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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Basf Enzymes Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Walter Callen, San Diego, CA (US);
Toby Richardson, San Diego, CA (US);
Gerhard Frey, San Diego, CA (US);
Carl A. Miller, Raleigh, NC (US);
Martin Kazaoka, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric J. Mathur, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jay M. Short, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
BASF ENZYMES LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/26 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C12N 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/2411 (2013.01); C12N 9/2417 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.