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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2011
Nabil Masri, Gatineau, CA;
Patrick St-pierre, Gatineau, CA;
Sandra Mortimer, Orleans, CA;
Christopher M. D. Hill, Nepean, CA;
Nabil Masri, Gatineau, CA;
Patrick St-Pierre, Gatineau, CA;
Sandra Mortimer, Orleans, CA;
Christopher M. D. Hill, Nepean, CA;
Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a modified Family 5 cellulase comprising a substitution of an amino acid at position 363 with a non-native alanine, serine or threonine, the position determined from alignment of the modified Family 5 cellulase with amino acids 71-397 of aCel5A amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 and enzyme mixtures comprising same. Additionally provided is a genetic construct comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding the modified Family 5 cellulase and a genetically modified microbe comprising the genetic construct. The invention also provides a process for producing the modified Family 5 cellulase.