Patents Examined by Rececca E. Prouty
  • Alkaline alpha-galactosidase
    Patent number: 6607901
    Abstract: An enzyme isolated from an organism that metabolizes alpha-galactosyl containing saccharides, comprising an alpha-galactosidase (E.C. 3.2.1.22, alpha-D-galactoside galatohydrolase) with optimal activity in the neutral to alkaline pH range, and which hydrolyzes a variety of alpha-galactose containing saccharides, in particular raffinose. The enzyme is preferably a protein monomer and an ex-alpha-galactosidase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: State of Israel-Ministry of Agriculture, Volcani Research Center
    Inventors: Arthur Schaffer, Gao Zhifang