Trichoderma Reesei Glucoamylase and Homologs Thereof
AssigneeDanisco US Inc.
InventorsNigel Dunn-Coleman, Paulien Neefe-Kruithof, Craig E. Pilgrim, Piet Van Solingen, Donald E. Ward
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Abstract
The present invention is related to glucoamylases having at least 80% sequence identity to a Trichoderma glucoamylase having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and biologically functional fragments thereof. The invention is also related to DNA sequences coding for the glucoamylases, vectors and host cells incorporating the DNA sequences, enzyme compositions and methods of using the glucoamylases in various applications.
Claims19
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An isolated DNA sequence encoding an enzyme having glucoamylase activity, wherein the enzyme has at least 90% sequence identity to amino acid residues positions 1 to 452 of SEQ ID NO. 20.
An isolated enzyme having glucoamylase activity, wherein the enzyme has at least 90% sequence identity to amino acid residues positions 1 to 452 of SEQ ID NO. 20.
A method of hydrolyzing starch comprising treating a starch containing substrate with an enzyme having glucoamylase activity and at least 90% sequence identity to amino acid residues positions 1 to 452 of SEQ ID NO. 20 or a biologically active fragment thereof.
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