Alkaline proteases from Bacillus pumilus

US5346822A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Solvay Enzymes GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Roman Vetter · Burgdorf, DE
• Detlef Wilke · Wrisbergholzen, DE
• Bernhard Moeller · Hannover, DE
• Martina Mueller · Hannover, DE
• Ingo Muecke · Barsinghausen, DE
• Meike Takenberg · Garbsen, DE
• Gerhard Konieczny-Janda · Pattensen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 26, 1993
• Grant date: Sep 13, 1994
• Expiry date: May 26, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S435/839
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Alkaline Bacillus proteases, their use and a method for producing these proteases are described. These are in particular Bacillus proteases from Bacillus pumilus DSM 5777. The alkaline proteases according to the invention are suitable for use in compositions for cleaning and washing purposes.