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Process for the recombinant production of holo-citrate lyase

US6812019B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2000
Grant dateNov 2, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2333/988
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Process for the production of a protein with citrate lyase activity by expressing a suitable plasmid in a host organism and isolating the protein in an active form, wherein the plasmid contains the information from a gene cluster composed of at least six genes and an inducible promoter. Furthermore the invention concerns the use of the recombinant enzyme and a corresponding test kit for the determination of citric acid.

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