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Beatrix Gerhard

Lex De Boer

Roelf Bernhard Meima

Christian Wagner

Fabio Spreafico

Dieter Maier

Andreas Fritz

Ulrike Folkers

Oliver Heinrich

Richard Albang

Hilmar Ilgenfritz

The invention relates to a newly identified polynucleotide sequence comprising a gene that encodes a novel lipolytic enzyme fromThe invention features the full length nucleotide sequence of the novel gene, the cDNA sequence comprising the full length coding sequence of the novel lipolytic enzyme as well as the amino acid sequence of the full-length functional protein and functional equivalents thereof. The invention also relates to methods of using these enzymes in industrial processes and methods of diagnosing fungal infections. Also included in the invention are cells transformed with a polynucleotide according to the invention and cells wherein a lipolytic enzyme according to the invention is genetically modified to enhance its activity and/or level of expression.

Lipases and uses thereof

The invention relates to a newly identified polynucleotide sequence comprising a gene that encodes a novel lipolytic enzyme from. The invention features the full length nucleotide sequence of the novel gene, the cDNA sequence comprising the full length coding sequence of the novel lipolytic enzyme as well as the amino acid sequence of the full-length functional protein and functional equivalents thereof. The invention also relates to methods of using these enzymes in industrial processes and methods of diagnosing fungal infections. Also included in the invention are cells transformed with a polynucleotide according to the invention and cells wherein a lipolytic enzyme according to the invention is genetically modified to enhance its activity and/or level of expression.

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