Enzyme exhibiting mannanase activity
US5795764A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y302/01078
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An enzyme exhibiting mannanase activity, which enzyme i) is immunologically reactive with an antibody raised against a purified mannanase derived from Aspergillus aculeatus, CBS 101.43; ii) is encoded by the DNA sequences shown in SEQ ID No. 1 or an analogue of said sequence, and/or; iii) comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 2 or a sequence being an least 70% homologous thereto. The enzyme may be used for various purposes for which degradation or modification of a plant or algal cell wall material is desirable.
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