Method of the production of saccharides containing sialic acid
US5908766A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P19/26
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described is a method of production of saccharides containing sialic acid, wherein .beta.-galactoside-.alpha.-2,6-sialyltransferase is used for linking sialic acid to the 6-position of a galactose residue in a sugar chain of a glycoconjugate or the 6-position of a galactose residue in a free sugar chain, or to the 6-position of a monosaccharide having a hydroxyl group on carbon at the 6-position and being capable of forming an oligosaccharide or a glycoconjugate.
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