Alpha-glycated amino acid releasing enzyme

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel enzyme (alpha-GARE) which releases an amino acid residue having a glycated alpha-amino group (alpha-GA) from a glycated protein etc. and to bacterial strains producing the same. Examples of the bacterial strains include Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis KDK1004 (FERM BP-7041). The alpha-GARE is contained in the culture supernatant of this strain and alpha-GA can be released from a glycated peptide by using the same, as shown in FIG. 1.