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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2013
Applicant:

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Llc, Golden, CO (US);

Inventors:

Qi Xu, Lakewood, CO (US);

John O. Baker, Golden, CO (US);

Michael E. Himmel, Littleton, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C12N 9/96 (2006.01); C12N 9/14 (2006.01); C12N 9/24 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/14 (2013.01); C12N 9/2437 (2013.01);
Abstract

Nucleic acid molecules encoding chimeric cellulase polypeptides that exhibit improved cellulase activities are disclosed herein. The chimeric cellulase polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acids and methods to produce the cellulases are also described, along with methods of using chimeric cellulases for the conversion of cellulose to sugars such as glucose.


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