Amano Enzyme Inc.

Satoshi Koikeda

Kyoichi Nishio

Tetsuya Takahashi

Kazutaka Tsuruhami

Atsuki Toumoto

Yuji Nakanishi

Shusaku Ikeyama

Masataka Goto

Yutaka Amao

The present invention is intended to prove a technique useful for controlling the reaction of oxidoreductase, and to provide a reaction system allowing efficient conversion from carbon dioxide to formic acid, and an efficient methanol production system including the reaction system. The reverse redox reaction is selectively promoted by carrying out the reaction catalyzed by an oxidoreductase using an artificial electron carrier. The reaction system is used for the production of methanol.

Oxidoreductase reaction control and use thereof

An object is to provide a novel enzyme that exhibits glucose dehydrogenase activity. Furthermore, another object is to provide a novel method pertaining to enzyme modification. Provided is a mutated enzyme containing an amino acid sequence wherein one or at least two amino acids selected from a group are substituted with another amino acid in the amino acid sequence of a microorganism-derived glucose oxidase.

Mutant enzyme and application thereof

An object is to provide a novel enzyme that exhibits glucose dehydrogenase activity. Furthermore, another object is to provide a novel method pertaining to enzyme modification. Provided is a mutated enzyme containing an amino acid sequence wherein one or at least two amino acids selected from the group consisting of (1) to (13) are substituted with another amino acid in the amino acid sequence of a microorganism-derived glucose oxidase: (1) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 115 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (2) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 131 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (3) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 132 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (4) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 193 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (5) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 353 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (6) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 436 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (7) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 446 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (8) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 472 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (9) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 511 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (10) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 535 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (11) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 537 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (12) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 582 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (13) the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 583 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.

A physiologically active substance of aglycon type, in particular, aglycon isoflavone, can be efficiently produced, without resort to any acid/alkali treatment or fermentation and substantially without changing the physical properties of a material, by treating the material with a sufficient amount of diglycosidase for a sufficient period of time at an appropriate temperature and pH so that a physiologically active substance of glycoside type contained in the material can be converted into the physiologically active substance of aglycon type. Moreover, by using diglycosidase and/or a specific enzyme preparation, the aglycon content in a protein or protein-containing food can be increased and the flavor thereof can be improved.

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Kakamigahara, Japan

Satoshi Koikeda