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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Rajat Sapra, Pennington, NJ (US);
Supratim Datta, Berkeley, CA (US);
Zhiwei Chen, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Bradley M. Holmes, Oakland, CA (US);
Blake A. Simmons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Harvey W. Blanch, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rajat Sapra, Pennington, NJ (US);
Supratim Datta, Berkeley, CA (US);
Zhiwei Chen, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Bradley M. Holmes, Oakland, CA (US);
Blake A. Simmons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Harvey W. Blanch, San Francisco, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Sandia Corporation, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for a composition comprising an ionic liquid and a thermostable cellulose, and a method of hydrolyzing a cellulose, comprising: (a) providing a composition comprising a solution comprising an ionic liquid and a cellulose, and (b) introducing a thermostable cellulase to the solution, such that the cellulose is hydrolyzed by the cellulase. The present invention also provides for athermostable cellulase mutant with increased cellulase activity.