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Enzymes for starch processing

US8263381B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2010
Grant dateSep 11, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2030

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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.

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