Patent ID: 7005289

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide derived from a fungal source, which polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding an enzyme having β-glucosidase activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid sequence which encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a BGL5 polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence presented in FIG. 2 ; (b) a nucleic acid sequence which encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a BGL5 polypeptide having the amino acid sequence presented in FIG. 2 ; (c) a nucleic acid sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:3, or the complement thereof; and (d) a nucleic acid sequence that hybridizes, under high stringency conditions to the sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:3, wherein said isolated polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide having the biological activity of a β-glucosidase.