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US 2014/0004587 A1Published application
Egvii endoglucanase and nucleic acids encoding the same
AssigneeDanisco US Inc.
InventorsNigel DUNN-COLEMAN, Frits GOEDEGEBUUR, Michael WARD, Jian YAO
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel 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.
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A method of producing ethanol, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) contacting a biomass composition with an enzymatic composition comprising an isolated polypeptide having endoglucanase activity and comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, to yield a sugar solution;
- b) adding to the sugar solution a fermentative microorganism;
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- c) culturing the fermentative microorganism under conditions sufficient to produce ethanol,
- wherein the biomass composition may be optionally pretreated.
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A method of producing ethanol, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) contacting a biomass composition with an enzymatic composition comprising an isolated polypeptide having endoglucanase activity and comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, and a fermentative microorganism;
- and
- b) culturing the fermentative microorganism under conditions sufficient to produce ethanol,
- wherein the biomass composition may be optionally pretreated.
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