Novozymes A/s

Novozymes, Inc.

Forskningscenter Riso

Katja Salomon Johansen

Carsten Schau Andersen

Torben Vedel Borchert

Feng Xu

Thomas Thisted

Mads Eskelund Bjornvad

Henrik Frisner

Hui Xu

Sanne Schroder Glad

Matthew Sweeney

Brett McBrayer

Henrik Lund

Chee-Leong Soong

Jason Quinlan

Jesper Frickmann

Paul Walton

Helle Outtrup

Preben Nielsen

Jiyin Liu

Keith Gibson

Kristian Bertel Romer M Krogh

Jens Magnus Eklof

Hong Zhi Huang

Armindo Ribiero Gaspar

Søren Kofoed Rasmussen

Mark Stevens

Harry J Gilbert

David N Bolam

Arthur Rogowski

Mikael Blom Sørensen

Sanne Schoeder Glad

Jesper Frickman

Jens Magnus Eklöf

Artur Rogowski

Jens EKLÖF

Sanne Schröder Glad

Mads Eskelund Björnvad

The invention relates to methods of saccharifying a cellulosic material comprising subjecting the cellulosic material to a laccase and a cellulolytic enzyme composition comprising a GH61 polypeptide in the presence of dissolved oxygen at a concentration in the range of 0.5-90% of the saturation level. The invention also related to methods of producing desired fermentation products, such as ethanol, using a method including a saccharification step of the invention.

Process for saccharifying cellulosic material under oxygen addition

The invention relates to methods of saccharifying a cellulosic material comprising subjecting the cellulosic material to a cellulolytic enzyme composition and a GH61 polypeptide, and optionally a catalase in the presence of dissolved oxygen at a concentration in the range of 0.5 to 10% of the saturation level. The invention also related to methods of producing desired fermentation products, such as ethanol, using a method including a saccharification step of the invention.

Methods of saccharifying and fermenting a cellulosic material

The invention relates to methods of saccharifying a cellulosic material comprising subjecting the cellulosic material to a catalase and a cellulolytic enzyme composition comprising a GH61 polypeptide in the presence of dissolved oxygen at a concentration of greater than 10% of the saturation level. The invention also related to methods of producing desired fermentation products, such as ethanol, using a method including a saccharification step of the invention.

The present invention relates to methods of increasing the activity of a GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, comprising: adding a divalent copper cation to a composition comprising the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, wherein the presence of the divalent copper cation and the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity increases degradation or conversion of a cellulosic material by an enzyme composition compared to the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity without the divalent copper cation. The present invention also relates to compositions, methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material, and methods for producing a fermentation product.

Methods of increasing the cellulolytic enhancing activity of a polypeptide

The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.

Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound and uses thereof

The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having &#x3b1;-xylosidase activity, catalytic domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides and catalytic domains.

Polypeptides having &#x3b1;-xylosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same

The present invention relates to pectate lyase variants exhibiting alterations relative to a parent enzyme exhibiting pectate lyase activity as its major enzymatic activity; to a method of producing such enzymes; and to methods for using such enzymes in the textile, detergent and cellulose fiber processing industries. Compared to the parent enzyme, the pectate lyase variants of the present invention exhibit improved stability in detergents.

Pectate lyase variants

The present invention relates to compositions comprising a GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound comprising a carboxylic acid moiety, a lactone moiety, a phenolic moiety, a flavonoid moiety, or a combination thereof, wherein the combination of the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and the organic compound enhances hydrolysis of a cellulosic material by a cellulolytic enzyme compared to the GH61 polypeptide alone or the organic compound alone. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.

Compositions for enhancing hydroysis of cellulosic material by cellulolytic enzyme compositions

The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.

Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same

The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phytase activity, recombinant DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides, methods of producing such polypeptides, and the use of the polypeptides in transgenic plants. The invention discloses polypeptides having affinity for the substrate phytate (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 myo-inositol-hexakisphosphate, phytic acid), comprising an amino acid sequence as described by the invention. Furthermore, the invention discloses DNA fragments encoding the polypeptides, and cDNA fragments encoding the polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention may, for example, be used as an additive in animal feeds, an additive in food for human consumption, or to extract proteins from rice bran. The invention also concerns a transgenic plant or part thereof, wherein the plant or part thereof has been genetically modified to comprise a polypeptide as defined by the invention.

Polynucleotides encoding phytase polypeptides

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