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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyo Jozo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435188 ; 435190 ; 435829 ; 435822 ;
Abstract
A new class of L-carnitine dehydrogenase is disclosed, which is stable in solution and has a residual activity of greater than 70% after one week in a pH 9.0 buffer solution at 5.degree. C., a molecular weight of 51,000.+-.6,000 daltons, a pH optimum of 9.0, a optimum temperature of 50.degree. C. and an isoelectric point of pH 5.3.+-.0.6. Also disclosed is a process for producing the new enzyme from a microorganism of the Alcaligenes genus, preferably the newly-discovered species Alcaligenes sp. No. 981 FERM BP-2570.