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Enzyme capable of degrading cellulose or hemicellulose

US5763254A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Y302/01091
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to isolated and purified cellulose- or hemicellulose-degrading enzymes, comprising a catalytically active domain, a carbohydrate binding domain and a linking B region which operably links the catalytically active domain and the carbohydrate binding domain, wherein the carbohydrate binding domain has the following core sequence: ##STR1## wherein the enzyme is endogenous to a strain of a fungus other than Trichoderma or Phanerochaete.

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