PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF L-ASPARTYL-L- PHENYLALANINE METHYL ESTER OR L-ASPARTYL-L- PHENYLALANINE

摘要

A process for the production of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester or L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine which comprises contacting an appropriate microorganism or enzyme-containing fraction of said microorganism with L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine methyl ester or L-phenylalanine in an aqueous medium so that L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester or Laspartyl-L-phenylalanine is produced.