Isolation, characterization and application of theophylline-degrading Aspergillus fungi

Isolation, characterization and application of theophylline-degrading Aspergillus fungi

Abstract Background Caffeine, theobromine and theophylline are main purine alkaloid in tea. Theophylline is the downstream metabolite and it remains at a very low level in Camellia sinensis. In our previous study, Aspergillus sydowii could convert caffeine into theophylline in solid-state fermentati...

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Main Authors: Binxing Zhou, Cunqiang Ma, Tao Xia, Xiaohong Li, Chengqin Zheng, Tingting Wu, Xiaohui Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Subjects:
Aspergillus
Theophylline
3-Methylxanthine
Bioconversion
Tea
Pathway
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-020-01333-0

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