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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Masahiro Nakao, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Kanamori, Osaka, JP;
Harukazu Fukami, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Kasai, Kamaishi, JP;
Misa Ochiai, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Nakao, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Kanamori, Osaka, JP;
Harukazu Fukami, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Kasai, Kamaishi, JP;
Misa Ochiai, Osaka, JP;
Suntory Holdings Limited, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 32 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus, as well as a gene encoding the same. This lipase has the ability to recognize a medium-chain fatty acid as a substrate. The present invention also provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 40 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genusand has the ability to recognize both a medium-chain fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid as substrates, as well as a polynucleotide encoding the same. The present invention further providessp. strain NITE P-154. The lipase of the present invention can be used as an immobilized enzyme and is useful in fields such as production of digestants and/or flavorings, production of clinical laboratory reagents, detergent enzymes and/or fats, as well as production of optically active intermediates for agricultural chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations.