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. 2002 Feb;184(3):785–793. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.3.785-793.2002

TABLE 3.

Activity of enzymes of the Leloir pathway in S. salivarius and S. thermophilus

Straina Activityb (nmol of product formed/mg of protein/min) of:
Galactokinase Galactose-1-P uridylyltransferase UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
S. salivarius 600 ± 5 1,258 ± 101 834 ± 213
S. thermophilus 26 ± 9 901 ± 138 525 ± 56
a

Cells were grown on lactose.

b

Values are the means ± standard deviations of at least two independent experiments.