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US 8,569,022 B2Granted
Extracellular aldonolactonase
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsWilliam T. Beeson, IV, James H. Doudna Cate, Michael A. Marletta
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to hydrolysis of hexose-δ-lactones by use of an S. thermophile extracellular aldonolactonase. In particular the present disclosure relates to compositions including a S. thermophile extracellular aldonolactonase and methods of use thereof.
Claims16
A method of producing aldonic acid comprising contacting a hexose-δ-lactone substrate with a recombinant polypeptide comprising a polypeptide having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1 wherein said polypeptide has lactonase activity.
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