Alpha-amylase variants and polynucleotides encoding same

US12018237B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12018237-B2
Application numberUS-202217745997-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 17, 2022
Priority dateMay 8, 2015
Publication dateJun 25, 2024
Grant dateJun 25, 2024

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The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An alpha-amylase variant of a parent alpha-amylase having alpha-amylase activity, wherein said variant is an alpha-amylase having amylase activity, and comprising: a) at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence as set for in SEQ ID NO: 3; b) a substitution at a position corresponding to position F473 of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein said substitution is an E, C, G, R, T, V, or Y substitution; and c) a substitution at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of: H1, H2, D3, G4, T5, G7, 18, 19, M10, Q11, Y12, F13, E14, W15, N16, V17, P18, N19, D20, Q22, H23, W24, N25, R26, L27, H28, N29, N30, A31, Q32, N33, L34, K35, N36, A37, G38, 139, T40, A41, 142, W43, 144, P45, P46, A47, W48, K49, G50, T51, S52, Q53, N54, D55, V56, G59, A60, Y61, L63, Y64, L66, E68, F69, N70, Q71, K72, G73, T74, V75, R76, T77, K78, T81, K82, A83, E84, L85, E86, R87, A88, 189, R90, S91, L92, K93, N95, G96, 197, Q98, V99, Y100, V103, H107, K108, G109, G110, A111, D112, F113, T114, E115, R116, V117, Q118, A119, V120, E121, V122, N123, P124, Q125, N126, R127, N128, Q129, E130, V131, S132, G133, T134, Y135, Q136, 1137, E138, A139, W140, T141, G142, F143, N144, F145, P146, G147, G149, N150, Q151, S153, S154, F155, K156, W157, R158, W159, Y160, H161, F162, D163, G164, T165, D166, W167, D168, Q169, S170, R171, Q172, L173, A174, N175, R176,1177, Y178, K179, F180, R181, G184, K185, A186, W187, D188, W189, E190, V191, D192, T193, E194, N195, G196, N197, Y198, D199, Y200, M202, Y203, A204, D205, V206, M208, D209, H210, P211, E212, V213,1214, N215, L217, N218, R219, W220, G221, V222, W223, Y224, A225, N226, T227, L228, N229, L230, D231, F233, V238, H240, 1241, K242, S244, F245, M246, R247, D248, W249, L250, G251, H252, V253, R254, G255, Q256, T257, G258, K259, N260, L261, F262, A263, V264, Y267, W268, K269, N270, D271, L272, G273, A274, L275, E276, N277, Y278, L279, S280, K281, T282, N283, W284, T285, M286, S287, A288, V291, P292, L293, H294, Y295, N296, L297, Y298, Q299, A300, S301, N302, S303, S304, G305, N306, Y307, M309, R310, N311, L312, L313, N314, G315, T316, V318, Q319, R320, H321, P322, S323, A325, V326, T327, F328, V329, N331, T334, P336, G337, E338, E341, S342, V344, Q345, G346, W347, F348, K349, P350, L351, A352, A354, T355, L357, T358, E360, Q361, G362, Y363, Q365, V366, F367, Y368, G369, D370, Y372, G373, 1374, P375, S376, D377, V379, P380, S381, Y382, R383, Q384, 1386, D387, P388, L389, L390, K391, A392, Q394, Q395, Y396, A397, Y398, R400, H402, D403, Y404, F405, D406, H407, W408, D409, V410, 1411, T414, R415, E416, N418, A419, S420, H421, P422, S424, G425, L426, A427, T428, 1429, M430, S431, D432, G435, G436, S437, K438, W439, M440, Y441, V442, R444, Q445, K446, A447, G448, V450, W451, H452, D453, M454, T455, G456, N457, S459, G460, T463, 1464, N465, Q466, D467, W469, H471, N475, G476, G477, V481, and W482; wherein the positions correspond to amino acid positions in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3; and wherein the substitutions provide an alpha-amylase variant having an improvement factor of >1.0 for a measure of stability, and/or an improvement factor of >1.0 for a measure of specific activity. 2. The alpha-amylase variant according to claim 1 , wherein said parent alpha-amylase has at least 90% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3. 