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The University of Melbourne

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

The University of Adelaide

Geoffrey Bruce Fincher

Antony Bacic

Rachel Anita Burton

Stephen Alan Jobling

Lin Chen

Filomena Angela Pettolino

Peter Bordier Hoj

Monika Susanne Doblin

Thomas Peter John Garrett

Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese

The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-&#x3b2;--glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-&#x3b2;--glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-&#x3b2;--glucan synthases.

Polysaccharide synthases

The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-&#x3b2;-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-&#x3b2;-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-&#x3b2;-D-glucan synthases.

Polysaccharide synthases (H)

This invention relates to a (1&rarr;3, 1&rarr;4)-&bgr;-glucanase (glucanase EII endohydrolase) enzyme, whose amino acid sequence has been modified in order to provide an enzyme whose three-dimensional structure confers improved thermostability and/or pH stability. Specific modifications are based upon a comparison between the three-dimensional structure (1&rarr;3, 1&rarr;4)-&bgr;-glucanase and that of (1&rarr;3)-&bgr;-glucanase. The (1&rarr;3, 1&rarr;4)-&bgr;-glucanase gene has been modified by site-directed mutagenesis, and modified enzymes have been expressed in,Modified sequences, DNA molecules encoding them, plasmids, expression vectors and transgenic plants are disclosed.

(1&rarr;3, 1&rarr;4)&mdash;&bgr;-glucanase of enhanced stability

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Geoffrey Bruce Fincher