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Bagsvaerd, DK

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20130152234Polypeptides Having Lipase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.06-13-2013
20130149771Heat-Stable Persephonella Carbonic Anhydrases and Their Use - The present invention relates to use of 06-13-2013
20130137152Polypeptides Having Glucoamylase Activitiy and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains.05-30-2013
20130136823Method of Preparing a Dough-Based Product - Dough with a high sucrose content (such as cake dough) tends to inhibit the activity of an anti-staling amylase such as Novamyl, making it less effective to prevent the staling of dough-based products with high sucrose content such as cakes. A good anti-staling effect in cakes can be achieved by using a carefully selected anti-staling amylase with certain properties.05-30-2013
20130130327Polypeptides Having Beta-Glucosidase Activity, Beta-Xylosidase Activity, or Beta-Glucosidase and Beta-Xylosidase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity, beta-xylosidase activity, or beta-glucosidase and beta-xylosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.05-23-2013
20130130326Polypeptides Having Beta-Glucosidase Activity, Beta-Xylosidase Activity, or Beta-Glucosidase and Beta-Xylosidase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity, beta-xylosidase activity, or beta-glucosidase and beta-xylosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.05-23-2013
20130130325Polypeptides Having Beta-Glucosidase Activity, Beta-Xylosidase Activity, or Beta-Glucosidase and Beta-Xylosidase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity, beta-xylosidase activity, or beta-glucosidase and beta-xylosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.05-23-2013
20130123163Polypeptides Having Lipase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.05-16-2013
20130122571Subtilases - The present invention relates to methods for producing variants of a parent TY145 subtilase and of a parent BPN′ subtilase and to TY145 and BPN′ variants having altered properties as compared to the parent TY145/BPN′ subtilase.05-16-2013
20130122570Glucoamylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent fungal glucoamylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability and/or increased specific activity using saccharide substrates.05-16-2013
20130122548Eubacterial RNA-Polymerase Mutants With Altered Product Production - The present invention relates to an isolated mutant 05-16-2013
20130122545Polypeptides Having Protease Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.05-16-2013
20130122149Polypeptides Having Glucose Dehydrogenase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucose dehydrogenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.05-16-2013
20130118532Two-Soak Wash - The present invention relates to a method for cleaning an object comprising the steps: (a) distributing to the object a first soak solution comprising at least one surfactant and at least one enzyme followed by a first soak period wherein the concentrations of the at least one surfactant and the at least one enzyme are higher relative to their concentrations in a subsequent wash solution; (b) adding to the object a second soak solution comprising at least one component that is different from any of the components comprised in the soak solution of (a) followed by a second soak period; (c) furthermore adding to the object water to obtain a wash solution followed by a wash period; and (d) rinsing the object; wherein step (b) is conducted either before or after step (c), and wherein said method has a wash performance corresponding to any of (i) a Relative Wash Performance (RWP) of at least 1; (ii) a Process Related Cleaning Index (PRCI) of more than 1; or (iii) a Relative Wash Performance (RWP) of at least 1 and a Process Related Cleaning Index (PRCI) of more than 1.05-16-2013
20130115662FUNGAL PEROXYGENASES AND METHODS OF APPLICATION - The invention relates to polypeptides having peroxygenase activity and compositions comprising such polypeptides, their encoding polynucleotides, expression vectors and recombinant host cells comprising such polynucleotides or vectors, methods of producing the polypeptides, as well as methods of application and uses thereof, including a process for enzymatic, regioselective oxygenation of N-heterocycles of the general formula (I) to the corresponding N-oxides of the formula (II), by converting N-heterocycles of the formula (I) with a peroxidase polypeptide in the presence of at least one oxidizing agent in a one-stage reaction process.05-09-2013
20130111677Concentrated Soak Wash - The present invention relates to a method for cleaning an object comprising the steps: (a) distributing to the object a first soak solution comprising at least one surfactant and at least one enzyme followed by a first soak period wherein the concentrations of the at least one surfactant and the at least one enzyme are higher relative to their concentrations in a subsequent wash solution; (b) furthermore adding to the object water to obtain a wash solution followed by a wash period; and (c) rinsing the object; wherein said method has a wash performance corresponding to any of (i) a Relative Wash Performance (RWP) of at least 1; (ii) a Process Related Cleaning Index (PRCI) of more than 1; or (iii) a Relative Wash Performance (RWP) of at least 1 and a Process Related Cleaning Index (PRCI) of more than 1.05-09-2013
20130102058Dehairing of Skins and Hides - The present invention relates to a method for the processing of hides or skins into leather, comprising enzymatic treatment of the hide or skin with carbohydrase in the soaking step. The present invention can achieve optimal fiber opening results in a relatively short period of time and at the same time does not cause loose grain, and meanwhile the pollution or impact on the environment is reduced in a maximum way.04-25-2013
20130098570BLEACHING OF PULP - The use of a peroxidase and violuric acid, or a derivative thereof in the bleaching of pulp, such as paper materials, such as paper, linerboard, corrugated paperboard, tissue, towels, corrugated containers and boxes. The peroxidases of the invention are classified as EC 1.11.1.7. The effect of peroxidase is bleaching and de-inking of the pulp, e.g. the paper pulp and the resulting paper material.04-25-2013
20130095550POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING PROMOTER ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having promoter activity the use of the isolated polynucleotides for the production of a polypeptide. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing a desired polypeptide using the polypeptide having promoter activity.04-18-2013
20130095525POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING LEADER SEQUENCE FUNCTION - The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides.04-18-2013
20130095522Processes For Producing Fermentation Products - The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein liquefied mash is saccharified or pre-saccharified using a thermostable carbohydrate-source generating enzyme before fermentation or SSF.04-18-2013
