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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo-to, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/24 ; C07K 1/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/24 ; C07K 1/400 ;
Abstract
A novel &bgr;-fructofuranosidase and its gene are disclosed. A polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 1 or No. 3 is an enzyme having &bgr;-fructofuranosidase activity and high transferase activity, and is capable of efficiently producing fructooligosaccharides.