Degradation of Thymidine by <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i>

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Description: Whole cells of Lactobacillus acidophilus are capable of degrading thymidine to thymine, suggesting the presence of thymidine phosphorylase (or thymidine hydrolase). This activity was also demonstrated in cell-free extracts.
R. V. Sawula; Stephen Zamenhof; Patrice J. Zamenhof
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