Synthesis of theanine from glutamic acid γ-methyl ester and ethylamine catalyzed by Escherichia coli having γ-glutamyltranspeptidase activity

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1147-1150

  Zhang, Fei ^a   Zheng, Qing Zhong ^a   Jiao, Qing Cai ^a   Liu, Jun Zhong ^a   Zhao, Gen Hai ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glutamyltranspeptidase; Ethylamine; Glutamic acid methyl ester; Theanine

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS; ETHYLAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHYL ESTERS; THEANINE;

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ESTERS;

ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYLAMINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THEANINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PH; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYLAMINES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHYL ETHERS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77954534668     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0273-1     Document Type: Article

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