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Laccase variants with improved properties

US10190102B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

METGEN OY · FI

Inventor

Klara Birikh · Kaarina, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 16, 2015
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Y110/03002
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This application relates to laccase variants and uses thereof as eco-friendly biocatalysts in various industrial processes. More in particular, the disclosure relates to a polypeptide with laccase activity comprising an amino acid sequence that is more than 80% identical to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises a non-polar amino acid, preferably an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of proline, alanine, glycine and valine at a position corresponding to amino acid 113 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

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