Enzymatic synthesis of theanine from glutamic acid γ-methyl ester and ethylamine by immobilized Escherichia coli cells with γ- glutamyltranspeptidase activity

Amino Acids

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1177-1182

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

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Baotou Light Industry Vocational Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

Glutamyltranspeptidase; Enzymatic synthesis; Glutamic acid methyl ester; Theanine

Indexed keywords

ETHYLAMINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL 4 NITROANILIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; GLUTATHIONE; THEANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

BIOCATALYSIS; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHYL ETHERS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78449273898     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0553-z     Document Type: Article

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