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Increased production of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase in E. coli

US6083686A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 1990
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/70
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The Thermus aquaticus gene encoding a thermostable DNA polymerase (Taq Pol) is altered in the N-terminus-encoding region to provide mutant genes with improved expression in E. coli.

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