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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2009
Applicants:

William a Cuevas, San Francisco, CA (US);

Sang-kyu Lee, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Sandra W Ramer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Andrew Shaw, San Francisco, CA (US);

Amr R Toppozada, San Francisco, CA (US);

David E Estell, San Francisco, CA (US);

Louise Wallace, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Regina Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Carol a Requadt, Paradise, CA (US);

Scott D Power, San Bruno, CA (US);

Michael J Pepsin, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Inventors:

William A Cuevas, San Francisco, CA (US);

Sang-Kyu Lee, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Sandra W Ramer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Andrew Shaw, San Francisco, CA (US);

Amr R Toppozada, San Francisco, CA (US);

David E Estell, San Francisco, CA (US);

Louise Wallace, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Regina Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Carol A Requadt, Paradise, CA (US);

Scott D Power, San Bruno, CA (US);

Michael J Pepsin, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Assignee:

DANISCO US INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/26 (2006.01); C12N 9/28 (2006.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/26 (2013.01); C12N 9/2408 (2013.01); C12N 9/2417 (2013.01); G01N 11/00 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract

Alpha-amylases from(AmyE), variants thereof, nucleic acids encoding the same, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids are provided. Methods of using AmyE or variants thereof are disclosed, including liquefaction and/or saccharification of starch. Such methods may yield sugars useful for ethanol production or high fructose corn syrup production. In some cases, the amylases can be used at low pH, in the absence of calcium, and/or in the absence of a glucoamylase.


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