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EP 1 559 789 A8 |
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CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation |
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Correction information: |
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Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2) |
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Corrigendum issued on: |
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26.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/43 |
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Date of publication A3: |
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10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32 |
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Date of publication: |
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03.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/31 |
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Date of filing: 07.12.2004 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI
SK TR |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL BA HR LV MK YU |
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Priority: |
11.12.2003 JP 2003413415
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Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
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Tokyo (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Hara, Seiichi
Kawasaki-shi,
Kanagawa 210-8681 (JP)
- Yokozeki, Kenzo
Kawasaki-shi,
Kanagawa 210-8681 (JP)
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Representative: Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner |
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Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München
80538 München (DE) |
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Method for producing dipeptide |
(57) A method for producing a dipeptide including the step of exposing a carboxy component
and an amine component to an enzyme having an activity to hydrolyze amino acid ester.
Such a hydrolase has been found among enzymes in bacteria. The method is useful for
producing a peptide simply and inexpensively with a high yield without taking complicate
synthetic methods.