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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Luc Jonniaux, Tienen, BE;
Karl Rauw, Kettenis, BE;
Philippe Thonart, La Bruyere, BE;
Thierry Dauvrin, Couthuin, BE;
Assignee:
Puratos Naamloze Vennootschap, Groot-Bijgaarden, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/904 ;
Abstract
The present invention is related to an isolated and purified enzyme with inulinolytic activity having more than 75% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO 12 to its encoding nucleotidic sequence to a cell producing the enzyme and to the use for the degradation of inulin or inulin-containing plant material, especially for the production of fructose syrups and for the production of oligomers of fructose.