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[Subject Matter] New Materials [Docket] 139.09 [Title] NOVEL USE OF GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE GENE [Description] 
This invention entails a novel glucosyltransferase gene called gtf-1 cloned from a yeast species (Candida bombicola) that can be used to produce a glycolipid called sophorolipid (SL). SL is a biosurfactant that also has antimicrobial and skin-regeneration properties. The glucosltransferase gene could potentially be used as a starting material to further construct new genetically engineered genes to make new biosurfactants for the soap/detergent, cosmetics, and oleochemicals industries.
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