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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Willem Heber Van Zyl, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Tania Jooste, Northcliff, ZA;
Johann Ferdinand Gorgens, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Maryna Saayman, Durbanville, ZA;
Lorenzo Favaro, Scorze, IT;
Marina Basaglia, Piove di Sacco, IT;
Sergio Casella, Pisa, IT;
Willem Heber Van Zyl, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Tania Jooste, Northcliff, ZA;
Johann Ferdinand Gorgens, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Maryna Saayman, Durbanville, ZA;
Lorenzo Favaro, Scorze, IT;
Marina Basaglia, Piove di Sacco, IT;
Sergio Casella, Pisa, IT;
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Universita Degli Studi Di Padova, Padua, IT;
Abstract
The invention relates to the combination of the TLG1 glucoamylase fromwith: (i) the SFA1 alpha-amylase from; and/or (ii) the LKA alpha-amylase. The enzyme combinations may be expressed in a host cell (e.g. in) or provided as an enzyme composition. Methods for making the enzyme combinations of the invention are provided. The invention also relates to a yeast strain which exhibits amylolytic activity and promising fermentative abilities. Processes for producing a fermentation product (in particular alcohol) from starch-containing material are described.