3-Methylxanthine production through biodegradation of theobromine by Aspergillus sydowii PT-2

3-Methylxanthine production through biodegradation of theobromine by Aspergillus sydowii PT-2

Abstract Background Methylxanthines, including caffeine, theobromine and theophylline, are natural and synthetic compounds in tea, which could be metabolized by certain kinds of bacteria and fungi. Previous studies confirmed that several microbial isolates from Pu-erh tea could degrade and convert c...

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Main Authors: Binxing Zhou, Cunqiang Ma, Chengqin Zheng, Tao Xia, Bingsong Ma, Xiaohui Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Aspergillus
Tea
Bioconversion
Theobromine
3-Methylxanthine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01951-z

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