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Multifunctional cellulase and hemicellulase

US9145551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · US

Inventors

Brian G. Fox · Madison, US
Taichi Takasuka · Madison, US
Christopher M. Bianchetti · Madison, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2013
Grant date	Sep 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07K14/33
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A multifunctional polypeptide capable of hydrolyzing cellulosic materials, xylan, and mannan is disclosed. The polypeptide includes the catalytic core (cc) of Clostridium thermocellum Cthe_0797 (CelE), the cellulose-specific carbohydrate-binding module CBM3 of the cellulosome anchoring protein cohesion region (CipA) of Clostridium thermocellum (CBM3a), and a linker region interposed between the catalytic core and the cellulose-specific carbohydrate binding module. Methods of using the multifunctional polypeptide are also disclosed.

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