US 7,449,550 B2
Superactive cellulase formulation using cellobiohydrolase-1 from Penicillium funiculosum
William S. Adney, Golden, Colo. (US); John O. Baker, Golden, Colo. (US); Stephen R. Decker, Berthoud, Colo. (US); Yat-Chen Chou, Golden, Colo. (US); Michael E. Himmel, Littleton, Colo. (US); and Shi-You Ding, Golden, Colo. (US)
Assigned to Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC, Golden, Colo. (US)
Appl. No. 10/557,589
PCT Filed Feb. 27, 2003, PCT No. PCT/US03/06172
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Nov. 17, 2005,
PCT Pub. No. WO2004/078919, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0148730 A1, Jun. 28, 2007
Int. Cl. C07K 14/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 530—350 14 Claims
 
1. A cellulase formulation comprising:
an isolated and purified cellobiohydrolase 1 (glycosyl hydrolase family 7 (Cel 7)) enzyme having the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO. 8; and an endoglucanase present in amount ranging from one percent (1%) to twenty percent (20%) of the molar concentration of the Cel 7 enzyme.