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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Robyn Joyce Russell, Wanniassa, AU;
Rama Heidari, Amaroo, AU;
Alan Devonshire, Harpenden, GB;
Susan Jane Dorrian, Fraser, AU;
John Graham Oakeshott, Wanniassa, AU;
Inventors:
Robyn Joyce Russell, Wanniassa, AU;
Rama Heidari, Amaroo, AU;
Alan Devonshire, Harpenden, GB;
Susan Jane Dorrian, Fraser, AU;
John Graham Oakeshott, Wanniassa, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/46 (2006.01); C12N 9/18 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and enzymes for degrading hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of insect esterases, and mutants thereof, in the bioremediation of hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins residues, such as pyrethroid residues, contaminating the environment and horticultural commodities.