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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerritdina Hendrika Van Geel-Schutten, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, NL;
Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Zuidlaren, NL;
Hakim Rahaoui, Amersfoort, NL;
Robert-Jan Leer, Veenendaal, NL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 1/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention describes a protein having glucosyltransferase activity. This protein is derived from lactobacilli, which are food-grade microorganisms with the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status. The protein produces a glucan with a unique structure having 4-linked, 6-lined and 4,6-linked anhydroglucose units or in the presence of suitable acceptors, oligosaccharides. According to the invention lactobacilli capable of producing this glucan using the novel glucosyltransferase can be used as a probiotic or symbiotic.