20130090463POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING PROMOTER ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having promoter activity the juse of the isolated polynucleotides for the procuction of a polypeptide. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing a desired polypeptide using the polypeptide having promoter activity.04-11-2013
20130089915DNA Sequences For Regulating Transcription - The invention relates to a DNA sequences for regulating transcription of a structural gene encoding a polypeptide in a eukaryotic host cell comprising (a) a first DNA sequence to which RNA polymerase binds which DNA sequence comprises a mRNA initiation site; and further (b) one or more DNA sequence(s) to which RNA polymerase binds with or without a mRNA initiation site. The invention also relates to a DNA construct and an expression vector and a host cell comprising the DNA sequence of the invention.04-11-2013
20130089897Polypeptides Having Isoamylase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having isoamylase activity derived from 04-11-2013
20130086755Family 44 Xyloglucanases - The present invention relates to xyloglucanases belonging to family 44 of glycosyl hydrolases and having a relative xyloglucanase activity of at least 30% between pH 5 and pH 8 are derived from the genus 04-11-2013
20130084358Method To Reduce Biogenic Amine Content in Food - This invention relates to a method of reducing biogenic amine content in a beverage by contacting the beverage and/or beverage intermediate with an enzyme having transglutaminase activity.04-04-2013
20130078679Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase 1 Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.03-28-2013
20130078672POLYPEPTIDES HAVING XYLANASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.03-28-2013
20130071913USE OF AMYLASE VARIANTS AT LOW TEMPERATURE - The present invention relates to the use of alpha-amylase variants having improved activity relative to the parent enzyme at low temperature, including improved washing and/or dishwashing performance and/or increased stability at low temperature. The invention further relates a method for doing laundry, dish wash and/or cleaning such as institutional cleaning and to compositions for use at low temperature.03-21-2013
20130059315Alpha-Amylase Mutants - The present invention relates to a method of constructing a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and at least one altered property as compared to the parent alpha-amylase, comprises 03-07-2013
20130052702Methods for Enhancing By-Products From Fermentation Processes - The present invention relates to methods for enhancing yield and/or quality of by-products from fermentation processes used for producing fermentation products. The invention includes a process of fermenting starch-containing material into a fermentation product comprising a fermentation step wherein one or more enzymes are added before or during the fermentation step. More specifically, the present invention provides methods for increasing oil recovery yield from processes for producing fermentation products and further enhancing the quality of DDGS by removing fat content from DDGS that are produced as by-products in processes for producing fermentation products.02-28-2013
20130045524Subtilases - The present invention relates to novel JP170 like subtilases from wild-type bacteria, hybrids thereof and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. Further, the present invention relates to use of the claimed subtilases in detergents, such as a laundry or an automatic dishwashing detergent.02-21-2013
20130045506Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.02-21-2013
20130045505Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.02-21-2013
20130045498VISCOSITY PRESSURE ASSAY - The present invention relates to methods of determining enzyme activity in a fluid, wherein the activity over time provides a viscosity-change in the fluid, by the use of a device (FIG. 02-21-2013
20130045302Screening Method - Lipolytic enzymes which improve the properties of dough or baked products generally have a high activity towards lipids which are capable of forming a hexagonal phase, and a screening method was developed on this basis. The improved properties may include a larger loaf volume, an improved shape factor, an improved crumb structure, reduced dough stickiness, improved dough stability and/or improved tolerance towards extended proofing.02-21-2013
20130040872ENZYME GRANULES - The stability of enzymes in a powder detergent can be very significantly improved by the combination of four measures: Addition of reducing agent/peroxide decomposing catalyst/antioxidant to the core or the coating; Addition of a multivalent cation to the core; Addition of an acidic buffer to the core or to the coating; Applying a salt coating onto the core.02-14-2013
20130040354Biogas Production Process With Enzymatic Pre-Treatment - A biogas production process with enzymatic pre-treatment, said process comprising the steps of providing a slurry comprising a lignocellulose-containing material, water and one or more enzyme; allowing the one or more enzyme to degrade the lignocellulose-containing material at a suitable temperature and pH; and adding the enzyme-degraded material to a biogas digester tank at a suitable rate and ratio to effectively convert the material to biogas in the digester.02-14-2013
20130040342Thermostable Phytase Variants - The present invention relates to a method for producing phytase variants has at least 70% identity to a phytase derived from 02-14-2013
20130034890Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase 1 Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.02-07-2013
20130034626METHOD FOR WINE FILTRATION - The invention describes methods to improve the filterability of crude wine using a combination of enzymes, more particularly a beta 1.3 glucanase, a polygalacturonase and a pectin lyase. The invention also describes methods to improve the filterability of crude wine using a combination of enzymes, more particularly a beta 1.3 glucanase, a polygalacturonase, a pectin lyase, a pectinesterase and an endoarabinanase.02-07-2013
20130031676Polypeptides Having Glucoamylase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.01-31-2013
20130029383Method of Producing Hydroxymethyl-Furfural - The present invention relates to a method of producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by dehydration of fructose and/or glucose and/or mannose.01-31-2013
20130029010Process For Preparing An Enzyme Containing Granule - This invention relates to a process for manufacture of a dry enzyme containing mixer granulation granule comprising the step of adding a particulate component to the mixer granulation process, wherein the particulate component constitutes less than 75 parts of the finished granule and the particles of the particulate component have an mean size of more than 40 μm in its longest dimension. Also claimed is granules of the process, granules containing more than two particles of the particulate component and composition and methods of using the granules.01-31-2013
20130025005Polypeptides Having Lipase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.01-24-2013
