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Method for preparing modified subtilisins

US5441882A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1990
Grant dateAug 15, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12R2001/07
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There are described methods for making mutant subtilisins, the methods comprising obtaining a DNA fragment from a Bacillus subtilisin and introducing a mutation into the fragment by substituting at least one amino acid, transforming a suitable host cell with the mutated DNA, recovering a mutant subtilisin and screening the mutant subtilisin for certain altered enzymatic properties.

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