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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Codexis, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Ee Lui Ang, Singapore, SG;
Ellen D. Eberhard, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Xiyun Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Wei Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Jing Tian, Singapore, SG;
Derek J. Smith, Singapore, SG;
Vesna Mitchell, San Jose, CA (US);
Codexis, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides endoglucanase 1b (EG1b) variants suitable for use in saccharification reactions. The present application further provides genetically modified fungal organisms that produce EG1b variants, as well as enzyme mixtures exhibiting enhanced hydrolysis of cellulosic material to fermentable sugars, enzyme mixtures produced by the genetically modified fungal organisms, and methods for producing fermentable sugars from cellulose using such enzyme mixtures.