Subtilisin variants

US6902922B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Novozymes A/S · DK
• Maxygen, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jon E. Ness · Sunnyvale, US
• Mark Welch · Fremont, US
• Lorraine Giver · Sunnyvale, US
• Joel Cherry · Davis, US
• Torben Vedel Borchert · Nørresundby, DK
• Willem P. C. Stemmer · Los Gatos, US
• Jeremy Minshull · Los Altos, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 2, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 7, 2005
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/54
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

New subtilisin homologues (both nucleic acids and proteins) are provided. Compositions which include these new proteins, recombinant cells, shuffling methods involving the new homologues, antibodies to the new homologues, and methods of using the homologues are also provided.