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US 2002/0164725 A1Published application
Esterases
AssigneeDiversa Corporation
InventorsDan E. Robertson, Dennis Murphy, John Reid, Anthony Maffia, Steven Link, Ronald V. Swanson, Patrick V. Warren, Anna Kosmatka
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Abstract
Esterase enzymes derived from various Staphylothermus, Pyrodictium, Archaeoglobus, Aquifex, M11TL, Thermococcus, Teredinibacter and Sulfolobus organisms are disclosed. The enzymes are produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in pharmaceutical, agricultural and other industries.
Claims1
A method for transferring an amino group from an amino acid to an α-keto acid comprising:
- Contacting an amino acid in the presence of an α-keto acid with an enzyme selected from the group consisting of an enzyme having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOS:33-42.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.