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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William S. Borneman, San Carlos, CA (US);
Elizabeth A. Bodie, San Carlos, CA (US);
Thomas P. Graycar, Pacifica, CA (US);
Deborah S. Winetzky, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genencor International, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/386 ; C11D 7/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/386 ; C11D 7/42 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides novel phenol oxidizing enzymes naturally-produced by strains of the species,which possess a pH optima in the alkaline range and which are useful in modifying the color associated with dyes and colored compounds at alkaline pH.