Basf Se Corporation

Bp Corporation North America Inc.

Verenium Corporation

Kristine Chang

Grace DeSantis

Connie Jo Hansen

Shaun Healey

Geoff Hazlewood

David Blum

Alexander Varvak

Thomas Todaro

Charles Hancock

Thomas Woodward

David B Weiner

Hwai Wen Chang

David Paul Weiner

Scott Beaver

Xuqiu Tan

Jochen Kutscher

Adrienne Huston Davenport

Jared Dennis

Tong Li

Hugo D Urbina

Scott W Beaver

Hwai Chang

Grace Desantis

Variant polypeptides having beta-amylase activity and methods of making and using the enzymes in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol, or syrups; as viscosity breakers in oilfield and mining industries.

Beta-amylase enzymes

The invention relates to enzymes having xylanase, mannanase and/or glucanase activity, e.g., catalyzing hydrolysis of internal &#x3b2;-1,4-xylosidic linkages or endo-&#x3b2;-1,4-ghicanase linkages; and/or degrading a linear polysaccharide beta-1,4-xylan into xylose. Thus, the invention provides methods and processes for breaking down hemicellulose, which is a major component of the cell wall of plants, including methods and processes for hydrolyzing hemicelluloses in any plant or wood or wood product, wood waste, paper pulp, paper product or paper waste or byproduct. In addition, methods of designing new xylanases, mannanases and/or glucanases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The xylanases, mannanases and/or glucanases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature.

Xylanases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them

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