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US 5,624,811 AGranted
Bilirubin oxidase from alfalfa and use of the enzyme
AssigneeBoehringer Mannheim GmbH
InventorsGunter Lang, Ingo Bohn, Hans-Willi Krell
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Abstract
Enzyme specific for bilirubin which has a phenol oxidase activity of less than 0.5% and an activity for biliverdin of less than 10%, a broad pH optimum as well as a good thermostability. The enzyme is obtainable from plants such as alfalfa and is suitable for the determination as well as for the degradation of bilirubin in particular in biological liquids.
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A process for the isolation of an enzyme specific for bilirubin from at least one plant of the alfalfa species, comprising:
- obtaining a crude extract from the alfalfa;
- subjecting the crude extract to a fractional precipitation to obtain a precipitate;
- heating the precipitate;
- and subjecting the precipitate to at least one chromatographic separation.
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A process for obtaining bilirubin oxidase from alfalfa comprising:
- (a) homogenizing a sample of alfalfa to form an extract;
- (b) fractionally precipitating said extract to form a precipitate and a dialysate;
- (c) heating the dialysate;
- and chromatographically separating the heated dialysate at least twice to obtain the bilirubin oxidase.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.