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Purification and characterization of an inducible p-coumaric acid decarboxylase from Lactobacillus plantarum

Charles DivièsJean-françois TraversLise BarthelmebsJean-françois CavinJozef Van BeeumenBart SamynJean Guzzo

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chemistry.chemical_classificationCarboxy-lyasesbiologyfood and beveragesbiology.organism_classificationMicrobiologyp-Coumaric acidFerulic acidchemistry.chemical_compoundEnzymeBiochemistrychemistryLactobacillusGeneticsCaffeic acidMolecular BiologyBacteriaLactobacillus plantarum

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Abstract Lactobacillus plantarum cells displayed substrate-inducible decarboxylase activities on p-coumaric and ferulic acids of 0.6 and 0.01 μmol min−1 mg−1, respectively. Activity in uninduced cells or corresponding cell extracts was undetectable (

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10256.x