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Michael E. Himmel0
Shi-You Ding0
Todd B. Vinzant0
William S. Adney0
Date of Patent
September 26, 2006
0Patent Application Number
099173780
Date Filed
July 28, 2001
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The invention provides a thermal tolerant mannanase that is a member of the glycoside hydrolase family. The invention further discloses this mannanase as ManA. ManA has been isolated and characterized from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. The invention further provides recombinant forms of the identified ManA. Methods of making ManA polypeptides, including fusions, variants, and derivatives, are also disclosed. Methods of using mannanase A, including for the processing of food and for use in food stuffs as bulking agents and the like, are also disclosed.
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