Specific Protein from E.coli

Introduction

A technique for producing a selected protein using E. coli bacteria has been developed by Takara Shuzo. The technique, developed in cooperation with the University of Medicine and Dentistry, NJ involves the production of a specific protein at a low temperature of 10-15 oC. The new approach raises the production efficiency by around 200 times compared with conventional methods and makes the refining process unnecessary. The distiller, now diversifying into the field of genome research, plans to license the technique to pharmaceuticals makers and others at others at home and abroad. The domestic market for proteins produced through gene manipulation for medical and other applications is estimated to be worth US $ 2.5 billion/year.

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