20130023028Variants Of A Polypeptide With Lipolytic Activity and Improved Stability - The invention relates to a method of preparing a variant of a parent polypeptide comprising: (a) providing an amino acid sequence of a parent polypeptide; (b) substituting at least one amino acid residue at a position in the sequence corresponding to any of positions: 41, 83, 129, 207 or 284 in SEQ ID No: 2; (c) selecting a variant with lipolytic activity, which compared to the parent polypeptide has improved stability, and has an amino acid sequence with at least 60% identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID No: 2; and (d) recovering the variant.01-24-2013
20130017592CRYSTAL METABOLITE RECOVERYAANM Pind; Peter FrodeAACI HerlevAACO DKAAGP Pind; Peter Frode Herlev DKAANM Glanville; SimonAACI KalundborgAACO DKAAGP Glanville; Simon Kalundborg DKAANM Jakobsen; SuneAACI VaerloeseAACO DKAAGP Jakobsen; Sune Vaerloese DKAANM Kaasgaard; SvendAACI SkovlundeAACO DKAAGP Kaasgaard; Svend Skovlunde DK - A method for producing a crystalline and/or amorphous metabolite suspension from a cell fermentation broth in a continuous centrifuge process comprising (a) adding at a separate inlet to the centrifuge the fermentation broth comprising the cells and the metabolite of interest, wherein the metabolite is partly or wholly on crystalline and/or amorphous form; (b) adding at another inlet to the centrifuge an aqueous liquid comprising a salt and/or a carbohydrate having a higher density than the cells and a lower density than the metabolite of interest in its precipitated form; (c) removing the cells at a separate outlet to the centrifuge; and (d) removing the suspension comprising the crystalline and/or amorphous metabolite of interest at another outlet to the centrifuge.01-17-2013
20130017584Enzymatic Hydroxylation of Aliphatic HydrocarbonAANM Hofrichter; MartinAACI DresdenAACO DEAAGP Hofrichter; Martin Dresden DEAANM Scheibner; KatrinAACI JenaAACO DEAAGP Scheibner; Katrin Jena DEAANM Ullrich; ReneAACI ZittauAACO DEAAGP Ullrich; Rene Zittau DEAANM Kinne; MatthiasAACI GorlitzAACO DEAAGP Kinne; Matthias Gorlitz DEAANM Peter; SebastianAACI ZittauAACO DEAAGP Peter; Sebastian Zittau DEAANM Lund; HenrikAACI VaerloeseAACO DKAAGP Lund; Henrik Vaerloese DKAANM Kalum; LisbethAACI VaerloeseAACO DKAAGP Kalum; Lisbeth Vaerloese DK - The invention relates to enzymatic methods for hydroxylation in position 2 or 3 of substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons.01-17-2013
20130017571Pullulanase Variants and Uses Thereof - A truncated pullulanase variant of a parent pullulanase belonging to family GH57 comprising an X47 domain and the use thereof.01-17-2013
20130017185Thermostable Phytase VariantsAANM De Maria; LeonardoAACI FrederiksbergAACO DKAAGP De Maria; Leonardo Frederiksberg DKAANM Skov; Lars KobberoeeAACI BagsvaerdAACO DKAAGP Skov; Lars Kobberoee Bagsvaerd DKAANM Skjoet; MichaelAACI RoskildeAACO DKAAGP Skjoet; Michael Roskilde DK - The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 70% identity to a phytase derived from 01-17-2013
20130014293Xylanase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to variants of a parent xylanase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.01-10-2013
20130012424Pectate Lyase Variants - The present invention relates to pectate lyase variants exhibiting alterations relative to a parent enzyme exhibiting pectate lyase activity as its major enzymatic activity; to a method of producing such enzymes; and to methods for using such enzymes in the textile, detergent and cellulose fiber processing industries. Compared to the parent enzyme, the pectate lyase variants of the present invention exhibit improved stability in detergents.01-10-2013
20120331588Polypeptides Having Endoglucanase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.12-27-2012
20120331587Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.12-27-2012
20120329101Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.12-27-2012
20120329090Methods for Producing Heterologous Polypeptides in Thiol-Disulfide Oxidoreductase-Deficient Bacterial Mutant Cells - The present invention relates to methods of producing a heterologous polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent bacterial cell in a medium for the production of the heterologous polypeptide, wherein (i) the mutant cell comprises a first polynucleotide encoding the heterologous polypeptide which comprises two or more (several) cysteines, and a second polynucleotide comprising a modification of a gene encoding a thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase that incorrectly catalyzes the formation of one or more (several) disulfide bonds between the two or more (several) cysteines of the heterologous polypeptide, and (ii) the mutant cell is deficient in production of the thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase compared to the parent bacterial cell when cultivated under the same conditions; and (b) recovering the heterologous polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to such bacterial mutants and methods for producing such bacterial mutants.12-27-2012
20120328736Enzymatic Pretreatment For Making Dried Fruits - A process for dried fruit preparation, which process comprises treating fruit with polygalacturonase before drying step. Polygalacturonase can be further used in combination with pectinesterase, pectin lyase, pectate lyase, xyloglucanase, beta-glucanase, amylase and lipase.12-27-2012
20120322739Albumin Variants - The invention relates to variants of a parent albumin having altered plasma half-life compared with the parent albumin. The invention also relates to fusion polypeptides and conjugates comprising said variant albumin.12-20-2012
20120322715SERINE HYDROLASE FORMULATION - The storage stability of a serine hydrolase acting on ester bonds in a formulation without a protease can be improved by incorporating a serine protease inhibitor.12-20-2012
20120321747Proteases - Proteases derived from 12-20-2012
20120321746Proteases - Proteases derived from 12-20-2012
20120309067Protease Variants - The present invention relates to proteases having at least 75% identity to a protease derived from 12-06-2012
20120309059Polypeptides Having Endoglucanase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.12-06-2012
20120308698Meat Based Food Product Comprising Lactobionic Acid - The inventor has found that a meat based food product comprising lactobionic acid shows a reduced water loss upon freezing and subsequent thawing and/or upon cooking compared to a similar product without lactobionic acid.12-06-2012
20120308543Lipase Variants for Pharmaceutical Use - The pharmaceutical use of lipases related to the 12-06-2012
20120295331Savinase Variants Having An Improved Wash Performance on Egg Stains - Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.11-22-2012
20120295000Polypeptides and Nucleic Acids Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides, as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides in animal feed. An example of a polypeptide of the invention is the so-called L12 protein from 11-22-2012
20120294978Enzymes For Starch Processing - The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.11-22-2012
20120289450Cellulase Variants - The present invention relates to cellulase variants, i.e., endo-beta-1,4-glucanase variants, derived from a parental cellulase, i.e., endo-beta-1,4-glucanase, by substitution, insertion and/or deletion, which variant has a catalytic core domain, in which the variant at position 5 holds an alanine residue (A), a serine residue (S), or a threonine residue (T); at position 8 holds a phenylalanine residue (F), or a tyrosine residue (Y); at position 9 holds a phenylalanine residue (F), a tryptophan residue (W), or a tyrosine residue (Y); at position 10 holds an aspartic acid residue (D); and at position 121 holds an aspartic acid residue (D).11-15-2012
