Ajinomoto obtains United States patent.Ajinomoto Company, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) has patented cDNA encoding a new aminopeptidase a·mi·no·pep·ti·dase n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the terminal peptide bond at the amino end of a polypeptide. aminopeptidase derived from germinated soybeans, a recombinant expression vector expression vector n. A vector, such as a plasmid, yeast, or animal virus genome, used to introduce foreign genetic material into a host cell in order to replicate and amplify the foreign DNA sequences as a recombinant molecule. containing the DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. , a transformant obtained by the transformation with the expression vector, and a method of producing an aminopeptidase by culturing the transformed product. According to the present invention, a cDNA can be obtained encoding the amino acid amino acid (əmē`nō), any one of a class of simple organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur. These compounds are the building blocks of proteins. sequence of aminopeptidase GX suitable for producing a highly hydrolized product from a starting material containing a protein and peptide having a high acidic amino acid content. (US 6303359) |
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