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US 2007/0122875 A1Published application
Enzyme for decomposition of sulfated fucan derived from sea cucumber
AssigneeTakara Bio Inc.
InventorsTakeshi Sakai, Kumiko Ishizuka, Ikunoshin Kato
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Abstract
Sulfated fucan lyase capable of decomposing sulfated fucan derived from sea cucumber; a process for producing the enzyme; a low molecular compound obtained by causing the enzyme to act on sulfated fucan; a process for producing the same; and an activating factor for sulfated fucan lyase.
Claims10
An endo-type α-L-fucosidase having the following physical and chemical properties:
- (I) acting on a sulfated fucan derived from a sea cucumber to hydrolyze an α-L-fucosyl bond and convert the sulfated fucan into smaller molecules;
- (II) having an optimal pH of about 7 to 9;
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- (III) having an optimal temperature of about 25 to 45 C.
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