L-gulono-gamma-lactone-dehydrogenase for producing vitamin C
US5250428A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P17/04
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention concerns a novel process for the microbiological manufacture of L-ascorbic acid from L-gulono-gamma-lactone, a process for preparing the enzyme being responsible for the microbiological oxidation of L-gulono-gamma-lactone, and said enzyme as a homogeneous protein, which is a L-gulono-gamma-lactone dehydrogenase.
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