Mutant .alpha.-amylase
US6211134A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/2417
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Novel .alpha.-amylase enzymes are disclosed having a substution equivalent to G475R in Bacillus licheniformis. The disclosed .alpha.-amylase enzymes show improved specific activity and starch hydrolysis performance. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, expression vectors including such polynucleotides, host cells transformed with such expression vectors, and the use of such enzymes in detergent compositions.
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