Patent ID: 8623810

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding (i) a serine protease having the ability to cleave fibrin and casein, said serine protease encoded by (a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; (b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; (c) a nucleic acid molecule encoding the amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence of (a); (d) a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of a nucleotide sequence at least 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of (b); (e) a nucleic acid molecule which is degenerate with respect to the nucleic acid molecule of (d); or (f) a nucleic acid molecule corresponding to the nucleic acid molecule of any one of (a) to (d) wherein T is replaced by U.