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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Applicants:
Tomoki Hamamoto, Choshi, JP;
Toshitada Noguchi, Choshi, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoki Hamamoto, Choshi, JP;
Toshitada Noguchi, Choshi, JP;
Assignee:
Yamasa Corporation, Chiba, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P019/38 ; C12N009/90 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new use of uridine diphosphate glucose 4-epimerase (also called uridine diphosphate galactose 4-epimerase), and a method of converting uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) to uridine diphosphate N-acetylgalactosamine (UDP-GalNAc) by using the said enzyme. The process for producing UDP-GalNAc by using the uridine diphosphate glucose 4-epimerase and the UDP-GalNAc supply system according to the present invention are practical and efficient, and greatly beneficial to the industries.