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US 2014/0004588 A1Published application
Methods and compositions for degrading pectin
AssigneeUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorJOY DORAN PETERSON
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Abstract
The present invention provides enriched polynucleotides, and enriched polypeptides having pectinase activity. The present invention also includes methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides described herein. For instance, the methods include producing a metabolic product, such as ethanol
Claims11
1-34. (canceled)
A method for degrading pectin comprising:
- contacting a composition comprising pectin with a polypeptide having pectinase activity under conditions suitable for the degradation of the pectin, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence and the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 have at least 80% identity, and wherein the pectin is degraded.
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