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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Wing L. Sung, Ontario, CA;
Wing L. Sung, Ontario, CA;
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The present invention pertains to modified xylanase enzymes that exhibit increased thermostability and alkalophilicity, when compared with their native counterparts. Several modified xylanases exhibiting these properties are disclosed including xylanases with at least one modification at amino acid position 10, 27, 29, 75, 104, 105, 125, 129, 132, 135, 144, 157, 161, 162 or 165, or a combination thereof. Also included within the present invention is a modified xylanase that comprises at least one substituted amino acid residue and that may be characterized as having a maximum effective temperature (MET) between about 69° C. and about 78° C., wherein the modified xylanase is a Family 11 xylanase obtained from a Trichoderma sp. The present invention also includes a modified Family 11 xylanase obtained from a Trichoderma sp. characterized as having a maximum effective pH (MEP) between 5.8 and about 7.6. Modified xylanases characterized as having a MET between about 69° C. and about 78° C. and a MET between about 5.8 and 7.6 are also disclosed.