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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Applicants:
David Lam, San Marcos, CA (US);
Eric J. Mathur, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Lam, San Marcos, CA (US);
Eric J. Mathur, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Verenium Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/42 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01); D06M 16/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); A23L 1/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides a purified thermostable enzyme derived from the archael bacterium AEPII 1a. In one aspect, the enzyme has a molecular weight of about 60.9 kilodaltons and has a cellulase activity. The enzyme can be produced from native or recombinant host cells, and can be used to aid in the digestion of cellulose. The invention also provides polypeptides having endoglucanase activity having homology to SEQ ID NO:2.