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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
David Lam0
Eric J. Mathur0
Date of Patent
December 16, 2008
Patent Application Number
09914543
Date Filed
May 22, 1997
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides a purified thermostable enzyme derived from the archael bacterium AEPII 1a. In one aspect, the enzyme has a molecular weight of about 60.9 kilodaltons and has a cellulase activity. The enzyme can be produced from native or recombinant host cells, and can be used to aid in the digestion of cellulose. The invention also provides polypeptides having endoglucanase activity having homology to SEQ ID NO:2.
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