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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carsten Andersen, Vaerløse, DK;
Christel Thea Jørgensen, K øbenhavn Ø, DK;
Henrik Bisgård-Frantzen, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Allan Svendsen, Birkerød, DK;
Søren Kjaerulff, Vanløse, DK;
Assignee:
Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/00 ; C12N 9/24 ; C12N 9/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/00 ; C12N 9/24 ; C12N 9/28 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits altered properties, in particular reduced capability of cleaving a substrate close to the branching point, and improved substrate specificity and/or improved specific activity relative to the parent alpha-amylase.