Mutant-type glucose dehydrogenase and use thereof

1. A mutant glucose dehydrogenase having glucose dehydrogenase activity and decreased reactivity with xylose compared to a wild glucose dehydrogenase comprising the polypeptides of SEQ ID NO: 2, 3, and 6,

wherein said mutant glucose dehydrogenase comprises a mutant α-subunit having an amino acid sequence at least 93% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein said mutant α-subunit comprises SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24 and SEQ ID NO: 25 in this order from N-terminus to C-terminus, except that the asparagine at position 4 in SEQ ID NO: 25 is substituted with another amino acid.

2. A mutant glucose dehydrogenase having glucose dehydrogenase activity and decreased reactivity with xylose compared to a wild glucose dehydrogenase comprising the polypeptides of SEQ ID NO: 2, 3, and 6,

wherein said mutant glucose dehydrogenase comprises a mutant α-subunit having an amino acid sequence at least 93% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein said mutant α-subunit comprises SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24 and SEQ ID NO: 25 in this order from N-terminus to C-terminus, except that

the asparagine at position 4 in SEQ ID NO: 25 is substituted with another amino acid, and

the amino acid residue(s) corresponding to at least one amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of Met at position 8 in SEQ ID NO: 22, Gly at position 10 in SEQ ID NO: 23, Gly at position 12 in SEQ ID NO: 23, His at position 4 in SEQ ID NO: 24, Ser at position 6 in SEQ ID NO: 24, Ala at position 2 in SEQ ID NO: 25, Pro or Asn at position 3 in SEQ ID NO: 25, Asn at position 5 in SEQ ID NO: 25 and Ile at position 7 in SEQ ID NO: 25 is/are substituted with another/other amino acid residue(s).

3. The mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 1 , further having decreased reactivity with galactose compared to a wild-type glucose dehydrogenase comprising the polypeptides of SEQ ID NO: 2, 3 and 6.

4. The mutant type glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 1 , wherein said mutant α-subunit comprises an amino acid sequence at least 96% identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3 and 7-10.

5. The mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 1 , wherein the mutant α-subunit comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3 and 7-10, except that the asparagine at position 4 in SEQ ID NO: 25 is substituted with another amino acid and one amino acid in SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 8, 9, or 10 is substituted, deleted, inserted and/or added.

6. A mutant glucose dehydrogenase having glucose dehydrogenase activity and decreased reactivity with xylose compared to a wild glucose dehydrogenase comprising the polypeptides of SEQ ID NO: 2, 3, and 6,

wherein said mutant glucose dehydrogenase comprises a mutant α-subunit having an amino acid sequence at least 93% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3,

wherein the amino acid residue corresponding to the asparagine at position 474 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with serine; the amino acid residue corresponding to the glycine at position 322 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with glutamine; the amino acid residue corresponding to the histidine at position 363 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with glutamine or serine; and the amino acid residue corresponding to the asparagine at position 475 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with serine.

7. The mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 1 , further comprising an electron transfer subunit.

8. The mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 7 , wherein said electron transfer subunit is cytochrome c.

9. A glucose assay kit comprising the mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 1 .

10. A glucose sensor comprising the mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 1 .

11. The mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 6 , wherein said mutant α-subunit comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, except that the amino acid residue corresponding to the asparagine at position 474 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with serine; the amino acid residue corresponding to the glycine at position 322 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with glutamine; the amino acid residue corresponding to the histidine at position 363 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with glutamine or serine; and the amino acid residue corresponding to the asparagine at position 475 in SEQ ID NO: 3 is substituted with serine.

12. A mutant glucose dehydrogenase having glucose dehydrogenase activity and decreased reactivity with xylose compared to a wild glucose dehydrogenase comprising the polypeptides of SEQ ID NO: 2, 3, and 6,

wherein said mutant glucose dehydrogenase comprises a mutant α-subunit having an amino acid sequence at least 93% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein said mutant α-subunit comprises SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24 and SEQ ID NO: 25 in this order from N-terminus to C-terminus, except that the glycine at position 10 in SEQ ID NO: 23, the histidine at position 4 in SEQ ID NO: 24, and the asparagine at position 4 in SEQ ID NO: 25 are substituted with other amino acids.

13. The mutant glucose dehydrogenase according to claim 12 , wherein said mutant α-subunit an amino acid sequence at least 96% identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3 and 7-10.