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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kakeshita, Wakayama, JP;
Nozomu Shibata, Wakayama, JP;
Junichi Sumitani, Sakai, JP;
Yutaro Baba, Toyama, JP;
Shuji Tani, Sakai, JP;
Takashi Kawaguchi, Minoh, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/42 (2006.01); C12N 1/14 (2006.01); C12N 15/52 (2006.01); C12N 15/80 (2006.01); C12P 19/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/2445 (2013.01); C12N 1/14 (2013.01); C12N 15/52 (2013.01); C12N 15/80 (2013.01); C12P 19/02 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a mutant β-glucosidase capable of more efficiently saccharifying biomass. A mutant β-glucosidase comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the amino acid sequence has asparagine at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of positions corresponding to positions 787, 790, and 797 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and has β-glucosidase activity.