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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Noriyuki Ito, Takasago, JP;
Shigeru Kawano, Takasago, JP;
Yoshihiko Yasohara, Takasago, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12P 17/12 (2006.01); C12P 13/00 (2006.01); C12P 13/04 (2006.01); C12P 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/1096 (2013.01); C12P 13/001 (2013.01); C12P 13/04 (2013.01); C12P 41/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for efficiently producing from a ketone compound an optically active amino compound useful as an intermediate of a drug, an agricultural chemical, or the like. Provided are: a polypeptide having aminotransferase activity that is increased in stereoselectivity, heat resistance, and resistance to amine compounds compared to the wild type enzyme by means of modifying an aminotransferase derived from; a gene encoding the polypeptide; and a transformant that expresses the gene at a high level.