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Positive selection on D-lactate dehydrogenases of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus.
IET systems biology - 1 Aug 2015
Zhang Jifeng, Gong Guangyu, Wang Xiao, Zhang Hao, Tian Weidong
Abstract excerpt
Lactobacillus delbrueckii has been widely used for yogurt fermentation. It has genes encoding both D- and L-type lactate dehydrogenases (LDHs) that catalyse the production of L(+) or D(-) stereoisomer of lactic acid. D-lactic acid is the primary lactate product by L. delbrueckii, yet it cannot be metabolised by human intestine. Since it has been domesticated for long time, an interesting question arises regarding...
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