Chemical Synthesis and the Stability of Theanine
(2012) Advanced Materials Research — n° 396-398, p. 1273-1277 (2012)
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- A chemical synthesis procedure for theanine from L-pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid (L-PCA) and ethylamine was modified. L-PCA was allowed to react with excess anhydrous ethylamine (>99%) to produce theanine at 35°C for 10 days. The theanine crystallized from 84% ethanol (V/V) at 4°C with yield of 17-30%. Results shown that L-PCA was conversed into theanine and a 98.2% yield of theanine was obtained by freeze-drying of the reacted mixture directly after reaction in the same manner. The synthesized products were identified by 1H-NMR and MS analysis. Both the isomers existed in products while the L-theanine was dominant. When 10% L-PCA aqueous solution was kept at 4°C for 60 days, about 13% L-PCA decomposed to yield glutamic acid. Since the aqueous solution of ethylamine is a kind of strong base, which may result in decomposed of L-PCA and L-theanine to form glutamic acid. Therefore, the anhydrous ethylamine was used as the substrate. The optimal conditions for theanine crystallization were also discussed.
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Zhang, Z. Z., Yan, S. H., Li, D. X., Ling, T. J., Meurens, M., & Larondelle, Y. (2012). Chemical Synthesis and the Stability of Theanine. Advanced Materials Research, 396-398, 1273-1277. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.396-398.1273 (Original work published 2012)