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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2001
Kozo Hirokawa, Chiba, JP;
Keiko Kurosawa, Chiba, JP;
Naoki Kajiyama, Chiba, JP;
Kikkoman Corporation, Noda, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to: an isolated or synthesized gene, which encodes a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, an isolated or synthesized gene, which encodes a protein comprising an amino acid sequence comprising a deletion, substitution or addition of one or more amino acids with respect to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 and being capable of regenerating luciferin, an isolated or synthesized gene, which hybridizes with the complementary strand sequence of a DNA comprising the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 under stringent conditions and encodes a protein capable of regenerating luciferin, a recombinant DNA, which is characterized in that the above-described isolated or synthesized gene is inserted into a vector DNA, a transformant or transductant comprising the above-described recombinant DNA, and a process for producing a protein capable of regenerating luciferin, which is characterized in that the method comprises culturing the above-described transformant or transductant in a medium and collecting therefrom the protein capable of regenerating luciferin.