Patents Assigned to National Institute of Advanced Indusrtial Science and Technology
  • Thermostable glutaminase and thermostable glutaminase gene
    Patent number: 7186540
    Abstract: A completely novel glutaminase is provided: (a) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, or (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 by deletion, substitution or addition of one or more amino acids, and possessing glutaminase activity. This protein is a novel glutaminase possessing excellent thermostability and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Indusrtial Science and Technology, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, National Research Institute of Brewing
    Inventors: Masayuki Machida, Keietsu Abe, Katsuya Gomi, Kiyoshi Asai, Motoaki Sano, Taishin Kin, Hideki Nagasaki, Akira Hosoyama, Osamu Akita, Naotake Ogasawara, Satoru Kuhara, Kotaro Ito, Kenichiro Matsushima, Yasuji Koyama