The invention discloses a
theanine synthetase
gene and a method for preparing
theanine. The total length of a synthetase
gene cDNA is 2,886 bp, the length of a
reading frame is 2,532 bp, and a
gene cDNA sequence is as shown in SEQ ID No.1. The
theanine synthetase gene can be used for synthesizing and preparing theanine. The method particularly comprises the steps that 1, a
target gene, as shown in SEQ ID No.1, of a
nucleotide sequence is obtained; 2, pMAL-c5x servers as a vector, the
target gene is connected to the vector, a recombinant vector is obtained, and
escherichia coli is led into the recombinant vector; 3, the
escherichia coli led into the recombinant vector is subjected to induced expression, induced
protein is produced, substrates of
sodium glutamate and
ethylamine hydrochloride are added, cultivation is conducted continuously for 12 h, products in a culture medium are collected and then subjected to
centrifugation, supernatant is taken,
filtration is conducted with an aqueous
phase filter membrane of 0.22 micrometers, and a synthesized theanine solution is obtained. Due to the fact that the synthesizing method is similar to a synthetic reaction taking place in a
plant body, the synthesizing method has the advantages of being few in
side reaction, simple in product refining step and the like.