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Nigel Dunn-Coleman

Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Los Gatos, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090036648EGVI Endoglucanase and Nucleic Acids Encoding the Same - The present invention provides a novel endoglucanase nucleic acid sequence, designated egl6, and the corresponding EGVI amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding EGVI, recombinant EGVI proteins and methods for producing the same.02-05-2009
20090170181EGVII Endoglucanase and Nucleic Acids Encoding The Same - The present invention provides a novel endoglucanase nucleic acid sequence, designated egl7, and the corresponding EGVII amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding EGVII, recombinant EGVII proteins and methods for producing the same.07-02-2009
20090176292BGL7 Beta-Glucosidase and Nucleic Acids Encoding The Same - The present invention provides BGL7 polypeptides with the biological activity of a β-glucosidase and a method of producing a recombinant enzyme having β-glucosidase activity.07-09-2009
20090203087Expression of Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzymes in Trichoderma and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates - The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly 08-13-2009
20100184175BGL6 Beta-Glucosidase and Nucleic Acids Encoding the Same - The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl6, and the corresponding BGL6 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL6, recombinant BGL6 proteins and methods for producing the same.07-22-2010
20110059507REGULATABLE GROWTH OF FILAMENTOUS FUNGI - The present invention generally relates to hyphal growth in fungi and in particular describes the modulation of genes associated with hyphal growth in filamentous fungi. The present invention provides methods and systems for the production of proteins and/or chemicals from filamentous fungi which comprise modulation of genes associated with hyphal growth. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a full length cotA gene, its gene product and methods of use.03-10-2011
20110086410BGL4 Beta-Glucosidase and Nucleic Acids Encoding the Same - The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl4, and the corresponding BGL4 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL4, recombinant BGL4 proteins and methods for producing the same.04-14-2011

Patent applications by Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Los Gatos, CA US

Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Palo Alto, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080199927Aspergillus Kawachi Acid-Stable Alpha Amylase and Applications in Granular Starch Hydrolysis - The present invention relates to a method for producing an end product and particularly an alcohol which comprises contacting a granular starch substrate with an acid-stable alpha amylase (asAA) having granular starch hydrolyzing (GSH) activity and a glucoamylase (GA) in a fermentation step which also comprises ethanologenic microorganisms at a temperature between about 25 to 65° C. and producing an end-product.08-21-2008
20090061483ACID FUNGAL PROTEASES - The present invention is directed to novel acid proteases and more specifically to NSP24 family proteases and NSP25 family proteases including biologically active fragments thereof and to nucleic acid molecules encoding said proteases. Also provided are vectors and host cells including nucleic acid sequences coding for the proteases, methods for producing the proteases, enzyme compositions and methods employing said proteases.03-05-2009
20090305373Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof - The present invention is related to glucoamylases having at least 80% sequence identity to a Trichoderma glucoamylase having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and biologically functional fragments thereof. The invention is also related to DNA sequences coding for the glucoamylases, vectors and host cells incorporating the DNA sequences, enzyme compositions and methods of using the glucoamylases in various applications.12-10-2009
20110033900Trichoderma Reesei Glucoamylase and Homologs Thereof - The present invention is related to glucoamylases having at least 80% sequence identity to a 02-10-2011
20110165288Method for the Preparation if a High-Purity Rice Protein Concentrate - The present invention relates to a process for producing a rice protein concentrate from a rice substrate comprising, enzymatically hydrolyzing a rice substrate with an enzyme having granular starch hydrolyzing (GSH) activity and a second starch hydrolyzing enzyme at a temperature at or below 72° C. and at a pH of about 3.0 to 6.5 to obtain a solubilized starch fraction and a residue fraction which includes insoluble protein, and separating the solubilized starch fraction from the residue to obtain a rice protein concentrate. The rice protein concentrate may be used in animal feed and human food formulations.07-07-2011

Patent applications by Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Palo Alto, CA US

Nigel Dunn-Coleman, El Sauzal ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090246856Trichoderma Reesei Phytase Enzymes, Nucleic Acids Encoding Such Phytase Enzymes, Vectors and Host Cells Incorporating Same and Methods of Making and Using Same - A novel DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from 10-01-2009
20090317872ACID FUNGAL PROTEASE IN FERMENTATION OF INSOLUBLE STARCH SUBSTRATES - The invention is directed to methods of producing ethanol and decreasing residual starch production in a no cook fermentation comprising contacting granular starch containing substrates with a granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme, a protease, and a fermenting microorganism under suitable fermentation conditions at a temperature below the starch gelatinization temperature of the starch substrate to produce ethanol, wherein the ethanol production is increased and the amount of residual starch is decreased compared to a substantially similar method conducted without the protease.12-24-2009
20100190208ACID FUNGAL PROTEASES - The present invention is directed to novel acid proteases and more specifically to NSP24 family proteases and NSP25 family proteases including biologically active fragments thereof and to nucleic acid molecules encoding said proteases. Also provided are vectors and host cells including nucleic acid sequences coding for the proteases, methods for producing the proteases, enzyme compositions and methods employing said proteases.07-29-2010
20100273201Acetolactate Synthase (ALS) Selectable Marker from Trichoderma reesei - A nucleic acid encoding an acetolactate synthase (ALS) protein that provides resistance to ALS inhibitors, e.g., sulphonylurea and imidazolinone compounds, is provided. The nucleic acid may be used as a selectable marker for expression of a protein of interest in host cells.10-28-2010

Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Tenerife ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090093039REGULATABLE GROWTH OF FILAMENTOUS FUNGI - The present invention generally relates to hyphal growth in fungi and in particular describes the modulation of genes associated with hyphal growth in filamentous fungi. The present invention provides methods and systems for the production of proteins and/or chemicals from filamentous fungi which comprise modulation of genes associated with hyphal growth. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a full length cotA gene, its gene product and methods of use.04-09-2009
20090203088Heterologous Alpha Amylase Expression in Aspergillus - The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an 08-13-2009

Nigel Dunn-Coleman, El Sauzal Tenerife ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080299619TRICHODERMA REESEI GLUCOAMYLASE AND HOMOLOGS THEREOF - The present invention is related to glucoamylases having at least 80% sequence identity to a 12-04-2008
20090104681Polypeptides Having Alpha-Amylase and Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Activity - The present invention relates to a polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity obtained from a strain of 04-23-2009