Process for obtaining glucose dehydrogenase and micro-organism therefor
AssigneeBoehringer Mannheim GmbH
InventorsDetlef von Hoerschelmann, Hans Seidel, Gerhard Berger, Armin Masuth, Klaus Beaucamp, Wolfgang Gruber
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Abstract
The present invention provides a process for obtaining glucose dehydrogenase by culturing a micro-organism in an appropriate nutrient medium and obtaining the enzyme from the cell mass or from the culture medium, wherein the micro-organism cultured is Bacillus cereus DSM 1644. The nutrient medium used contains a carbon source which consists predominantly or solely of glycerol.
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Process for obtaining glucose dehydrogenase which comprises culturing the micro-organism Bacillus cereus DSM 1644 in a nutrient medium and obtaining glucose dehydrogenase from the cell mass or from the culture medium.
A biologically pure culture of Bacillus cereus DSM 1644.
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