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US 6,294,367 B1Granted
Thermostable peptidase
AssigneeCalifornia Institute of Technology
InventorsTimothy C. Cheng, Vij Ramakrishnan, Sunney I. Chan
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Abstract
Thermostable peptidase enzyme derived from archaeon from the genus Pyrococcus is disclosed. The enzyme is produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in the biotechnology industry as a useful enzyme in sequencing reactions.
Claims19
An isolated polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide comprises:
- a) each sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:3;
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- b) a thermostable metallocarboxypeptidase activity,
- wherein said polynucleotide is derived from P. furiosus.
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