Abstract: The invention relates to methods for treating pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material comprising the steps of: a) subjecting a slurry comprising pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material to agitation in the presence of one or more chemicals and/or one or more enzymes; b) subjecting said slurry to liquid-solid separation; c) recycling at least a portion of the liquid to the agitated slurry; d) optionally transferring solids-containing material for downstream processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of fermenting plant material in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism, wherein one or more trehalases are present in the fermentation medium.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-glucuronidase 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and related phytases. The phytases belong to the acid histidine phosphatase family, are acid-stable, of an excellent performance in animal feed, of a high specificity towards the substrate phytate, and expectedly of a high specific activity. The invention also relates to the corresponding DNA, the recombinant and wild-type production of the phytases, as well as the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase II 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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a protein of interest comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant cell under conditions conducive for production of the protein wherein the mutant has a reduced or no expression of an endogenous polypeptide shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 compared to a parent host cell grown under the same conditions; and optionally (b) recovering the protein of interest.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutritious drink for preventing or treating undernourishment, especially in the third world, and to a method for producing such nutritious drink.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis. The present invention also relates to isolated genes of the chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis which encode biologically active substances and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the genes as well as methods for producing biologically active substances encoded by the genes and to methods of using the isolated genes of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing a heterologous biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent Bacillus cell under conditions conducive for the production of the heterologous biological substance, wherein (i) the mutant cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence directing synthesis of the heterologous biological substance and a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a modification of at least one of the genes cypX and yvmC, which are involved in the production of a red pigment, and (ii) the mutant cell is deficient in the production of the red pigment compared to the parent Bacillus cell when cultivated under the same conditions; and (b) recovering the heterologous biological substance from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to mutants of Bacillus cells and methods for producing the mutants.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a filamentous fungal cell in which an endogenous alkaline protease activity, an endogenous neutral metalloprotease activity, an endogenous serine protease activity, and an endogenous kexin maturase activity have been completely or partially inactivated. Particularly the endogenous alkaline protease activity, the endogenous.neutral metalloprotease activity, the endogenous serine protease activity, and the kexin maturase activity are encoded by the alp, npI, pepC and kexB genes respectively. The filamentous fungal cell is particularly suitable for production of heterologous proteins such as antibodies.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilases from wild-type strains of Bacillus, especially the Bacillus strains ZI344, EP655, P203, EP63, ZI120, ZI130, ZI1342 and ZI140, 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 detergent or an automatic dishwashing detergent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing a heterologous biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent Aspergillus niger strain in a medium suitable for the production of the heterologous biological substance, wherein (i) the mutant strain comprises a first nucleotide sequence encoding the heterologous biological substance and one or more second nucleotide sequences comprising a modification of glaA and at least one of the genes selected from the group consisting of asa, amyA, amyB, prtT, and oah, and (ii) the mutant strain is deficient in the production of glucoamylase and at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of acid stable alpha-amylase, neutral alpha-amylase A, and neutral alpha-amylase B, protease, and oxalic acid hydrolase compared to the parent Aspergillus niger strain when cultivated under identical conditions; and (b) recovering the heterologous biological substance from the cultivation medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel variants of a protease derived from Nocardiopsis sp. (SEQ ID NO: 1) and closely related proteases, as well as their pharmaceutical use. The variants show improved performance in the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI). The variants may be combined with a lipase and/or an amylase. Other examples of medical indications are: Treatment of digestive disorders, pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, diabetes type I, and/or diabetes type II.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a particle comprising an enzyme and a polymer wherein the enzyme and polymer are 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. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the particles, to a composition comprising the particles and to the use of the composition for cleaning clothes.

Abstract: 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.