摘要:
The present invention provides a composition that enables measurement of glycated hemoglobin in the presence of a stronger surfactant than conventional surfactants. To this end, the present invention provides an amadoriase in which one or more amino acids have been substituted at positions corresponding to positions selected from the group consisting of positions 80, 71, 175, 172, 279, 12, 9, 77, 30, 28, 13, 3, 4, 286, 204, 338, 44, 340, and 194 of the amadoriase derived from the genus Coniochaeta having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 as well as a composition for measurement of glycated hemoglobin comprising an amadoriase that retains activity in the presence of an anionic surfactant. The present invention can provide an enzyme and a composition for measurement of glycated hemoglobin that sufficiently remain stable even when exposed to anionic surfactants.
摘要:
This invention provides an amadoriase having high reactivity with ±-fructosyl hexapeptide (±F6P) derived from the ²-chain amino terminus of glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc), which enables satisfactory quantification of ±F6P cleaved from HbAlc. A novel amadoriase is derived from the amadoriase of the genus Coniochaeta by substitution of one or more amino acids at positions selected from the group consisting of positions 62, 63, 102, 106, 110, 113, 355, and 419. Such amadoriase enables rapid, simple, accurate, and satisfactory quantification of ±F6P cleaved from HbAlc. With the use of such amadoriase, a method for measurement of HbAlc by an enzymatic method and a kit for measurement of HbAlc that are based on the same principle as used in the conventional standard method and excellent in terms of the relevance with the standard method.
摘要:
A process for producing a soy sauce koji having a reduced infectious microbe-origin smell which is one of the unpleasant smells of soy sauce, and a soy sauce koji having a reduced infectious microbe-origin smell which is obtained by this process. More specifically speaking, the above-described process is characterized by using a combination of a koji mold having a high isobutyric acid productivity with another koji mold having a low isobutyric acid productivity. It is also intended to provide a process for producing a soy sauce having a reduced infectious microbe-origin smell and a soy sauce obtained by this production process.
摘要:
It is intended to provide a lactic acid bacterium which is capable of producing ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA) even in the coexistence of lactic acid and sodium chloride in the medium at the initiation of the culture; and a method of producing a culture product containing GABA. More specifically speaking, a lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus rennini, which is capable of producing GABA even in the coexistence of lactic acid and sodium chloride in the medium at the initiation of the culture, is isolated from soy sauce moromi (mash). Then, this lactic acid bacterium is inoculated into a medium containing L-glutamic acid and/or its salt and cultured therein. Thus, a culture product containing GABA can be obtained.