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Engineered glucosyltransferases

US10865393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DuPont Industrial Biosciences USA, LLC · US

Inventors

Yougen Li · Pennington, US
Ellen D. Semke · Newark, US
Qiong Cheng · Wilmington, US
Jian Ping Lai · Wallingford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 11, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16B25/00
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein are glucosyltransferases with modified amino acid sequences. Such engineered enzymes exhibit improved alpha-glucan product yields and/or lower leucrose yields, for example. Further disclosed are reactions and methods in which engineered glucosyltransferases are used to produce alpha-glucan.

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