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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eiichi Yoshino, Mishima, JP;
Shigeyuki Imamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuo Matsuura, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideo Misaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Jozo Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12N / ; C12R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 25 ; 435189 ; 435836 ;
Abstract
Thermostable bilirubin oxidase having substrate specificity to at least bilirubin and capable of catalyzing a reaction in which biliverdin and water are formed from bilirubin and oxygen. It can be produced by culturing a bilirubin oxidase producing micro-organism belonging to the genus Bacillus, for example, Bacillus licheniformis and then preparing the resultant bilirubin oxidase from the cultured broth.