Patent ID: 8093029

Claim:
An isolated heat-resistant bilirubin oxidase mutant protein comprising an amino acid substitution to the amino acid sequence of wild-type bilirubin oxidase protein (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein the substitution is selected from the group consisting of: Q49K (SEQ ID NO: 2), Q72E (SEQ ID NO: 3), V81L (SEQ ID NO: 4), Y121S (SEQ ID NO: 5), R147P (SEQ ID NO: 6), A185S (SEQ ID NO: 7), P210L (SEQ ID NO: 8), F225V (SEQ ID NO: 9), G258V (SEQ ID NO: 10), A264V (SEQ ID NO: 11), D322N (SEQ ID NO: 12), N335S (SEQ ID NO: 13), R356L (SEQ ID NO: 14), P359S (SEQ ID NO: 15), D370Y (SEQ ID NO: 16), V371A (SEQ ID NO: 17), P423L (SEQ ID NO: 18), M468V (SEQ ID NO: 19), L476P (SEQ ID NO: 20), V513L (SEQ ID NO: 21), A103P (SEQ ID NO: 57), Y270D (SEQ ID NO: 58), S299N (SEQ ID NO: 59), V381L (SEQ ID NO: 60), A418T (SEQ ID NO: 61), R437H (SEQ ID NO: 62), Q49K/V371A (SEQ ID NO: 22), Q72E/P210L (SEQ ID NO: 23), Q72E/A264V (SEQ ID NO: 24), V81L/R147P (SEQ ID NO: 25), V81L/P423L (SEQ ID NO: 26), Y121S/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 27), A185S/G258V (SEQ ID NO: 28), P210L/A264V (SEQ ID NO: 29), F225V/D322N (SEQ ID NO: 30), F225V/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 31), A264V/R356L (SEQ ID NO: 32), A264V/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 33), D322N/M468V (SEQ ID NO: 34), N335S/P423L (SEQ ID NO: 35), R356L/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 36), V371A/V513L (SEQ ID NO: 37), Q49K/V371A/V513L (SEQ ID NO: 38), Q72E/P210L/A264V (SEQ ID NO: 39), V81L/N335S/P423L (SEQ ID NO: 40), Y121S/D370Y/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 41), A185S/A264V/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 42), F225V/D322N/M468V (SEQ ID NO: 43), F225V/D370Y/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 44), A264V/R356L/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 45), A264V/S299N/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 63), A264V/V381L/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 64), A264V/A418T/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 65), A264V/R437H/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 66), and A103P/A264V/Y270D/L476P (SEQ ID NO: 67).