3-Methylxanthine production through biodegradation of theobromine by Aspergillus sydowii PT-2.
Zhou B, Ma C, Zheng C, Xia T, Ma B, Liu X.
Zhou B, et al.
BMC Microbiol. 2020 Aug 27;20(1):269. doi: 10.1186/s12866-020-01951-z.
BMC Microbiol. 2020.
PMID: 32854634
Free PMC article.
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 c …
BACKGROUND: Methylxanthines, including caffeine, theobromine and theophylline, are natural and synthetic compounds in tea, which coul …