Title: EGVII endoglucanase and nucleic acids encoding the same

Abstract

The present invention provides an endoglucanase nucleic acid sequence, designated egl7, and the corresponding EGVII amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding EGVII, recombinant EGVII proteins and methods for producing the same.

Inventors:

Dunn-Coleman, Nigel ^[1]; Goedegebuur, Frits ^[2]; Ward, Michael ^[3]; Yao, Jian ^[4]

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1. Los Gatos, CA
2. Vlaardingen, NL
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Sunnyvale, CA

Issue Date:

2009-05-05

Research Org.:

Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

988158

Patent Number(s):

7527959

Application Number:

11/330,085

Assignee:

Danisco US Inc., Genencor Division (Palo Alto, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C11 - ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES

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C - CHEMISTRY C11 - ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES C11D - DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS

C11D3/38 - Products with no well-defined composition {, e.g. natural products}
C11D3/38636 - {containing enzymes other than protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, oxidase, reductase}
C11D3/38645 - {containing cellulase}

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES

C12N15/1137 - {against enzymes
C12N2310/11 - Antisense
C12N9/2437 - {Cellulases
C12N9/2445 - {Beta-glucosidase

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {

C12P19/02 - Monosaccharides
C12P19/14 - produced by the action of a carbohydrase {
C12P2201/00 - Pretreatment of cellulosic or lignocellulosic material for subsequent enzymatic treatment or hydrolysis
C12P7/10 - substrate containing cellulosic material
C12P7/14 - Multiple stages of fermentation

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12Y - ENZYMES

C12Y302/01004 - Cellulase

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E50/10 - Biofuels

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

Y02P20/133 - Renewable energy sources

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC36-99GO10337

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES