Patents Assigned to Novozymes A/S
  • Patent number: 11359188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to xanthan lyase variants and methods for obtaining xanthan lyase variants. 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Rune Nygaard Monrad, Rajendra Kulothungan Sainathan, Geetha Hiremath Mendez, Sohel Dalal, Shilpi Agarwal, Allan Svendsen, Mette Louise Dissing Overgaard, Vasudeva Prahlada Rao
  • Patent number: 11352591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions such as cleaning compositions comprising a mix of enzymes. The invention further relates, use of compositions comprising such enzymes in cleaning processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventor: Klaus Gori
  • Publication number: 20220169953
    Abstract: The invention relates to cleaning or detergent compositions comprising polypeptides exhibiting beta-glucanase activity, optionally comprising one or more amylases and/or one or more proteases and uses thereof in cleaning or detergent applications and processes such as cleaning hard-surfaces, dish wash and laundering. The present invention relates to polypeptides having beta-glucanase activity, catalytic domains, beta-glucan binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or beta-glucan 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 beta-glucan binding domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Iben Damager, Morten Gjermansen
  • Publication number: 20220167637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an acidified milk product using an enzyme having transglutaminase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Karsten Bruun QVIST, Jeppe Wegner TAMS, Merete FAERGEMAND, Christel GARRIGUES, Per Munk NIELSEN
  • Publication number: 20220170003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to means and methods for improving protease expression by co-expression with a foldase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ane Quesada Ganuza, Michael Dolberg Rasmussen, Allan Kent Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20220170000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising polypeptides having xylanase activity and polypeptides having arabinofuranosidase activity for use in, e.g., animal feed. The present invention further relates to polypeptides having arabinofuranosidase activity, polypeptides having xylanase 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ninfa Rangel Pedersen, Dan Pettersson, Jens Magnus Eklof, Soren Nymand-Grarup, Lorena G. Palmen, Rune Nygaard Monrad, Wei Peng, Nikolaj Spodsberg, Mary Ann Stringer, Charlotte Blom, Lars Kiemer, Kristian Bertel Romer M. Krogh, Jesper Salomon
  • Patent number: 11345905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to GH61 polypeptide variants. 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Janine Lin, Doreen Bohan, Michelle Maranta, Leslie Beresford, Michael Lamsa, Matt Sweeney, Mark Wogulis, Elizabeth Znameroski, Frank Winther Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20220159975
    Abstract: A method of producing a par-baked product dough, comprising incorporating into the dough a phospholipase enzyme and a GH8 xylanase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventor: Christina Lunde
  • Publication number: 20220162528
    Abstract: The invention provides a liquid detergent composition suitable for hand dishwashing, wherein the composition comprises a protease and provides hand skin care benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Feng Li, Qiang Zhao
  • Patent number: 11339355
    Abstract: The invention relates to polypeptides having hydrolytic 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Berg Oehlenschlaeger, Rebecca Munk Vejborg, Dorotea Raventos Segura, Jesper Salomon
  • Publication number: 20220154226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant pullulanase, having increased thermo-stability and/or increased thermo-activity compared to a parent pullulanase, comprising a substitution at least a one position selected from a position corresponding to positions 432, 486, 370, 17, 77, 103, 106, 107, 190, 196, 197, 262, 279, 283, 321, 367, 375, 382, 399, 401, 402, 411, 412, 434, 435, 443, 446, 459, 460, 479, 490, 498, 514, 529, 531, 533, 541, 545, 581, 583, 595, 649, 665, 688, 700, 709, 804, 811 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and optionally a deletion of one or more, e.g., all amino acids at positions 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, and 828, wherein the variant has pullulanase activity, and wherein the variant has at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, but less than 100% sequence identity to a parent alpha amylase selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Takashi Nakanishi, Aki Tomiki, Yuma Kurakata
  • Patent number: 11331351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animal feed or animal feed additive comprising Bacillus strains which improve the health and performance of production animals. The invention further relates use of the Bacillus strains in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Adisseo France SAS
    Inventors: Derrick Lewis, Marianne Thorup Cohn, Adam Nelson, Preben Nielsen, Estelle Devillard, Lamya Rhayat
  • Patent number: 11332725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent lipase which has lipase activity and comprise one or more substitutions corresponding to G23S, D27N, A40I, F51I,L, E56R, D57N, V60E,K, K98I, N101D, R118F, G163S, T231R, N233R, Y220F, T244E, and P256T using SEQ ID NO: 2 for numbering. The present invention also relates to compositions or microcapsule compositions comprising a lipase variant of the invention and to liquid products comprising a microcapsule composition of the invention as well as the use of said microcapsule composition for stabilizing lipase variants of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Lone Baunsgaard, Keith Gibson
  • Publication number: 20220145220
    Abstract: The invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a first protease and a second protease having different net charge characteristics as well as novel protease variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Bena-Marie Lue, Kenneth Jensen
  • Publication number: 20220143110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Bacillus strains which improves health and performance of production animals. The invention further relates to compositions comprising the Bacillus strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Derrick Lewis, Marianne Thorup Cohn, Adam Nelson, Preben Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20220145273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of a parent lipase, which parent lipase has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant has lipase activity, comprises a substitution at a position corresponding to position 51 and comprises a substitution or remains unaltered at a position corresponding to position 96 of SEQ ID NO: 2. 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Christian Jackel, Jesper Vind, Allan Svendsen, Marco Malten, Thomas Agersten Poulsen
  • Patent number: 11326187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing and/or preventing an increase in lactic acid levels in a fermentation product production process, such as especially ethanol production, wherein a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) or an enzyme composition comprising an LPMO is added before or during saccharification and/or fermentation, or before or during propagation, to reduce and/or prevent an increase in lactic acid levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Xin Li, Kelly Cristina Leite Mulder, Angela Shows
  • Patent number: 11326153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants comprising a substitution at a position corresponding to position 188 and at least one further substitution at a position corresponding to position 242 or 279 or 275 of SEQ ID NO: 1, in particular one or more combinations of substitutions selected from the group consisting of E188P+S242Y, E188P+S242F, E188P+S242H, E188P+S242W, E188P+S242P, E188P+S242I, E188P+S242T, E188P+S242L, E188P+K279W, E188P+K279Y, E188P+K279F, E188P+K279H, E188P+K279I, E188P+K279L, E188P+K279D, E188P+K279M, E188P+K279S, E188P+K279T E188P+K279N, E188P+K279Q, E188P+K279V, E188P+K279A, E188P+N275F, E188P+N275Y, E188P+N275W, and E188P+N275H, wherein the variant has at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, but less than 100% sequence identity to a parent alpha amylase selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Vasudeva Prahlada Rao, Rakhi Saikia, Vivek Srivastava, Kendra Darlene Stallings
  • Patent number: 11326130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having hexosaminidase 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Christian B. Oehlenschlaeger, Dorotea R. Segura, Rebecca M. Vejborg, Henrik M. Geertz-Hansen, Lilian E. T. Baltsen, Jesper Salomon
  • Patent number: 11326152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants. 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Toscano, Allan Svendsen, Jesper Vind, Alexander David Fulton, Lone Baunsgaard