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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013

Filed:

May. 28, 2010
Applicants:

Brian R. Scott, Richmond, CA;

Chengsong Liu, Ottawa, CA;

James Lavigne, Ottawa, CA;

John J. Tomashek, Ottawa, CA;

Inventors:

Brian R. Scott, Richmond, CA;

Chengsong Liu, Ottawa, CA;

James Lavigne, Ottawa, CA;

John J. Tomashek, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/42 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided are modified beta-glucosidase enzymes, derived from theCel3A beta-glucosidase, that exhibit improvements in one or more kinetic parameters (K, K, k) comprising amino acid substitutions at one or more of positions 43, 101, 260 and 543. Also provided are genetic constructs comprising nucleotide sequences encoding for modified beta-glucosidase enzymes, methods for the production of modified beta-glucosidase enzymes from host strains and the use of the modified beta-glucosidase enzymes in the hydrolysis of cellulose.


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