| US 7,588,926 B2 | ||
| Proteases | ||
| Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Virum (Denmark); and Leonardo De Maria, Frederiksberg (Denmark) | ||
| Assigned to Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd (Denmark) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/544,861 PCT Filed Feb. 09, 2004, PCT No. PCT/DK2004/000090 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 05, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/072221, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 26, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/510411, filed on Oct. 10, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/510406, filed on Oct. 10, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/480107, filed on Jun. 20, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/480102, filed on Jun. 20, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/480096, filed on Jun. 20, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/480024, filed on Jun. 20, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/456470, filed on Mar. 21, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/445686, filed on Feb. 07, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003 00173 (DK), filed on Feb. 07, 2003; application No. 2003 00426 (DK), filed on Mar. 20, 2003; application No. 2003 00912 (DK), filed on Jun. 19, 2003; application No. 2003 00913 (DK), filed on Jun. 19, 2003; application No. 2003 00914 (DK), filed on Jun. 19, 2003; application No. 2003 00915 (DK), filed on Jun. 19, 2003; application No. 2003 01492 (DK), filed on Oct. 10, 2003; and application No. 2003 01493 (DK), filed on Oct. 10, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0147499 A1, Jul. 06, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. C12N 9/58 (2006.01); C12N 15/57 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12N 15/79 (2006.01); C11D 3/386 (2006.01); A23K 1/165 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 435—223 [435/69.1; 435/252.3; 435/320.1; 536/23.2; 510/306; 423/53] | 24 Claims |
| 1. An isolated protease of peptidase family S2A and/or peptidase family S1E, selected from the group consisting of:
(a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which has a degree of identity of at least 90% to amino acids 1-188 of
SEQ ID NO: 6 and/or amino acids 1-188 of SEQ ID NO: 8; and
(b) a fragment of amino acids 1-188 of SEQ ID NO: 6 or 8 which has protease activity.
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