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Endoglucanases

US6387690B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 1999
Grant dateMay 14, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/40
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence consisting of 14 amino acid residues having the following sequenceThr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11  12 Trp Xaa13  14and a second amino acid sequence consisting of 5 amino acid residues having the following sequenceTrp Cys Cys Xaa Cys1   2   3   4   5wherein, in position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; in position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; in position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; in position 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and in position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence…

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