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Amylase variants

US7432099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2001
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N9/2417
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of polypeptides, in particular Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca2+ dependency, specific activity, and solubility, in particular under production conditions.

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