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.alpha.-L-Rhamnosidase for obtaining rhamnose, a process for its preparation and its use

US5468625A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

Johannes Meiwes · Idstein, DE
Dieter Wullbrandt · Hofheim, DE
Carlo Giani · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 24, 1993
Grant date	Nov 21, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 24, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S435/933
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to .alpha.-L-rhamnosidase, which catalyzes the cleavage of the bond between terminal rhamnose and the aglycone of rhamnose-containing glycosides, a process for preparing it by biotechnological means, and its use for preparing L(+)-rhamnose (6-deoxy-L-mannose).

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