Enhanced phytase variants
US9109210B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y301/03026
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides the field of enhancing proteins and in particular to that of proteins enhanced by molecular change. It provides a variant of a phytase that is termed enhanced in that is has better thermostability and/or activity than the original phytase. The invention also provides a nucleic acid coding for said variant, a cassette or an expression vector containing said variant, a host cell expressing said variant, a composition comprising said variant and uses thereof, principally in the preparation of food additives and animal feed.
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