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Degradation of Thymidine by Lactobacillus acidophilus

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Los Angles, California 20024
² Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angles, California 20024
Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angles, California 20024

ABSTRACT

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.