“…On polyacrylamide gel, the peptidase activity of L. plantarum appeared as one band only, probably of a carboxypeptidase.The proteolytic system in the lactic streptococci was investigated thoroughly because they ere important in the maturation of cheese, Lactobacilli, the usually accompanying microorganisms, however, received little attention. BRANDSAETER and NELSON (1956) have found that cell-free extracts of L. casei possess two or more peptidase systems with overlapping specificities. Several di-and tripeptides containing glycine, leucine, tyrosine, tryptophan or alanine were hydrolyzed.Peptidases in lactobecilli have been studied in detail recently (ELSODA and DESMA-ZEAUD 1981, 1982, .…”