Patent ID: 11952557
Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A variant of a parent alpha-amylase having alpha-amylase activity, which:
a) is a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 13 or SEQ ID NO: 14, and
b) comprises a substitution or a deletion at a position corresponding to A174 of the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13 or SEQ ID NO: 14, and comprises a substitution and/or deletion in two, three or four positions corresponding to positions R181, G182, D183, and G184 of the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13 or SEQ ID NO: 14,
c) has alpha-amylase activity, and
d) has an improved wash performance at a low temperature of 5° C. to 40° C., wherein the improved wash performance is an Improvement Factor (IF) of >1, when compared to the parent alpha-amylase.