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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Inventors:
Rosemary Anne Cripwell, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Willem Heber Van Zyl, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Shaunita Hellouise Rose, Somerset West, ZA;
Assignee:
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12N 9/26 (2006.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01); C12N 9/30 (2006.01); C12N 9/24 (2006.01); C12P 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2013.01); C12N 9/242 (2013.01); C12N 9/2405 (2013.01); C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recombinant yeast that expresses both an α-amylase (SEQ ID NO: 1) and a glucoamylase (SEQ ID NO: 2) from(recently re-named as) is provided. The use of the recombinant yeast in a process for producing an alcohol, in particular a biofuel, from starch or sugars is also described.