Enzyme produced by Arthrobacter globiformis
US9057062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P19/24
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There are provided a highly safe epimerase usable in food industry, and a method for producing a ketose. Resolution: The epimerase is a ketose 3-epimerase obtainable from a microorganism of the genus Arthrobacter, and having (1) substrate specificity whereby a D- or L-ketose is epimerized at position 3 to produce a corresponding D- or L-ketose, and (2) the highest substrate specificity for D-fructose and D-psicose among D- and L-ketoses.
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