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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinji Hourai, Toyonaka, JP;
Yasushi Matsuki, Ashiya, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/16 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/574 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/16 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/574 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an isolated or modified esterase having the excellent thermostable property which can be utilized for ester hydrolysis reaction, ester synthesis reaction, ester interchange reaction and its gene. The esterase is characterized in that it has at least a partial amino acid sequence necessary for expressing the thermostable esterase activity among the amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO: 2 and further has an amino acid substitution described herein.