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