Isolated gene encoding an enzyme with UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase and phosphoglucomutase activities from Cyclotella cryptica
US5928932A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/92
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cloned gene which encodes an enzyme, the purified enzyme, and the applications and products resulting from the use of the gene and enzyme. The gene, isolated from Cyclotella cryptica, encodes a multifunctional enzyme that has both UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase and phosphoglucomutase activities.
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