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Process for producing transglutaminase

US6833258B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2001
Grant dateDec 21, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Y203/02013
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a high-yield process for producing high-activity, high-purity transglutaminase by refolding denatured microorganism-derived transglutaminase by reacting denatured transglutaminase in an aqueous medium under acidic conditions and reconstituting a higher-order enzymatically active state in an aqueous medium at a neutral pH.

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