Kikkoman Shoyu Co., Ltd.

Fumihiko Yoshida

Tamotsu Yokotsuka

Jiro Ishiyama

Motohiko Kato

Kiyoshi Mizusawa

Nobuyuki Yamaji

Kazuo Nakamura

A novel cholesterol oxidase can be obtained by culturing a strain belonging to the Genus Corynebacterium and having an ability to produce cholesterol oxidase in a medium containing cholesterol.

Cholesterol oxidaze and process for preparing same

A process for producing 3',5'-cyclic adenylic acid in a high yield at a lower price by culturing a strain belonging to the genus selected from the group consisting of Corynebacterium, Arthrobacter and Microbacterium such as, for example, Corynebacterium murisepticum No. 7-10 (ATCC 21977), Arthrobacter 11-211 (ATCC 21978) Microbacterium No. 205-CM7 (ATCC 21979), Microbacterium No. 205-CM-XA3 (ATCC 21980), or Microbacterium No. 205-MP-197 (ATCC 21976) in a medium containing nutrient sources such as, carbon sources, nitrogen sources, inorganic salts and the like but containing no precursors and having a pH of 5-9 at a temperature of 20.degree.-40.degree. C under aerobic condition. The obtained 3',5'-cyclic adenylic acid is well-known for its participation in various biochemical reactions in vivo and for its active role as a mediator to various hormones. It has therefore always been highly evaluated biochemical reagent.

Process for producing 3',5'-cyclic adenylic acid

3' ,5'-Cyclic-adenylic acid or 3' ,5'-cyclic-deoxadenylic acid can be obtained in a high purity and a high yield by adding a water-soluble organic solvent such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, acetone, N,N'-dimethylformamide, dioxane, tetrahydrafuran, ethyleneglycolmonomethylether and the like singly or in combination to an aqueous solution containing as impurities one or more kinds of nucleotides other than 3' ,5'-cyclicadenylic acid and 3' ,5'-cyclic-deoxyadenylic acid, nucleosides, nucleobases, colored substances, proteins and the like in addition to 3' ,5'-cyclic-adenylic acid or 3', 5'-cyclic-deoxyadenylic acid. The said 3' ,5'-cyclic-adenylic acid or 3' ,5'-cyclic-deoxyadenylic acid are useful and valuable as a biochemical reagent.

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Matsudo, Japan

Fumihiko Yoshida