Abstract:
Provided are: an Fc-binding protein having improved stability, particularly to heat and acid; a method for producing the protein; an antibody adsorbent using the protein; and a method for separating the antibodies using the adsorbent. Specifically provided are: an Fc-binding protein having improved stability to heat and acid, achieved by substituting an aminoacid residue in a specific position in the extracellular region of human FcyRIIIa with another specific amino acid; a method for producing the protein; an antibody adsorbent using the protein; and a method for separating the antibodies using the adsorbent.
Abstract:
It is intended to provide a microorganism which can produce a large amount of a carotenoid, mainly astaxanthin and a method for producing a carotenoid using the same. The microorganism with improved productivity of carotenoid obtained by a breeding of a carotenoid-producing bacterium belonging to the genus Paracoccus, which produces 720 mg or more of a carotenoid per 1 L of a medium, and the method for producing a carotenoid using the same are used.
Title translation:FC-BINDENDES PROTEIN,VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON UNDANTIKÖRPERADSORPTIONSMITTEL麻省理工学院DIESEM蛋白质研究中心ZUR REINIGUNG UND IDENTIFIZIERUNG DES抗菌剂UNTER VERWENDUNG DIESES ADSORPTIONSMITTELS
Abstract:
The present invention addresses the first problem of providing an Fc-binding protein having improved stability, especially stability to heat and acid, of the Fc-binding protein, a method for producing this protein, and an antibody adsorbent using this protein. The present invention also addresses the second problem of providing a method that makes it possible to identify the presence or absence of glycosylation of an antibody, and a material to be used in this method. The first problem is solved by an Fc-binding protein having improved stability to heat and acid obtained by substituting amino acid residues at specific positions in the extracellular domain within human Fc³RIIIa with other specific amino acids, a method for producing this protein, and an antibody adsorbent using this protein. The second problem is solved by using an adsorbent capable of specifically adsorbing an antibody having a sugar chain, the adsorbent being obtained by immobilizing human Fc³RIIIa on an insoluble carrier.
Abstract:
[Object] To provide a canthaxanthin selective producing bacterium being able to easily extract and purify canthaxanthin, which is one of carotenoids, and a method for producing canthaxanthin by a culture method. [Solving Means] A carotenoid producing bacterium belonging to the genus Paracoccus is provided which selectively produces canthaxanthin so that the amount thereof is not less than 90 percent by weight of the total amount of produced carotenoids including ²-carotene, ²-cryptoxanthin, echinenone, canthaxanthin, 3-hydroxyechinenone, 3'-hydroxyechinenone, zeaxanthin, phoenicoxanthin, adonixanthin, and astaxanthin. In addition, a method for producing canthaxanthin is provided which has the steps of culturing the above bacterium, and then collecting carotenoids from bacterial cells or a culture solution after the culturing.
Abstract:
It is intended to provide a bacterium selectively synthesizing canthaxanthin from which canthaxanthin, which is a carotenoid, can be simply extracted and purified and a method for producing canthaxanthin by a culture method. A carotenoid-producing bacterium belonging to the genus Paracoccus which selectively produces canthaxanthin which accounts for 90% by weight or more of the total amount of produced carotenoids which include .beta.-carotene, .bet a.- cryptoxanthin, echinenone, canthaxanthin, 3-hydroxyechinenone, 3~- hydroxyechinenone, zeaxanthin, phoenicoxanthin, adonixanthin and astaxanthin , and a method for producing canthaxanthin in which a cultivation is carried o ut using the bacterium and the carotenoids are collected from the bacterial cel l or the culture solution after the cultivation.
Abstract:
To provide a microorganism capable of producing a large amount of carotenoids, mainly astaxanthin, and to provide a method of producing carotenoids using the microorganism, a microorganism having improved carotenoid productivity is used, which is obtainable by breeding a carotenoid producing Paracoccus bacteria which is featured by producing 720 mg or more carotenoid per 1 L of culture medium. Also used is a method of producing carotenoids using the bacterium.