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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1997
Katsunori Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Yamanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuko Tanita, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoko Tsuyoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryosuke Fudo, Kawasaki, JP;
Junko Shinozaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenzo Yokozeki, Kawasaki, JP;
Shunichi Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for producing a transglutaminase, which comprises culturing microorganisms of any of the genus Micrococcus, Clostridium, Torulopsis, Rhizopus and Monascus in a medium to produce the intended transglutaminase in the medium or in the cells of the microorganisms and then isolating the transglutaminase, and a process for producing a gelled proten with the thus-obtained transglutaminase. According to the process of the present invention, transglutaminase can be rapidly produced at a low cost.