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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1996
Lene Venke Kofod, DK-4350 Uggerl.o slashed.se, DK;
Lene Nonboe Andersen, DK-3460 Birkerod, DK;
Markus Sakari Kauppinen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, DK;
Stephan Christgau, DK-2820 Gentofte, DK;
Henrik Dalbo slashed.ge, DK-2830 Virum, DK;
Hans Sejr Olsen, DK-2840 Holte, DK;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an enzyme with .beta.-(1-6)-endoglucanase activity encoded by a DNA sequence, which DNA sequence a) comprises the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 3, or b) comprises an analogue of the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 3, which i) is homologous with the DNA sequences shown in or SEQ ID No. 3, and/or ii) hybridizes with the same oligonucleotide probe as the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 3, and/or iii) encodes a polypeptide which is homologous with the polypeptide encoded by a DNA sequence comprising the DNA sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 3, and/or iv) encodes a polypeptide which is immunologically reactive with an antibody raised against a purified .beta.-(1-6)-glucanase shown in SEQ ID No. 4 derived from Trichoderma harzianum, CBS 243.71. The present invention also relates to a DNA construct encoding the enzyme, a method of producing the enzyme, an enzyme preparation containing the enzyme, and the use of the enzyme and enzyme preparation for the degradation or modification of .beta.-glucan containing materials.