Patent ID: 6358722
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A23K,C12N

Abstract:
A recombinant polypeptide having phytase activity and encoded by a DNA sequence derived from a fungus selected from the group consisting of Aspergillus nidulans, Myceliophthora thermophila, and Talaromyces thermophilus, and wherein said DNA sequence hybridizes with probe AT2 (nucleotides 491-1856 of SEQ ID NO:1) or with probe MT2 (nucleotides 2068-3478 of SEQ ID NO:3) using 50% formamide, 1% SDS, 10% dextran sulfate, 4Ã—SSPE, 0.5% blotto and 0.5 mg salmon sperm DNA per ml, for 18 hours at 42Â° C., and washing is for a 30 minute incubation at room temperature in 0.1Ã—SSPE containing 0.1% SDS.