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. 2004 Oct;70(10):5715–5731. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.10.5715-5731.2004

TABLE 2.

Esterases of LABa

Organism Enzyme location Substrates hydrolyzed
Substrates hydrolyzed
Acetate Propionate Butyrate Valerate Caproate Caprylate Caprate Laurate Myristate Palmitate Others
Lactobacillus brevis CFE α-N- (71, 280), β-N- (71), o-NP- (71), p-NP- (71, 294)b α-/β-N- (71, 280), p-NP- (71) α-N- (71), β-N- (70, 103), p-NP- (71, 294), o-NP- (71) α-/β-N- (71), p-NP- (71) α-N- (280), β-N- (103, 280), p-NP- (71, 294) α-N- (280), β-N- (103), p-/o-NP- (71, 73) β-N- (103, 280) β-N- (103) β-N- (103) Triacetin (206)
CD β-N- (103) β-N- (103) β-N- (103)
Lactobacillus buchneri CFE α-N- (280), p-NP- (294) α-/β-N- (280) α-/β-N- (280), p-NP- (71, 294) α-/β-N- (280), p-NP- (294) α-N- (280) β-N- (280) p-NP- (294)
Lactobacillus casei CFE α-N- (71, 141), β-N- (71, 141, 223), o-NP- (70), p-NP- (37, 71, 294) α-N- (71, 141), β-N- (71), p-NP- (37, 71) α-N- (71, 141), β-N- (33, 71, 103), p-NP- (33, 37, 71, 73, 156, 294), o-NP- (71, 73) α-/β-N- (71), p-NP- (71) β-N- (33, 103), p-NP- (33, 71, 73, 156, 294), o-NP- (71, 73) β-N- (33, 103), p-NP- (37, 71, 73, 156), o-NP- (71, 73) p-NP- (37), β-N- (103) β-N- (33, 103) β-N- (33, 103), p-NP- (294) p-NP- (294) Triacetin (206), Tributyrin (33), unspecified C4 and C8 (216)
CD β-N- (223) β-N- (103) β-N- (103) β-N- (103)
WC α-N- (194) α-N- (227)
Lactobacillus curvatus CFE p-NP- (294) β-N- (103), p-NP- (294) β-N- (103), p-NP- (294) β-N- (103) β-N- (103) β-N- (103) β-N- (103), p-NP- (294)
WC β-N- (213) Unspecified C4 and C8 (270)
Lactobacillus fermentum CFE α-/β-N- (71), p-NP- (71, 294), o-NP- (71) α-/β-N- (71), p-NP- (71) α-N- (71), β-N- (71, 103), p-NP- (71, 294), o-NP- (71) α-/β-N- (71), p-NP- (71) β-N- (103), p-NP- (71, 294), o-NP- (71) β-N- (103), p-/o- NP- (71) β-N- (103) β-N- (103) β-N- (103), p-NP- (294) FAX, methyl ferulate, methyl coumarate (57)
CD β-N- (106) β-N- (103, 106) β-N- (103, 106) β-N- (103, 106) β-N- (103, 106) β-N- (103, 106)
WC α-N- (194) Ethyl/methyl ferulate (57), unspecified C4 and C8 (204, 270)
Lactobacillus hilgardii CFE α-N- (280) α-N- (280) α-N- (280) β-N- (280)
Lactobacillus paracasei CFE α-/β-N- (22), p-NP- (294) α-/β-N- (22) α-/β-N- (22), p-NP- (294) α-/β-N- (22), p-NP- (294) α-/β-N- (22) α-/β-N- (22) p-NP- (294) p-NP- (294)
WC Unspecified C4 and C8 (270)
Lactobacillus plantarum CFE α-N- (71, 141), β-N- (71, 104, 141), p-NP- (71, 294, 303), o-NP- (71) α-/β-N- (71, 141), p-NP- (71) α-N- (71, 141), β-N- (71, 103, 104, 141), p-NP- (71, 294, 303), o-NP- (71) α-/β-N- (71), o-NP- (71) α-N- (141), β-N- (103, 104), p-NP- (294) β-N- (103, 104), o-/p-NP- (166) β-N- (103, 104) β-N- (103, 104) p-NP- (294), β-N- (103) β-N- (104), p-NP- (294) β-N-Stearate, β-N-oleate, milk fat, tributyrin, tricaprylin, trilaurin (104), triacetin (206)
CD β-N- (103) β-N- (103) β-N- (103)
WC Tributyrin, oleuropein (153), unspecified C4 and C8 (270)
Lactobacillus sakei WC β-N- (213) β-N- (213)
Pediococcus pentosaceus CFE α-/β-N- (19) α-/β-N- (19) β-N- (19), p-NP- (281)
Leuconostoc mesenteroides CFE α-/β-N- (141, 280, 281) α-N- (141, 280) α-N- (280), β-N- (141, 280) α-N- (280) α-N- (280) Triacetin (206)
WC Tributyrin, oleuropein (153)
a

Activities are listed on the basis of their cellular location, the ester substrate and, where appropriate, the form of the chromogenic linker. Abbreviations: CFE, cell extract of disrupted cells; CD, cell debris; WC, whole cells in liquid or solid culture; α-N-, α-naphthyl; β-N-, β-naphthyl-; o-NP-, o-nitrophenyl; p-NP-, p-nitrophenyl-; FAX, 2-O-[5-O-(trans-feruroyl)-β-l-arabinofuranosyl]-d-xylopyranose. Data are limited to data derived from species which can be found in association with grape juice or wine.

b

The numbers in parentheses are references.