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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2017
Asociación Centro DE Investigación Cooperativa En Nanociencias “cic Nanogune”, San Sebastián, ES;
Raúl Pérez-Jiménez, San Sebastián, ES;
Asociación Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Nanociencias “CIC nanoGUNE”, San Sebastián, ES;
Abstract
The invention relates to an endocellulase catalytic domain comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a functionally equivalent variant of said catalytic domain that substantially maintains or improves its catalytic activity. The invention also relates to a polypeptide, a nucleic acid, an expression cassette, a vector or a host cell. Additionally, the invention relates to the use of an endocellulase catalytic domain or the polypeptide of the invention for hydrolysing cellulose, producing bioethanol or as a detergent. The invention also relates to a method for hydrolysing cellulose and for producing bioethanol.