20120288585Methods of Producing GH8 Xylanase Variants - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.11-15-2012
20120288490Variants of A Lysozyme And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to variant lysozymes. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant lysozymes and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotide.11-15-2012
20120283164Alpha-Amylase Mutants - The invention relates to a novel Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, and Termamyl-like alpha-amylases comprising mutations in two, three, four, five or six regions/positions. The variants have increased thermostability at acidic pH and/or at low Ca11-08-2012
20120282672Alpha-Amylase Mutants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to the parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca11-08-2012
20120282658Alpha-Amylase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes.11-08-2012
20120278952Polypeptides having Xylanase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.11-01-2012
20120276640Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.11-01-2012
20120276602Method For Treatment of Oil - The present invention relates to a method for treatment of oil with a lipolytic enzyme which comprises contacting of the oil with particles of base-containing porous amorphous silica.11-01-2012
20120276585METHOD FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS FROM LIGNOCELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for producing a hydrolysate of from lignocellulose-containing material, comprising pre-treatment with low temperature, hydrolysis and fermentation, wherein hydrolysis is performed by contacting the lignocellulose-containing material with an enzyme composition comprising at least 10% xylanase enzyme protein w/w%.11-01-2012
20120272410Polypeptides having Cellobiohydrolase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.10-25-2012
20120270277Biomass Hydrolysis Process - The invention relates to a biomass process comprising split dosage of the cellulose hydrolysing enzyme.10-25-2012
20120270267Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants, polynucleotides encoding the variants and nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes.10-25-2012
20120270253Method For Preparing Maltogenic Alpha-Amylase Variants - The inventors have modified the amino acid sequence of a maltogenic alpha-amylase to obtain variants with improved properties, based on the three-dimensional structure of the maltogenic alpha-amylase Novamyl. The variants have altered physicochemical properties., e.g. an altered pH optimum, improved thermostability, increased specific activity, an altered cleavage pattern or an increased ability to reduce retrogradation of starch or staling of bread.10-25-2012
20120264176Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to alpha-amylases, nucleic acids encoding the alpha-amylases, methods of producing the alpha-amylases, and methods of using the alpha-amylases.10-18-2012
20120264171Stabilization of Alpha-Amylases Towards Calcium Depletion and Acidic PH - The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase, the variant having improved stability or activity at low calcium conditions or at low pH.10-18-2012
20120264169DNASE EXPRESSION IN RECOMBINANT HOST CELLS - The present invention relates to cells producing at least one polypeptide of interest and expressing one or more recombinant nuclease encoding gene(s) thereby producing the nuclease(s), and methods for producing a polypeptide of interest essentially free from contaminating DNA, said method comprising the steps of: 10-18-2012
20120260371Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.10-11-2012
20120258497Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants, polynucleotides encoding the variants and nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes.10-11-2012
20120258199Method for Producing an Acidified Milk Drink - The present invention relates to a method for producing an acidified milk drink using an enzyme having transglutaminase activity.10-11-2012
20120258198Method For Producing Fractions of a Milk Composition - The invention relates to a method for producing fractions of a milk composition by treating a milk composition with a phospholipase and separating it into at least two fractions with different fat content. The fractions obtained have improved properties for producing food products. The invention further relates to a method for producing food products from one or more of the fractions obtained. In further aspects the invention relates to methods for producing condensed milk, milk powder, butter and dairy spread from a milk composition treated with a phospholipase.10-11-2012
20120258196Process for Treating Vegetable Material with An Enzyme - The enzymatic effect on an intracellular substrate present in vegetable cells with a membrane can be increased by pre-treating the vegetable material with a pulsed electric field.10-11-2012
20120252106Use of Protease Variants - The present invention relates to protease variants, in particular to the use of the protease variants in hard surface cleaning. The present invention also relates to detergent compositions, such as dish wash compositions, comprising the protease variants, and the use of such compositions for removal of proteinaceous stains, especially boiled egg stains. Finally, the invention provides methods for removal proteinceous stains using the variant enzymes or laundry and detergent compositions composition comprising the variants enzymes.10-04-2012
20120252095Alpha-Amylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, comprising mutations in two, three, four, five or six regions/positions. The variants have increased stability at high temperatures (relative to the parent). The invention also relates to a DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence encoding an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a recombinant expression vector which carries a DNA construct of the invention, a cell which is transformed with a DNA construct of the invention, the use of an alpha-amylase variant of the invention for washing and/or dishwashing, textile desizing, starch liquefaction, a detergent additive comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a manual or automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a method for generating a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits increased.10-04-2012
20120252086Compositions Comprising Boosting Polypeptide And Starch Degrading Enzyme And Uses Thereof - The present invention provides a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising or consisting of an X46 domain and further a starch degrading enzyme and uses of such composition. The polypeptide comprising or consisting of an X46 domain can boost the activity of a starch-degrading enzyme.10-04-2012
20120240293POLYPEPTIDES HAVING XYLANASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.09-20-2012
20120237993Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase 1 Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.09-20-2012
