Method for producing tripeptides and/or peptides longer than tripeptides

摘要

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method that allows the production of peptides that are equal to or longer than tripeptides easily, inexpensively and at high yield without going through a complex synthesis method. The inventors of the present invention have found a novel enzyme that efficiently produces a peptide from bacteria belonging to the genus Empedobacter or the genus Sphingobacterium. In the present invention, this enzyme is allowed to act on a carboxy component and an amine component to produce peptides that are equal to or longer than tripeptides.