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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rainer Schmuck, Benediktbeuern, DE;
Rainer Müller, Penzberg, DE;
Harald Weisser, Bernried, DE;
Alfred Engel, Penzberg, DE;
Kerstin Krüger, München, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/04 ; C07K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/04 ; C07K 1/00 ;
Abstract
DNA molecule comprising a structural gene which codes for a bacterial protein with the enzymatic activity of 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (3-HBDH), a recombinant DNA containing the DNA molecule, microorganisms transformed accordingly, a process for obtaining 3-HBDH by culturing a suitable transformed microorganism as well as a method for the determination of ketone bodies in the presence of the enzyme. A structural gene from Rhodobacter sphaeroides is preferred.