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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akiko Fujiwara, Kamakura, JP;
Tatsuo Hoshino, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435138 ; 435189 ; 435877 ;
Abstract
A coenzyme-independent L-sorbosone dehydrogenase has been prepared from a microorganism belong to the genus Pseudomonas, which acts on L-sorbosone to produce 2-keto-L-gulonic acid. The enzyme is membrane bound and has a molecular weight of about 47,000 kDa. The enzyme is used to carry out the conversion of L-sorbosone to 2-keto-L-gulonic acid.