Abstract
The invention provides a thermal tolerant cellulase that is a member of the glycoside hydrolase family. The invention further discloses this cellulase as GuxA. GuxA has been isolated and characterized from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. The invention further provides recombinant forms of the identified GuxA. Methods of making and using GuxA polypeptides, including fusions, variants, andderivatives, are also disclosed.
Original language | American English |
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Patent number | 7,059,993 B2 |
State | Published - 2006 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/PT-510-40302
Keywords
- acidothermus cellulolyticus
- recombinant forms GuxA
- thermal tolerant cellulase