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Fungal Protease

US5846802A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 8, 1994
Grant dateDec 8, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N9/62
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention concerns a novel DNA sequence coding for an Aspergillus serine protease of the subtilisin-type, an Aspergillus serine protease of the subtilisin-type per se and a method for the preparation thereof. The invention further concerns a novel Aspergillus mutant strain defective in a serine protease of the subtilisin-type, which is useful for the expression of heterologous protein, and a method for the preparation of such a mutant strain.

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