Patent ID: 7378264

Claim:
A variant alpha-amylase, wherein the variant comprises an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, or 13 when homology is determined by the GAP program (Genetic Computer Group, Version 7.0) using default values for GAP penalties, and wherein the variant alpha-amylase comprises a modification corresponding to a position in SEQ ID NO:2 selected from the group consisting of: H105, R125, W184, N192, L196, A199, P206, V208, A232, I236, F240, L241, G310, G415, S422, G423, L424, V440, G441, N444, A445, G446, E447, T448, W449, V481, and R483.