Purification and characterization of glutamine synthetase of Pseudomonas taetrolens Y-30: An enzyme usable for production of theanine by coupling with the alcoholic fermentation system of baker's yeast

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1888-1897

  Yamamoto, Sachiko ^a   Uchimura, Kousuke ^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

ALCOHOLS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FERMENTATION; PH EFFECTS; PROBABILITY; PURIFICATION; YEAST;

CELL-EXTRACTS; MOLECULAR MASS; REACTION CONDITION; YEAST EXTRACT;

ENZYMES;

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THEANINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ENERGY TRANSFER; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATES; PSEUDOMONAS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS TAETROLENS;

EID: 7044228048     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.1888     Document Type: Article

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