20120237982Glucoamylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent fungal glucoamylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability and/or increased specific activity using saccharide substrates.09-20-2012
20120237979Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.09-20-2012
20120225468Hafnia Phytase Variants - The present invention relates to phytases having at least 76% identity to a phytase derived from 09-06-2012
20120225164BREWING METHOD - A method of mashing comprising providing a grist comprising malt and adjunct; and contacting the grist with a pullulanase; an alpha amylase; and a maltogenic alpha amylase and/or a beta amylase to make a wort. An enzyme composition comprising a pullulanase; an alpha amylase; and a maltogenic alpha amylase and/or a beta amylase and the use of these enzymes in brewing is disclosed.09-06-2012
20120220513Polypeptides Having Detergency Enhancing Effect - The present invention relates to the use of glycosyl hydrolase family 61 polypeptides as enhancers of enzyme benefits in detergents as well as a detergent composition comprising glycosyl hydrolase family 61 polypeptides in combination with detergency enzymes.08-30-2012
20120219989Polypeptides Having Glucoamylase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.08-30-2012
20120214221Methods For Monitoring Multiple Gene Expression - The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first 08-23-2012
20120214197Polypeptides Having Glucoamylase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.08-23-2012
20120214196Polypeptides Having Glucoamylase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.08-23-2012
20120208251Alpha-amylase variant with altered properties - The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits altered properties relative to the parent alpha-amylase.08-16-2012
20120208243Glucoamylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent fungal glucoamylase, which exhibits altered properties, in particular improved thermal stability and/or increased specific activity.08-16-2012
20120207741Enzymes For Pharmaceutical Use - The pharmaceutical use of proteases related to a protease derived from 08-16-2012
20120202266POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ENDOGLUCANASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.08-09-2012
20120196324Method for Producing an Antifungal Peptide in a Filamentous Fungal Host Cell - The present invention provides a method for producing an antifungal peptide in a filamentous fungal host cell by expressing the antifungal peptide in a host cell which is deficient or partially deficient in the expression of an endogenous glucosylceramide synthase (gcs) gene.08-02-2012
20120195874DFPASE ENZYMES FROM APLYSIA CALIFORNICA - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having organophosphorous hydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.08-02-2012
20120192316POLYPEPTIDES HAVING LIPASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.07-26-2012
20120190054Method of Analyzing Cellulose Decay in Cellulosic Material Hydrolysis - Enzymes and/or polypeptides and/or mixtures of interest are evaluated during hydrolysis of cellulosic material by the use of indicator constituents such as fluorescent agents, resulting in efficient high-throughput analysis of enzymes and/or polypeptides. A high-throughput assay for the analysis of inter alia, pretreated corn stover (PCS) hydrolysis is also disclosed.07-26-2012
20120185971POLYPEPTIDES HAVING CELLULOLYTIC ENHANCING ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.07-19-2012
20120185970POLYPEPTIDES HAVING CELLULOLYTIC ENHANCING ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.07-19-2012
20120184008Filamentous fungi and methods for producing trichodiene from lignocellulosic feedstocks - The present invention relates to the production of a C-15 fuel from lignocellulosic or other feedstock. Specifically at least double mutant of filamentous fungi having the isoprenoid pathway results in production of trichodiene in commercial quantities. One embodiment of the invention relates to producing the fuel at the site of the lignocellulosic feedstock to reduce costs of shipping the feedstock.07-19-2012
20120172280Protease Variants - The present invention relates to protease variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant protease variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes, such as, in laundry and detergent compositions.07-05-2012
20120171749Methods for monitoring multiple gene expression - The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first 07-05-2012
20120171189Polypeptides of Botryosphaeria Rhodina - The invention relates to functional polypeptides secreted from 07-05-2012
20120165241Subtilase Variants - The present invention relates to enzymes produced by mutating the genes for a number of subtilases and expressing the mutated genes in suitable hosts are presented. The enzymes exhibit improved stability and/or improved wash performance in any detergent in comparison to their wild type parent enzymes. The enzymes are well-suited for use in any detergent and for some in especially liquid or solid shaped detergent compositions.06-28-2012
20120156755POLYPEPTIDES HAVING CELLOBIOHYDROLASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.06-21-2012
20120151633Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.06-14-2012
20120151632PHOSPHOLIPASES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present invention relates to phospholipase variants, polynucleotides encoding the variant and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes.06-14-2012
20120149625Detergent Composition - The addition of a protease inhibitor to a particulate protease-containing detergent composition can improve its detergency and the inhibitor can improve the in-wash stability of the protease in a solution of the detergent.06-14-2012
20120149624Subtilase Variants - The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting alterations relative to the parent subtilase in one or more properties including: Wash performance, thermal stability, storage stability or catalytic activity. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.06-14-2012
20120149078Polypeptides Having Acetylxylan Esterase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having acetylxylan esterase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.06-14-2012
20120142053METHOD FOR METHANOL INDEPENDENT INDUCTION FROM METHANOL INDUCIBLE PROMOTERS IN PICHIA - A method for producing a polypeptide in a methylotrophic yeast host cell is described, where expression of the polypeptide is controlled by a methanol inducible promoter, including: i) expression of a positive regulator from a non-native promoter, the positive regulator activating transcription from the methanol inducible promoter, and ii) no addition of methanol.06-07-2012
20120141630Screening Method - Lipolytic enzymes which improve the properties of dough or baked products generally have a high activity towards lipids which are capable of forming a hexagonal phase, and a screening method was developed on this basis. The improved properties may include a larger loaf volume, an improved shape factor, an improved crumb structure, reduced dough stickiness, improved dough stability and/or improved tolerance towards extended proofing. The advantageous lipid-degrading enzymes have higher activity towards MGDG and/or unsaturated phosphatidyl ethanolamines (APE, PE) than towards DGDG, PC, PS, PI, PG, saturated phosphatidyl ethanolamines, ALPE and/or triglicerides.06-07-2012
