ALKALINE LACCASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES

    公开(公告)号:US20210002617A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16963964

    申请日:2019-01-22

    申请人: METGEN OY

    IPC分类号: C12N9/02

    摘要: The present invention relates to laccase variants and uses thereof as eco-friendly biocatalysts in various industrial processes. More in particular, the invention relates to a polypeptide with laccase activity comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of Alanine, Proline, Aspartic acid, Isoleucine, Proline, Proline, Threonine and Proline at a position corresponding to of positions 253, 128, 384, 364, 292, 450, 33 and 322 in SEQ ID NO: 1 respectively.

    Laccase variants with improved properties

    公开(公告)号:US09896667B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-20

    申请号:US15303486

    申请日:2015-04-11

    申请人: METGEN OY

    发明人: Klara Birikh

    IPC分类号: C12N9/14 C12N9/02

    CPC分类号: C12N9/0061 C12Y110/03002

    摘要: This application relates to laccase variants and uses thereof as eco-friendly biocatalysts in various industrial processes. More in particular, the disclosure relates to a polypeptide with laccase activity comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 75% identical to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of threonine, proline, alanine, glycine, serine, cysteine, aspartic acid, asparagine and valine at a position corresponding to amino acid 149 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

    LACCASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170121690A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-04

    申请号:US15128916

    申请日:2015-03-24

    申请人: METGEN OY

    发明人: Klara Birikh

    IPC分类号: C12N9/02

    CPC分类号: C12N9/0061 C12Y110/03002

    摘要: The present application relates to laccase variants and uses thereof as eco-friendly biocatalysts in various industrial processes. More in particular, the application relates to a polypeptide with laccase activity comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 60% identical to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises an alanine residue at a position corresponding to amino acid 260 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

    LACCASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES
    4.
    发明申请
    LACCASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES 审中-公开
    具有改进性质的LACCASE变量

    公开(公告)号:US20170037385A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15304503

    申请日:2015-04-16

    申请人: METGEN OY

    发明人: Klara Birikh

    IPC分类号: C12N9/02

    CPC分类号: C12N9/0061 C12Y110/03002

    摘要: This application relates to laccase variants and uses thereof as eco-friendly biocatalysts in various industrial processes. More in particular, the disclosure relates to a polypeptide with laccase activity comprising an amino acid sequence that is more than 80% identical to the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises a non-polar amino acid, preferably an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of proline, alanine, glycine and valine at a position corresponding to amino acid 113 of SEQ ID NO: 1.

    摘要翻译: 本申请涉及漆酶变体及其在各种工业过程中作为环保生物催化剂的用途。 更具体地,本公开涉及具有漆酶活性的多肽,其包含与根据SEQ ID NO:1的氨基酸序列大于80%相同的氨基酸序列,其中所述多肽包含非极性氨基酸,优选 在对应于SEQ ID NO:1的氨基酸113的位置上选自脯氨酸,丙氨酸,甘氨酸和缬氨酸的氨基酸残基。

    METHOD FOR SAVING ENERGY IN PAPER PRODUCTION
    5.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR SAVING ENERGY IN PAPER PRODUCTION 审中-公开
    节约纸张生产能源的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160069024A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-10

    申请号:US14778527

    申请日:2013-03-20

    申请人: METGEN OY

    摘要: The present invention is in the field of paper production, more in particular it relates to the process of wood pulping. It provides useful biological methods and compounds for reducing the energy requirements of the production of wood pulp. It describes a method for reducing the energy requirement of a thermo-mechanical pulping (TMP) process wherein cellulose fibers are recovered from a biomass comprising lignocellulosic material, wherein the lignocellulosic material is treated with a CotA laccase before recovering the cellulose from the lignocellulosic material.

    摘要翻译: 本发明在纸张生产领域,更特别涉及木材制浆过程。 它为减少木浆生产的能量需求提供了有用的生物学方法和化合物。 它描述了一种降低热机械制浆(TMP)方法的能量需求的方法,其中纤维素纤维从包含木质纤维素材料的生物质中回收,其中木质纤维素材料在从木质纤维素材料回收纤维素之前用CotA漆酶处理。

    Method for obtaining active insoluble xylose isomerase

    公开(公告)号:US10815472B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16311611

    申请日:2017-06-20

    申请人: METGEN OY

    摘要: The invention is in the field of biotechnology and involves recombinant DNA technology. It provides means and methods for obtaining an insoluble active fusion protein comprising xylose isomerase activity. More in particular, the invention relates to a method for obtaining active insoluble xylose isomerase, comprising the expression in a host organism of a recombinant gene encoding a fusion protein comprising a xylose isomerase in combination with a PPIase, thereby obtaining the active insoluble xylose isomerase. It also provides recombinant fusion proteins comprising xylose isomerase activity as well as their use in converting xylose to xylulose and glucose to fructose.

    Method for producing reducing sugar from lignocellulosic substrates

    公开(公告)号:US10815471B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16062583

    申请日:2016-12-08

    申请人: Metgen OY

    IPC分类号: C12N9/88 C12P19/02 C12P19/14

    摘要: The invention relates to processes for the conversion of biomass into carbohydrates, notably reducing sugars. It provides means and methods for increasing the yield of enzymatic digestion of a biomass, in particular in methods wherein cellulose is converted into sugars using a cellulose-converting enzyme. More in particular, the invention provides a method for producing a reducing sugar from a lignocellulosic material, wherein the lignocellulosic material is contacted with a pectate lyase at a pH between 9 and 12, wherein the pectate lyase comprises an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence at least 70% identical with SEQ ID NO: 1.

    Calcium Independent Pectinases with Improved Thermostability

    公开(公告)号:US20200149027A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16062586

    申请日:2016-12-08

    申请人: Metgen OY

    IPC分类号: C12N9/88 C12N15/70 C12N15/10

    摘要: The invention is in the field of protein chemistry, in particular in the field of enzymology. It provides pectinases, i.e. polypeptides with pectin-degrading properties. In particular the invention provides polypeptides with pectate lyase activity (EC 4.2.2.2). Enzymes according to the invention have improved properties, such as improved thermostability and decreased calcium dependence.