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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Kazuya Mitsuhashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiroaki Yamamoto, Tsukuba, JP;
Akinobu Matsuyama, Tsukuba, JP;
Shinji Tokuyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuya Mitsuhashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiroaki Yamamoto, Tsukuba, JP;
Akinobu Matsuyama, Tsukuba, JP;
Shinji Tokuyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N009/78 ; C12N009/10 ; C12N009/14 ; C07K001/00 ; C07H021/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides the D-aminoacylase-encoding gene derived from, a filamentous fungus, the polypeptide encoded by the gene, and the homologues thereof. The D-aminoacylase of the present invention is capable of producing D-tryptophan from N-acetyl-D-tryptophan. D-tryptophan is useful as a medicinal raw material or the like.