Nitrilase gene
US5872000A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/78
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a DNA coding for a polypeptide having nitrilase activity with an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1. As compared with conventional processes, the hydrolysis of nitriles by a nitrilase gene cloned by genetic recombination is expected to drastically improve the catalytic ability of microorganisms because they can be engineered to contain multiple copies of the same gene.
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