DNA encoding novel enzyme having D-serine synthase activity, method of producing the enzyme and method of producing D-serine by using the same

• Main Authors: NAGAHARA, KIYOTERU, NISHIDA, KEITA, ARAKI, TADASHI, KOITO, MITSUO, HIDESAKI, TOMONORI, WATANABE, SEIICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.06.2013
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMBINED OPERATIONS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS; VINEGAR; WINE

This invention relates to DNA encoding a novel enzyme having activity of synthesizing D-serine from formaldehyde and glycine, recombinant DNA constructed by integrating such DNA into a vector, a transformant transformed with the recombinant DNA, and a method for producing D-serine from formaldehyde and glycine with the use of the enzyme.