Endoglucanases
US6387690B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2019 |
Classification
- 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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