20120128824Enzyme-Modified Soybean Product - The present invention relates to a method of producing a modified soybean product, such as a modified soybean meal, comprising use of a proteolytic enzyme. The invention further relates to use of a proteolytic enzyme in the production of a feed or feed additive product.05-24-2012
20120122754Alpha-Amylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits altered properties, in particular reduced capability of cleaving a substrate close to the branching point, and improved substrate specificity and/or improved specific activity relative to the parent alpha-amylase.05-17-2012
20120122184Polypeptides of strain Bacillus sp. P203 - A new strain 05-17-2012
20120122183FLOCCULATION WITH DIVALENT SALT AND PHOSPHATE - A method of flocculating a bacterial cell, producing a protein of interest, from a fermentation broth, comprising a) diluting the fermentation broth up to 1000% (w/w) with water; b) adding a divalent salt to a concentration in the fermentation broth of more than 10 milli moles per liter diluted fermentation broth; c) adjusting the phosphate concentration to a concentration in the fermentation broth of more than 10 milli moles per liter diluted fermentation broth; d) adjusting the pH of the diluted fermentation broth to a pH within the range of 6.1-10.5; and e) removing the bacterial cells, whereby a protein solution with a turbidity of less than 100 NTU is obtained.05-17-2012
20120122157Signal Peptide for Producing a Polypeptide - The present invention relates to a method for producing a polypeptide comprising using a signal peptide, to nucleic acid constructs comprising a first nucleotide sequence encoding the signal peptide and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide which is foreign to the first nucleotide sequence. Furthermore, it also relates to expression vectors and host cells comprising the nuclei acid construct.05-17-2012
20120114799Polypeptides Having Phytase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The invention relates to 05-10-2012
20120114793Method of Preparing A Heat-Treated Product - The formation of acrylamide during heat treatment in the production of a food product is reduced by treating the raw material with an enzyme before the heat treatment. The enzyme is capable of reacting on asparagine or glutamine (optionally substituted) as a substrate or is a laccase or a peroxidase.05-10-2012
20120108491Particles Comprising Active Compounds - The present invention relates to a particle comprising an enzyme and a polymer wherein the enzyme and polymer is present as a mixture in the particle and the polymer is substantially soluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of 0 mol/kg and insoluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of more than 1 mol/kg according to method 1 of the invention.05-03-2012
20120107899Heat-Stable Carbonic Anhydrases and Their Use - The present invention relates to use of 05-03-2012
20120107873Method of Producing a Sweet Protein - The present invention relates to a method of producing a recombinant sweet protein in a filamentous fungus. The invention also relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding the sweet protein and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, as well as methods of using the sweet protein produced by the method of the invention.05-03-2012
20120101019Subtilases - The present invention relates to novel JP170 like subtilases from wild-type bacteria, hybrids thereof and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. Further, the present invention relates to use of the claimed subtilases in detergents, such as a laundry or an automatic dishwashing detergent.04-26-2012
20120100596DFPASE ENZYMES FROM OCTOPUS VULGARIS - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having organophosphorous hydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.04-26-2012
20120100589METHOD FOR METHANE GENERATION - A method for treatment of a material comprising lignocellulosic fibres is disclosed. More particularly, the treatment increases the accessibility of the lignocellulosic fibres for following microbial or biological processes.04-26-2012
20120100250Carbohydrate Oxidases - The present invention relates to carbohydrate oxidases. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant carbohydrate oxidases and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes, such as, in preparing dough and dough product compositions.04-26-2012
20120096597Polypeptides having Beta-glucosidase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.04-19-2012
20120094333Starch Process - The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch.04-19-2012
20120093976Enzyme Granules - The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.04-19-2012
20120090054POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ENDOGLUCANASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.04-12-2012
20120090042Polypeptides Having Phytase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having phytase activity. These polypeptides have an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% identity to either of three phytases derived from the bacterium 04-12-2012
20120088288Subtilases - The present invention relates to methods for producing variants of a parent TY145 subtilase and of a parent BPN′ subtilase and to TY145 and BPN′ variants having altered properties as compared to the parent TY145/BPN′ subtilase.04-12-2012
20120088285Process For Treating A Substrate With An Enzyme - In a process for hydrolyzing plant material in aqueous solution or suspension with an enzyme, the enzyme is delivered in solid form (e.g., as a spray-dried powder) in closed containers (such as paper bags or cardboard boxes), which are added directly in the process (i.e. addition of whole boxes/bags). The invention is particularly amenable to the production of first or second-generation bioethanol.04-12-2012
20120088277Glucoamylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent fungal glucoamylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability and/or increased specific activity using saccharide substrates.04-12-2012
20120083025Hybrid Enzymes - The present invention relates to hybrid polypeptides having a first amino acid sequence having endo-amylase activity and a second amino acid sequence having carbohydrate binding activity. The present invention also relates to the use of the hybrid polypeptides in starch processing and baking.04-05-2012
20120082758ENZYME GRANULES - The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.04-05-2012
20120082757ENZYME GRANULES - The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.04-05-2012
20120082756Preparation of Dough or Baked Products - The addition to dough of a combination of two lipolytic enzymes with different substrate specificities produces a synergistic effect on the dough or on a baked product made from the dough, particularly a larger loaf volume of the baked product and/or a better shape retention during baking.04-05-2012
20120079665FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASES - The present invention relates to xyloglucanases belonging to family 44 of glycosyl hydrolases and having a relative xyloglucanase activity of at least 30% between pH 5 and pH 8 are derived from the genus 04-05-2012
