George Tzortzis, Glenn R Gibson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Food Biosciences, School of Chemistry, Food Biosciences and Pharmacy, The University of Reading, P.O. Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK. t.goulas@reading.ac.uk

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