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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-020-01333-0 |