20120071633METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF TARGET POLYPEPTIDES - The present invention relates to a process for purification of a target molecule, comprising the steps: (a) contacting a target molecule, and a population of target binding polypeptides (TBP), in solution for a sufficient time to allow complex formation; and (b) isolating the target from the complex from (a) by subsequent purification steps, wherein (i) the target binding polypeptides have at least two binding functionalities; a first binding functionality towards the target and a second binding functionality towards a catching ligand comprised in a solid support; and (ii) the first binding functionality comprises at least two binding sites for the target, and the target comprises at least two binding sites for the TBP.03-22-2012
20120070881Bacillus licheniformis chromosome - The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide of the complete chromosome of 03-22-2012
20120067291Processes For Treating Aquatic Organisms And Liquid - The disclosure provides processes that maintain or adjust levels of ammonia and nitrite in a liquid. The processes utilize a bacterial composition capable of oxidizing ammonia and nitrite. The processes are useful in the rescue or preservation of aquatic organisms.03-22-2012
20120058930POLYPEPTIDES HAVING LIPASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.03-08-2012
20120058219BREWING METHOD - A method of brewing a beer comprising contacting a mash during lautering, and/or a wort after lautering but before wort boiling, with a thermostable protease.03-08-2012
20120040053METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACIDIFIED MILK PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method for producing an acidified product using an enzyme having transglutaminase activity.02-16-2012
20120034338Enzyme with silaffin - A method of separating an enzyme construct from a solution, comprising providing an enzyme construct comprising an enzyme fused to a silaffin; adding the enzyme construct to a solution; adding a silica to the solution and separating the silica bound enzyme construct from the solution, wherein the solution is a beverage or a beverage intermediate.02-09-2012
20120034203Methods for Killing or Inhibiting Growth of Mycobacteria - The present invention provides a method for killing or inhibiting growth of Mycobacteria, by contacting the Mycobacteria with a haloperoxidase, hydrogen peroxide, chloride ions and/or bromide ions, and ammonium ions.02-09-2012
20120028334Polypeptides having arabinofuranosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.02-02-2012
20120023626Polypeptides Having Endoglucanase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.01-26-2012
20120023623Polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.01-26-2012
20120021480Use of Enzymes Having Silicase Activity - The present invention relates to the use of polypeptides having silicase activity for the modification or synthesis of silica, silicones and other silicium (IV) compounds. The present invention also relates to the use of polypeptides having silicase activity for the modification of glass, sand, asbestos, computer chips, glass wool, fiber glass, optical fibers and silicones, for the removal of sand from oil-sands, for the removal of asbestos, and for sandblasting.01-26-2012
20120021093METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACIDIFIED MILK PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method for producing an acidified milk product using an enzyme having transglutammase activity.01-26-2012
20120020946Methods for Inactivating Viruses - The present invention provides a method for inactivating viruses, by contacting the viruses with a haloperoxidase, hydrogen peroxide, chloride ions, bromide ions, and ammonium ions.01-26-2012
20120015072BEER-BREWING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for beer-brewing comprising adding an enzyme composition comprising catalase without, or essentially without, glucose oxidase so as to improve the flavor and/or flavor stability of the finished beer.01-19-2012
20120009659ENZYMATIC REMOVAL OF STERYL GLYCOSIDES IN FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS - The present invention relates to a process of reducing the content of steryl glycoside in a bio-diesel composition which comprises a step of contacting the composition with an enzyme being capable of acylating the steryl glycoside.01-12-2012
20120009300FAMILY GH 61 POLYPEPTIDES - The present invention relates to use of an anti-staling GH-61 polypeptide for preparing an edible product.01-12-2012
20120004159POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having antimicrobial activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.01-05-2012
20120003700Thermostable Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity, the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: 01-05-2012
20110318454NUTRITIONAL BEVERAGE AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A refreshingly acidic beverage which is a potent mineralizing drink and a method of making it is described. It is made from grains, preferably barley and soy and contains physiological supplements of calcium, magnesium and amino acids that can be well assimilated. The method involves use of enzymes, including a carbohydrate oxidase and a catalase during brewing.12-29-2011
20110313133Albumin variants and conjugates - Based on the three-dimensional structure of albumin, the inventors have designed variant polypeptides (muteins) which have one or more cysteine residues with a free thiol group (hereinafter referred to as “thio-albumin”). The variant polypeptide may be conjugated through the sulphur atom of the cysteine residue to a conjugation partner such as a bioactive compound.12-22-2011
20110311693POLYPEPTIDES HAVING TYROSINASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having tyrosinase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.12-22-2011
20110306750ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to variants of a parent antimicrobial peptide. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.12-15-2011
20110306139Mutant Cells Suitable For Recombinant Polypeptide Production - A mutated bacterial cell producing at least one heterologous polypeptide of interest, wherein said cell has a reduced expression-level of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 70% identical to the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, when compared with an otherwise isogenic but non-mutated cell; methods for producing said mutated cell; and methods for producing a polypeptide of interest using said mutated cell. SEQ ID NO: 2 represents a putative metalloprotease.12-15-2011
20110305795METHOD OF PREPARING A DOUGH-BASED PRODUCT - Dough with a high sucrose content (such as cake dough) tends to inhibit the activity of an anti-staling amylase such as Novamyl, making it less effective to prevent the staling of dough-based products with high sucrose content such as cakes. A good anti-staling effect in cakes can be achieved by using a carefully selected anti-staling amylase with certain properties.12-15-2011
20110301071Stabilized Liquid Enzyme Composition - The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising an enzyme and an enzyme stabilizer such as an aryl carboxylic acid.12-08-2011
