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US 2006/0166335 A1Published application
Glucuronofucan sulfate
AssigneeTakara Bio Inc.
InventorsTakeshi Sakai, Kumiko Ishizuka, Kaoru Kojima, Kazuo Shimanaka, Katsushige Ikai, Ikunoshin Kato
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Abstract
Three enzymes degrading sulfated glucuronofucan; processes for producing these enzymes; activators for these enzymes; glucuronofucan sulfate and degradation products thereof; and a novel microorganism.
Claims9
An α-D-glucuronidase having the following chemical and physical properties:
- (I) acting on a deacetylated sulfated glucuronofucan and a sulfated glucuronofucan oligosaccharide and hydrolyzing an α-D-glucuronyl bond to release D-glucuronic acid;
- (II) having an optimal pH of about 5.8 to 7.8;
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- (III) having an optimal temperature of about 14 to 29° C.
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