3. The variant according to claim 1 , comprising a substitution at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of: H1, H2, D3, G4, T5, G7, T8, 19, Q11, Y12, F13, E14, W15, N16, P18, N19, D20, Q22, W24, N25, R26, L27, H28, N29, N30, A31, Q32, L34, K35, N36, A37, 139, T40, A41, W43, 144, P45, P46, A47, W48, G50, T51, S52, Q53, N54, D55, V56, G59, A60, Y61, L63, Y64, L66, E68, F69, N70, Q71, K72, G73, T74, V75, R76, T77, K78, K82, A83, E84, L85, R87, A88, 189, R90, S91, L92, K93, N95, G96, 197, Q98, V99, Y100, V103, H107, K108, G109, D112, F113, E115, R116, V117, A119, V120, E121, V122, N123, Q125, N126, R127, N128, Q129, E130, V131, S132, G133, T134, Y135, 1137, A139, W140, T141, G142, F143, N144, F145, P146, G147, G149, N150, Q151, S153, F155, K156, W157, R158, W159, Y160, F162, D163, G164, T165, D166, W167, D168, Q169, S170, R171, Q172, L173, A174, N175, R176, 1177, Y178, K179, F180, R181, G184, K185, A186, W187, D188, W189, E190, V191, D192, T193, E194, N195, G196, N197, Y198, D199, Y200, M202, Y203, A204, D205, V206, M208, D209, H210, P211, E212, V213, 1214, N215, L217, R219, V222, W223, A225, N226, T227, L228, N229, L230, D231, F233, V238, 1241, K242, F245, M246, W249, L250, H252, R254, G255, T257, G258, K259, N260, L261, F262, A263, Y267, W268, K269, N270, D271, G273, A274, Y278, L279, S280, K281, T282, N283, W284, T285, M286, S287, A288, V291, P292, L293, H294, N296, L297, Q299, A300, S301, S303, S304, G305, N306, L312, L313, N314, G315, T316, V318, Q319, R320, H321, P322, A325, P336, G337, E341, S342, V344, Q345, G346, W347, F348, K349, P350, L351, A352, L357, T358, 0361, G362, Y363, Q365, V366, G369, D370, Y372, G373, 1374, P375, S376, D377, V379, P380, S381, Y382, R383, Q384, 1386, D387, P388, L389, L390, K391, A392, Q394, Q395, Y396, A397, R400, H402, F405, D406, H407, W408, V410, 1414, R415, E416, N418, A419, H421, G425, A427, T428, 1429, M430, S431, G435, G436, S437, W439, M440, V442, R444, Q445, A447, G448, H452, M454, T455, G456, N457, S459, G460, T463, N465, D467, W469, H471, N475, G477, and V481; wherein the positions correspond to amino acid positions in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, which one or more substitutions provides an improvement factor of >1.2 for a measure of specific activity in Model A detergent composition or an improvement factor of >1.0 for a measure of stability. 4. The variant according to claim 1 , comprising a substitution at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of: H1, H2, G4, T5, G7, Q11, F13, E14, W15, N16, P18, N19, D20, Q22, N25, R26, N29, N30, A31, Q32, L34, A41, P46, W48, G50, T51, S52, Q53, D55, V56, G59, A60, Y61, Y64, F69, N70, Q71, K72, G73, T74, V75, R76, T77, K78, K82, A83, R87, 189, R90, S91, L92, K93, N95, Q98, V99, Y100, H107, K108, G109, D112, F113, E115, R116, V117, A119, V120, E121, V122, N123, N126, R127, N128, Q129, E130, V131, S132, G133, T134, Y135, 1137, A139, W140, T141, G142, F143, N144, F145, P146, G147, G149, N150, Q151, S153, F155, K156, W157, R158, W159, Y160, F162, D163, G164, T165, D166, W167, D168, Q169, S170, R171, Q172, L173, A174, N175, R176, 1177, Y178, K179, F180, R181, G184, K185, A186, W187, D188, W189, V191, T193, E194, N197, D199, Y200, M202, Y203, A204, D205, V206, D209, H210, P211, E212, N215, L217, R219, W223, N226, V238, 1241, K242, F245, G258, K259, N260, F262, A263, K269, N270, D271, G273, A274, Y278, L279, K281, W284, T285, S287, P292, N296, L297, Q299, S301, N306, L312, G315, V318, Q319, R320, H321, P322, A325, P336, G337, E341, S342, V344, G346, F348, K349, P350, L351, Q361, G362, Y363, Y368, G369, D370, Y372, G373, S376, D377, V379, P380, S381, Y382, Q384, D387, Q394, Q395, A397, R400, H402, H407, W408, V410, R415, N418, H421, S431, G435, G436, W439, M440, Q445, A447, M454, G456, N465, D467, N475, G477, and V481; wherein the positions correspond to amino acid positions in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, which one or more substitutions provides an improvement factor of >1.4 for a measure of specific activity in Model A detergent composition or an improvement factor of >1.0 for a measure of stability. 5. The variant according to claim 1 , comprising a substitution at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of: H1, G7, F13, E14, W15, N16, N19, D20, Q22, R26, N29, N30, A31, Q32, P46, W48, G50, T51, S52, Q53, D55, G59, A60, Y64, N70, Q71, K72, G73, T74, V75, K78, R90, Y100, H107, K108, G109, D112, F113, R116, V117, A119, E121, N123, N

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  • containing oxidase or reductase · CPC title

  • containing cellulase · CPC title

  • containing lipase · CPC title

  • Preparations containing enzymes {, e.g. protease or amylase} · CPC title

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What does patent US12018237B2 cover?
The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
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Primary CPC classification C12N9/2417. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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