20110287516Alpha-Amylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, comprising mutations in two, three, four, five or six regions/positions. The variants have increased stability at high temperatures (relative to the parent). The invention also relates to a DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence encoding an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a recombinant expression vector which carries a DNA construct of the invention, a cell which is transformed with a DNA construct of the invention, the use of an alpha-amylase variant of the invention for washing and/or dishwashing, textile desizing, starch liquefaction, a detergent additive comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a manual or automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a method for generating a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits increased.11-24-2011
20110287142CREATION OF DIVERSITY IN POLYPEPTIDES - The inventors realized that the diversity generated by conventional methods may be limited by steric hindrance between amino acid residues in the three-dimensional structures of the resulting polypeptides. The steric hindrance may occur between amino acid residues at widely different positions in the amino acid sequences, e.g. between residues in two different domains of the 3D structure, and resulting polypeptides which include such steric hindrance may never be observed in the conventional recombination methods because they may be expressed in poor yields or may have poor activity or stability.11-24-2011
20110281303POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ACETYL XYLAN ESTERASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having acetyl xylan esterase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.11-17-2011
20110277044POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ESTERASE ACTIVITY AND NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THE SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having esterase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.11-10-2011
20110275136AMYLASE VARIANTS - The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of polypeptides, in particular Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca11-10-2011
20110271464Combining BioPolishing and Bleach Clean-up - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating textile, wherein the textile is treated by a system for removing hydrogen peroxide and an enzyme system for bio-polishing in one step to achieve the biopolishing and bleach clean up effect. The present invention further provides a one step process to achieve biopolishing.11-10-2011
20110258714PHYTASE VARIANTS - The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from 10-20-2011
20110256267STABILIZATION OF ASPARAGINASE - The present invention relates to stabilization of asparaginase enzymes.10-20-2011
20110251139TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES WITH MAMMAL BETA DEFENSINS - The present invention relates to treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases with mammal beta defensins.10-13-2011
20110251117ALPHA-AMYLASE MUTANTS - The present invention relates to a method of constructing a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and at least one altered property as compared to the parent alpha-amylase, comprises 10-13-2011
20110250674CELLULASE VARIANTS - The present invention relates to a method for improving the properties of a cellulolytic enzyme by amino acid substitution, deletion or insertion, the method comprising the steps of: 10-13-2011
20110244096PREPARATION OF AN EDIBLE PRODUCT FROM DOUGH - The present invention is directed to mold control and extended shelf life methods and compositions for preparing edible dough-based products, such as, for example, breads, by treating the surface of the dough used to prepare the edible product with at least one preservative and at least one pH adjusting agent prior to or during baking. The present invention is also directed to methods and compositions for preparing edible dough-based products, such as, for example, breads, by treating the surface of the dough used to prepare the edible product with a at least one pH adjusting agent prior to or during baking. The present invention is further directed to improved pan oil compositions for preparing edible dough based products which comprise at least one preservative in an amount effective to inhibit mold growth on the surface of the bread prepared from the dough and at least one pH adjusting agent in an amount effective to improve the activity of the at least one preservative and/or inhibit microbial growth on the surface of the bread prepared from the dough.10-06-2011
20110230386Protease Variants and Compositions - The present invention relates to enzymes produced by mutating the genes for a number of subtilases and expressing the mutated genes in suitable hosts are presented. The enzymes exhibit improved stability and/or improved wash performance in any detergent in comparison to their wild type parent enzymes. The enzymes are well-suited for use in any detergent and for some in especially liquid or solid shaped detergent compositions.09-22-2011
20110224123POLYPEPTIDES HAVING LIPASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.09-15-2011
20110223650Modular Membrane Reactor and Process for Carbon Dioxide Extraction - The present invention relates to a reactor and a process suitable for extracting carbon dioxide from carbon dioxide-containing gas stream. The reactor is based on a two module system where absorption occurs in one module and desorption occurs in the other module. The carbon dioxide extraction may be catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase.09-15-2011
20110219675ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID ETHYL ESTERS - The invention relates to a method of producing fatty acid ethyl esters comprising: a) reacting a substrate comprising triglycerides, diglycerides, monoglycerides, free fatty acids, or any combination thereof, with at least one immobilized lipolytenzyme, to provide a reaction mixture wherein the enzyme loading is below 30% w/w with respect to the substrate, and the molar ratio of ethanol to fatty acid (EtOH:FA) is at least 3.0 equivalents; b) separating the immobilized lipolytic enzyme from the resulting reaction mixture; and c) subjecting the immobilized lipolytic enzyme to at least one further reaction directly without modifications.09-15-2011
20110217414POLYPEPTIDES HAVING TYROSINASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having tyrosinase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing, activating and using the polypeptides.09-08-2011
20110212877DETERGENT COMPOSITION - Peptide aldehydes containing a ureido group are effective as stabilizers for protease in a detergent composition, and as stabilizers for a second enzyme in a liquid composition with a protease.09-01-2011
20110207916Dual Affinity Polypeptides for Purification - The present invention relates to a process for purification of a target biomolecule, comprising the steps: (a) contacting (i) a target biomolecule, (ii) a dual affinity polypeptide, and (iii) a solid support comprising a catching ligand, wherein the ratio between the equilibrium dissociation constants of the dual affinity polypeptide, [K08-25-2011
20110207201ALPHA-AMYLASE MUTANTS - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca08-25-2011

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