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The secreted esterase of Propionibacterium freudenreichii has a major role in cheese lipolysis.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2014
Abeijón Mukdsi María Claudia, Falentin Hélène, Maillard Marie-Bernadette, Chuat Victoria, Medina Roxana Beatriz, Parayre Sandrine, Thierry Anne
Abstract excerpt
Free fatty acids are important flavor compounds in cheese. Propionibacterium freudenreichii is the main agent of their release through lipolysis in Swiss cheese. Our aim was to identify the esterase(s) involved in lipolysis by P. freudenreichii. We targeted two previously identified esterases: one secreted esterase, PF#279, and one putative cell wall-anchored esterase, PF#774. To evaluate their role in lipolysis,...
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