Patent ID: 7498158

Claim:
An isolated variant alpha-amylase, wherein the variant alpha-amylase has a degree of sequence identity of at least 95% to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 13, the variant comprising an alteration at one or more positions corresponding to positions of SEQ ID NO: 8 selected from the group consisting of 79, 86, 112, 113, 229, 245, 279, 352, 357, 368, 390, 399, 400, 401, 425, 470, 471, and 478, wherein (a) the alteration(s) are independently (i) an insertion of an amino acid downstream of the amino acid which occupies the position, (ii) a deletion of the amino acid which occupies that position, or (iii) a substitution of the amino acid which occupies the position with a different amino acid; and (b) the variant has alpha-amylase activity.