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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Kapa Biosystems, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Inventors:
William Bourn, Plumstead, ZA;
Maryke Appel, Dublin, CA (US);
Gavin Rush, Cape Town, ZA;
John Foskett, Boulder, CO (US);
Paul J. McEwan, Diablo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kapa Biosystems, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12N 9/12 (2006.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01); C12Q 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2013.01); C12N 9/1241 (2013.01); C12N 9/1252 (2013.01); C12N 15/1058 (2013.01); C12Q 1/485 (2013.01); C12Y 207/07007 (2013.01); G01N 2333/9126 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides improved DNA polymerases, in particular, type A DNA polymerases, that may be better suited for applications in recombinant DNA technologies. Among other things, the present invention provides modified DNA polymerases derived from directed evolution experiments designed to select mutations that confer advantageous phenotypes under conditions used in industrial or research applications.