Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Micro-organism – per se ; compositions thereof; proces of... – Bacteria or actinomycetales; media therefor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-14
2006-11-14
Rao, Manjunath N. (Department: 1652)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Micro-organism, per se ; compositions thereof; proces of...
Bacteria or actinomycetales; media therefor
C435S004000, C435S006120, C435S069100, C435S183000, C435S193000, C435S320100, C536S023200, C536S023400, C536S023500, C536S023700, C530S350000
Reexamination Certificate
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07135326
ABSTRACT:
This invention pertains to nucleic acid fragments encoding plant glucosyltransferases, heretofore undescribed, that exhibit catalytic activity with p-hydroxybenzoic acid (pHBA) as a substrate and only attach glucose to the aromatic carboxyl group of pHBA, to form the pHBA glucose ester. These enzymes have potential applications both in vitro and in vivo, and their primary amino acid sequences can be used to identify other proteins that have similar kinetic properties.
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Meyer Knut
Van Dyk Drew E.
Viitanen Paul V.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Rao Manjunath N.
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