Patent ID: 7078213

Claim:
An isolated alpha-amylase selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide produced by Bacillus sp. NCIMB 40916, b) a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence as shown in positions 1–556 of SEQ ID NO: 4, c) a polypeptide encoded by the alpha-amylase encoding part of the DNA sequence cloned into a plasmid present in Escherichia coli DSM 13001 (NN049489), and d) a polypeptide that: i) is at least 60% homologous with the polypeptide defined in (a) or (b), or ii) is derived from the polypeptide defined in (a) or (b) by one or more of substitution, deletion or insertion of one or more amino acids.