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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
David A. Estell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ronaldus W. J. Hommes, Haarlem, NL;
Amy D. Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew Shaw, San Francisco, CA (US);
David A. Estell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ronaldus W. J. Hommes, Haarlem, NL;
Amy D. Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew Shaw, San Francisco, CA (US);
Danisco US Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one thermolysin-like neutral protease enzyme with improved storage stability and/or catalytic activity. In some embodiments, the thermolysin finds use in cleaning and other applications comprising detergent. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions comprising thermolysin formulated and/or engineered to resist detergent-induced inactivation.