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Enzymatic synthesis, modification and degradation of silicon(IV)- and other metal(IV)-compounds

US7794992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NANOTECMARIN GMBH · DE

Inventors

Werner E.G. Müller · Cologne, DE
Heiko Schwertner · Ebikon, CH
Heinz C. Schröder · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2004
Grant date	Sep 14, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P3/00
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of recombinant silicatein-β or silicatein-β isolated from natural sources as well as to silicatein-β-fusion proteins as well as silicatein-β-related enzymes for the synthesis, the degradation and for modification of silicon dioxide (condensation products of silicic acid, silicates), silicones and other silicon(IV)- or metal(IV)-compounds, and their technical uses.

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