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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Metgen Oy, Kaarina, FI;
Inventor:
Klara Birikh, Kaarina, FI;
Assignee:
METGEN OY, Kaarina, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/0061 (2013.01); C12Y 110/03002 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application relates to laccase variants and uses thereof as eco-friendly biocatalysts in various industrial processes. More in particular, the disclosure relates to a polypeptide with laccase activity comprising an amino acid sequence that is more than 80% identical to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises a non-polar amino acid, preferably an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of proline, alanine, glycine and valine at a position corresponding to amino acid 113 of SEQ ID NO: 1.