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US 8,361,756 B2Granted
Bifidobacterial gene sequences and their use
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsDavid A. Mills, Carlito B. Lebrilla, J. Bruce German, David Sela
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Abstract
This invention provides nucleic acids and proteins involved in oligosaccharide modification in the species Bifidobacteria. The invention provides methods for utilizing the proteins of the invention to generate human milk oligosaccharides or oligosaccharide mimics. The invention also provides compositions containing the human milk oligosaccharides or oligosaccharide mimics and methods for use.
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A purified alpha-L-fucosidase polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:
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