Fig. 5From: Identification of a highly active tannase enzyme from the oral pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. polymorphumTanBFnp substrate specifity. Activity of TanBFnp on gallic acid esters (a), protocatechuic acid esters (b) and complex tannins (c). The substrates used were: MG methyl gallate, EG ethyl gallate, PG propyl gallate, LG lauryl gallate, EPGCG epigallocatechin gallate, GCQG gallocatechin gallate, E3,4DB ethyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, E3,5DB ethyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate, TA tannic acid. The products generated were: GA gallic acid, PA protocatechuic acidBack to article page