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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2007
Applicants:

Shigeru Kawano, Takasago, JP;

Takeru Ishige, Takasago, JP;

Keita Iguchi, Takasago, JP;

Tozo Nishiyama, Takasago, JP;

Yoshihiko Yasohara, Takasago, JP;

Inventors:

Shigeru Kawano, Takasago, JP;

Takeru Ishige, Takasago, JP;

Keita Iguchi, Takasago, JP;

Tozo Nishiyama, Takasago, JP;

Yoshihiko Yasohara, Takasago, JP;

Assignee:

Kaneka Corporation, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel alcohol dehydrogenase, a gene for the alcohol dehydrogenase, a vector including the gene, a transformant transformed with the vector, and a method for producing an optically active alcohol by utilizing them. A feature of the present invention directs to a novel polypeptide isolated from, a DNA coding for the polypeptide, and a transformant producing the polypeptide. Another feature of the present invention directs to a method for producing an optically-active alcohol by reducing a carbonyl compound with the polypeptide or the transformant.


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