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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshimi Tamaki, Handa, JP;
Hiroshi Takemura, Toda, JP;
Kenji Tayama, Handa, JP;
Masahiro Fukaya, Aichi, JP;
Hajime Okumura, Handa, JP;
Yoshiya Kawamura, Kounan, JP;
Assignee:
Nakano Vinegar Co., Ltd., Handa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352523 ; 4353201 ; 435 691 ; 435 712 ; 4351723 ; 435140 ; 435190 ; 435823 ; 530401 ; 935 14 ; 935 24 ; 935 29 ; 935 66 ; 935 72 ;
Abstract
There is provided a structural gene of membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase complex having a molecular size of about 7.0 kilo base which is derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Acetobacter represented by Acetobacter altoacetigenes and shown by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID. NO. 1 and SEQ ID NO. 2. This enzyme increases the efficiency of acetic acid fermentation and may be effectively utilized for quantitative determination of alcohol.