Process for producing uridine diphosphate-n-acetylglucosamine
US6287819A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P19/305
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine (UDPAG) from uridylic acid (UMP) and N-acetylglucosamine by use of microorganism cells, characterized by adding N-acetylglucosamine kinase thereto. According to the present invention, UDPAG can be efficiently produced even when N-acetylglucosamine is used as a substrate.
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