IP Library Granted Patent US 7,262,042
Granted Patent B2
US 7,262,042 · App. 10/872,162 · Granted Aug 28, 2007

Alkaline protease from

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Patent No.
US 7,262,042
App. No.
10/872,162
Granted
Aug 28, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are novel alkaline proteases of the subtilisin type from Bacillus gibsonii (DSM 14393), and sufficiently related proteins and derivatives thereof. Also described are washing and cleaning products with this novel alkaline protease of the subtilisin type, sufficiently related proteins and derivatives thereof, corresponding washing and cleaning methods and the use thereof in washing and cleaning products and further possible technical use.

Claims (16)

1. An isolated protein comprising a polypeptide having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:3, wherein the polypeptide has alkaline protease activity.

2. The protein of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.

3. An isolated protein comprising a polypeptide having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:2, wherein the polypeptide has alkaline protease activity.

4. The protein of claim 3 wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.

5. An isolated alkaline protease encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% identity with the nucleotides at positions 343 to 1149 of SEQ ID NO:1.

6. The isolated alkaline protease of claim 5 encoded by a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotides at positions 343 to 1149 of SEQ ID NO:1.

7. An isolated alkaline protease encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:1.

8. The isolated alkaline protease of claim 7 encoded by a polynucleotide comprising SEQ ID NO:1.

9. The protein of claim 1 wherein the polypeptide is isolated from a microorganism.

10. The protein of claim 9 wherein the microorganism is a gram-positive bacterium.

11. The protein of claim 10 wherein the bacterium is of the genus bacillus.

12. The protein of claim 11 wherein the bacterium is of the species Bacillus gibsonii.

13. The protein of claim 11 wherein the bacterium is of the species Bacillus gibsonii deposited as DSM 14393.

14. A washing or cleaning product comprising the protein of claim 1 .

15. The washing or cleaning product of claim 14 comprising the protein in an amount of from about 2 μg to about 480 mg per g of the product.

16. The washing or cleaning product of claim 14 Compiling the protein in an amount of from about 50 μg to about 240 mg per g of the product.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 8, 2010
From: HENKEL KGAA
To: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 024950/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2004
From: WEBER, ANGRIT; HELLEBRANDT, ANGELA; WIELAND, SUSANNE; MAURER, KARL-HEINZ; KOTTWITZ, BEATRIX
To: HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN (HENKEL KGAA)
Reel/Frame 015515/0129 →