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Title: Thermal tolerant cellulase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus

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OSTI ID:1175786

The invention provides a thermal tolerant cellulase that is a member of the glycoside hydrolase family. The invention further discloses this cellulase as GuxA. GuxA has been isolated and characterized from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. The invention further provides recombinant forms of the identified GuxA. Methods of making and using GuxA polypeptides, including fusions, variants, and derivatives, are also disclosed.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
Patent Number(s):
7,059,993
Application Number:
09/917,383
OSTI ID:
1175786
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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