Theanine production by coupled fermentation with energy transfer employing Pseudomonas taetrolens Y-30 glutamine synthetase and baker's yeast cells

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 784-789

  Yamamoto, Sachiko ^a   Wakayama, Mamoru ^a   Tachiki, Takashi ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baker's yeast; Coupled fermentation with energy transfer; Glutamine synthetase; Pseudomonas taetrolens Y 30; Theanine

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; AMINES; CELLS; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MIXTURES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

ETHYLAMINE; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE (GS); THEANINE; YEAST CELL;

YEAST;

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; DIVALENT CATION; ETHYLAMINE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM; THEANINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DESICCATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; CATIONS, DIVALENT; DESICCATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ETHYLAMINES; FERMENTATION; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATES; MAGNESIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS TAETROLENS;

EID: 20444430101     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.784     Document Type: Article

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