Rhamnogalacturonan hydrolases
AssigneeNovozymes A/S
InventorsPer Linå Jørgensen, Kirk Schnorr, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Martin Schülein, Helle Outtrup
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to isolated enzymes exhibiting rhamnogalacturonan hydrolase activity, to nucleic acids encoding such enzymes, and to methods of producing such enzymes. The present invention is also related to detergent and animal feed compositions, compositions and methods for treating cellulosic materials, such as fibers, compositions and methods for preparing fruit or vegetable products, and compositions and methods for preparing wine and juice.
Claims10
An isolated enzyme exhibiting rhamnogalacturonan hydrolase activity, said enzyme comprising a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% homologous to the amino add sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4.
An animal feed composition, said animal feed composition comprising plant material rich in pectic substance and an isolated enzyme exhibiting rhamnogalacturonan hydrolase activity, said enzyme comprising a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 76% homologous to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4.
A detergent composition, said detergent composition comprising a surfactant and an isolated enzyme exhibiting rhamnogalacturonan hydrolase activity, said enzyme comprising a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 75% homologous to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.