Patent ID: 8563290
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: C11D,C12N

Abstract:
1. A pectate lyase variant having pectate lyase activity (EC 4.2.2.2) and comprising an alteration at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of positions numbered: 5, 11, 26, 28, 30, 37, 40, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 61, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 76, 79, 86, 87, 91, 99, 105, 107, 111, 115, 116, 118, 122, 123, 134, 136, 139, 141, 146, 148, 156, 158, 170, 182, 185, 186, 189, 193, 194, 196, 199, 201, 202, 204, 213, 218, 224, 228, 229, 234, 235, 237, 251, 256, 257, 258, 272, 277, 286, 295, 298, 301, 302, 303, 308, 314, 316, 323, 324, 326, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 349, 356, 357, 363, 366, 381, 384, 386, 387, 389, 390, 393 and 397 wherein the alteration(s) are independently and wherein each position corresponds to a position of the amino acid sequence of the pectate lyase having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, and wherein the variant pectate lyase has at least 70% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.