Novel lipase
AssigneeSuntory Holdings Limited
InventorsMasahiro Nakao, Masaki Kanamori, Harukazu Fukami, Hiroaki Kasai, Misa Ochiai
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AssigneeSuntory Holdings Limited
InventorsMasahiro Nakao, Masaki Kanamori, Harukazu Fukami, Hiroaki Kasai, Misa Ochiai
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The present invention provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 32 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera, as well as a gene encoding the same. This lipase has the ability to recognize a medium-chain fatty acid as a substrate. The present invention also provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 40 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera and has the ability to recognize both a medium-chain fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid as substrates, as well as a polynucleotide encoding the same. The present invention further provides Tetrasphaera sp. strain NITE P-154. The lipase of the present invention can be used as an immobilized enzyme and is useful in fields such as production of digestants and/or flavorings, production of clinical laboratory reagents, detergent enzymes and/or fats, as well as production of optically active intermediates for agricultural chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations.
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An isolated polynucleotide comprising (H2), (I2), (J2), (K2), (L2), (M2) or (N2) shown below:
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