Chemically modified lipolytic enzyme

US6964944B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Novozymes A/S · DK

Inventors

• Thomas Callisen · Copenhagen, DK
• Shamkant Anant Patkar · Avenue Madeleine, DK
• Allan Svendsen · Paseo Los Muchachos, DK
• Jesper Vind · Avenue Madeleine, DK

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 2000
• Grant date: Nov 15, 2005
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/20
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Lipolytic enzymes are chemically modified by covalently linking one or more (particularly 1–3) hydrophobic groups to the enzyme molecule. The chemical modification improves the performance of the lipolytic enzyme, e.g., in baking or in detergents.