"Leuconostoc" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria whose growth is dependent on the presence of a fermentable carbohydrate. It is nonpathogenic to plants and animals, including humans.
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leuconostoc" by people in Profiles.
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Cloning and characterization of the gene encoding phosphoketolase in Leuconostoc mesenteroides isolated from kimchi. Biotechnol Lett. 2005 Jun; 27(12):853-8.
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Cloning and characterization of the bifunctional alcohol/acetaldehyde dehydrogenase gene (adhE) in Leuconostoc mesenteroides isolated from kimchi. Biotechnol Lett. 2005 Apr; 27(7):505-10.
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Production of nitric oxide, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 by RAW264.7 macrophage cells treated with lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi. Biofactors. 2004; 21(1-4):123-5.
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Enzymes of vancomycin resistance: the structure of D-alanine-D-lactate ligase of naturally resistant Leuconostoc mesenteroides. Structure. 2000 May 15; 8(5):463-70.
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Determinants for differential effects on D-Ala-D-lactate vs D-Ala-D-Ala formation by the VanA ligase from vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Biochemistry. 1999 Oct 19; 38(42):14006-22.
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Catheter-associated infection with a vancomycin-resistant gram-positive coccus of the Leuconostoc sp. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1988 Jul; 7(7):519-20.
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Regulation of coenzyme utilization by the dual nucleotide-specific glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Leuconostoc mesenteroids. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1979 Dec; 198(2):406-13.
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Simultaneous analysis of NAD- and NADP-linked activities of dual nucleotide-specific dehydrogenases. Application to Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. J Biol Chem. 1979 Jun 10; 254(11):4843-7.