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Compositions and methods for production of fermentable sugars

US8236551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34References

5Claims

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Assignee

Codexis, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ish K. Dhawan · Foster City, US
Dipnath Baidyaroy · Fremont, US
Andrew Shaw · San Francisco, US
Oleh Tanchak · Ottawa, CA
Christopher Hill · Bristol, GB
Chengsong Liu · Schreiber, CA
Amala Chokshi · Ottawa, CA
Brian R. Scott · Richmond, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2011
Grant date	Aug 7, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E50/10
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present application provides genetically modified fungal organisms that produce enzyme mixtures exhibiting enhanced hydrolysis of cellulosic material to glucose, enzyme mixtures produced by the genetically modified fungal organisms, and processes for producing glucose from cellulose using such enzyme mixtures.

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