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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12N / ; A61K / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 72 ; 435 96 ; 435201 ; 4352523 ; 4353201 ; 424 9461 ; 536 237 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a gene isolated from Thermomonospora fusca, wherein the gene encodes a thermostable cellulase. Disclosed is the nucleotide sequence of the T. fusca gene; and nucleic acid molecules comprising the gene, or a fragment of the gene, that can be used to recombinantly express the cellulase or a catalytically active polypeptide thereof, respectively. The isolated and purified recombinant cellulase or catalytically active polypeptide may be used to hydrolyze substrate either by itself; or in combination with other cellulases, with the resultant combination having unexpected hydrolytic activity.