Colin Mitchinson - Palo Alto CA Carol Requadt - Palo Alto CA Traci Ropp - Palo Alto CA Leif P. Solheim - Palo Alto CA Christopher Ringer - Palo Alto CA Anthony Day - Palo Alto CA
Assignee:
Genencor International Inc. - Rochester NY
International Classification:
C12P 1914 C12N 926 C12N 928 C07H 2104
US Classification:
435 99
Abstract:
Novel. alpha. -amylase enzymes are disclosed in which one or more asparagine residues are substituted with a different amino acid or deleted. The disclosed. alpha. -amylase enzymes show altered or improved low pH starch hydrolysis performance, stability and activity profiles.
