Patent ID: 8298808
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A01N,C11D,C12P

Abstract:
1. A recombinant Escherichia coli cell comprising a disruption in katE and a disruption in katG with the proviso that the host cell is not Escherichia coli UM2, wherein said cell further comprises at least one enzyme having perhydrolase activity and a signature motif that aligns with a reference sequence SEQ ID NO: 2 using CLUSTALW, said signature motif comprising: i) an RGQ motif at positions corresponding to positions 118-120 of SEQ ID NO:2; ii) a GXSQG motif at positions corresponding to positions 179-183 of SEQ ID NO:2; and iii) an HE motif at positions corresponding to positions 298-299 of SEQ ID NO:2.