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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Christopher Hill, Nepean, CA;
John J. Tomashek, Ottawa, CA;
Loreta Gudynaite-savitch, Kanata, CA;
Guylaine Therrien, Gatineau, CA;
Sophie Calixte, Ottawa, CA;
Christopher Hill, Nepean, CA;
John J. Tomashek, Ottawa, CA;
Loreta Gudynaite-Savitch, Kanata, CA;
Guylaine Therrien, Gatineau, CA;
Sophie Calixte, Ottawa, CA;
Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a depilling composition comprising an enzyme mixture that comprises a Family 45 cellulase and one or more additional cellulases selected from a Family 5 cellulase, a Family 6 cellulase or a combination thereof. The enzyme mixture may be characterized in that the Family 45 and Family 5 cellulases or the Family 45 and Family 6 cellulases are present at a weight ratio that exhibits synergy in an assay that measures specific depilling activity. The enzyme mixture may be secreted by a genetically modified microbe overexpressing the foregoing cellulases. Also provided is a process for depilling that comprises a step of contacting cellulose-containing goods with the depilling composition.