National Agricultural Research Organization (Naro)

Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-Oriented Research Organization

Fumihiro Terami

Akira Kawakami

Midori Kuriki

Hidetoshi Okuyama

Tamotsu Hoshino

Michiko Sawada

Naoki Morita

The present invention relates to a method of producing cellulose comprising the steps of: The present invention provides technology to produce cellulose from filamentous fungi. Further, the present invention provides novel cellulose, which is produced by filamentous fungi and can be utilized as various industrial materials, additives, and the like.

Cellulose produced by filamentous fungi

A winter wheat-derived chitinase cDNA is provided which has a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ. ID. No.1 in FIG.. Another winter wheat-derived chitinase cDNA is provided which has a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ. ID. No.2 in FIG.. Further, a winter wheat-derived chitinase cDNA is provided which has a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ. ID. No.3 in FIG.. Moreover, a method is provided for isolating the above three kinds of chitinase cDNAs.

Low temperature expression chitinase cDNAs and method for isolating the same

A wheat-derived sucrose:fructan 6-fructosyltransferase cDNA is provided which is characterized in that said cDNA has a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ.ID. No. 1 in FIG. . A wheat-derived invertase cDNA is provided which is characterized in that said cDNA has a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ.ID. No. 2 in FIG. . A method is provided for isolating a wheat-derived sucrose:fructan 6-fructosyltransferase cDNA having a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ.ID. No.1 in FIG. and a wheat-derived invertase cDNA having a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ.ID. No. 2 in FIG.

Low temperature expression cDNAs encoding fructan synthesizing enzymes and method of isolating the same

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Hokkaido, Japan

Fumihiro Terami