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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicant:
Masao Kitabayashi, Tsuruga, JP;
Inventor:
Masao Kitabayashi, Tsuruga, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/54 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for improving the heat stability of glucose dehydrogenase (GDH), comprising a step of combining, in a composition comprising soluble coenzyme-bound glucose dehydrogenase (GDH), the enzyme with any one or more selected from the group consisting of sugar alcohols, carboxyl group-containing compounds, alkali metal-containing compounds, alkali earth metal compounds, ammonium salts, sulfate salts and proteins, thereby improving the heat stability of GDH over that achieved without the inclusion of the compounds.