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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan D Elbein, Little Rock, AR (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435194 ; 424 9461 ; 424 945 ; 530415 ; 530416 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an enzyme L-fucokinase isolated from porcine kidney and in homogeneously purified form. The enzyme has a native molecular weight of 440 kDa based on gel filtration, a subunit molecular weight of about 110 kDa based on SDS PAGE, an optimal pH of about 8.0, and wherein said enzyme catalyzes the phosphorylation of L-fucose and does not phosphorylate D-glucose, D-galactose and D-mannose.