| abstract |
a-L-aspartylphenylalanine lower alkyl esters are prepared by a process wherein L-aspartic acid and a lower alkyl ester of L-phenylalanine are contacted with a culture or treated culture product of a microorganism belonging to the genus Pseudomonas, Alcaligenes, Torulopsis, Rhodotorula or Sporobolomyces and being capable of producing a a-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine lower alkyl ester from L-aspartic acid and a lower alkyl ester of L-phenylalanine. |