Patents Assigned to ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY
  • Publication number: 20120219988
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly efficient method of polymerizing a protein and a composition of polymerizing a protein. For example, the present invention provides a method comprising contacting a tyrosinase derived from nameko mushroom (Pholiota microspora) with a protein to be polymerized. The present invention also provides a composition for polymerizing a protein, comprising a tyrosinase derived from nameko mushroom (Pholiota microspora). In the present invention, glutamyltransferase can be optionally used. In addition, the protein to be polymerized includes, but not limited to, fish meat protein, egg white protein, a soybean protein, collagen, casein and gelatin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicants: ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY, SUGIYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuko KONISHI, Fumio NODA, Ryota OHARA