Patent ID: 9683248
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: C10L,C12N,C12P,C12Y,Y02E

Claim:
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a chimeric fungal CeI7A polypeptide that has a cellulase activity at least 1.5-fold greater than the wild-type CeI7A polypeptide, wherein the chimeric CeI7A polypeptide comprises the following domains: a catalytic domain (CD), a carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) and a linker domain, and wherein at least one of the domains is from a Penicillium funiculosum CeI7A polypeptide and at least one of the domains is from a Trichoderma reesei CeI7A polypeptide; and wherein each domain is from the Penicillium funiculosum or Trichoderma reesei CeI7A polypeptides.