IP Library Granted Patent US 9,624,482
Granted Patent B2
US 9,624,482 · App. 12/892,724 · Granted Apr 18, 2017

Thermophilic cellobiohydrolase

Inventors: Rajat Sapra (Berkeley, CA); Joshua I. Park (El Cerrito, CA); Supratim Datta (Oakland, CA); Blake A. Simmons (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Sandia Corporation
C12N9/2437C12P19/14C12Y302/01091C12P2201/00C12P2203/00
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Patent No.
US 9,624,482
App. No.
12/892,724
Granted
Apr 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides for a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising a first amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity with the amino acid sequence of Csac GH5 wherein said first amino acid sequence has a thermostable or thermophilic cellobiohydrolase (CBH) or exoglucanase activity.

Claims (30)

1. A composition comprising (a) a polypeptide comprising a first amino acid sequence comprising the amino acid sequence of amino acids 636-975 of Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus (“Csac”) cellobiohydrolase (CBH) wherein said first amino acid sequence has a thermostable or thermophilic CBH or exoglucanase activity and the Csac CBH has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; and (b) more than 0% to 50% of an ionic liquid (“IL”).

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polypeptide further comprises a second amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity with the amino acid sequence of amino acids 424-506 of SEQ ID NO:2 (carbohydrate binding module family 3 (CBM3)) wherein said second amino acid sequence is capable of binding a carbohydrate.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the carbohydrate is a cellulose.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the composition further comprises a cellulose capable of being cleaved by a Csac glycoside hydrolase family 5 (GH5) to produce a cellobiose.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a temperature of at least 65° C.

6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the composition has a temperature of at least 80° C.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a pH from 4.7 to 5,5.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises more than 0% to 35% of the ionic liquid (“IL”).

9. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the second amino acid sequence has at least 95% identity with amino acids 424-506 of SEQ ID NO:2.

10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the second amino acid sequence has at least 99% identity with amino acids 424-506 of SEQ ID NO:2.

11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the second amino acid sequence comprises amino acids 424-506 of SEQ ID NO:2.

12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises one or more thermostable or thermophilic endoglucanase enzymes.

13. A method of hydrolyzing a cellulose, comprising: (a) providing a composition comprising a solution comprising more than 0% to 50% of an ionic liquid (“IL”) and a cellulose, and (b) introducing a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence comprising the amino acid sequence of amino acids 636-975 of Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus (“Csac”) cellobiohydrolase (CBH) wherein said amino acid sequence has a thermostable or thermophilic CBH or exoglucanase activity and the Csac CBH has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, such that the cellulose is hydrolyzed by the polypeptide.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the solution comprises a pretreatment biomass comprising the cellulose.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the pretreatment biomass is a pretreatment cellulose biomass, pretreatment hemicellulose biomass, pretreatment lingo-cellulose biomass, or a mixture thereof.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the IL is 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium alkanate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium alkylsulfate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium methylsulfonate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium hydrogensulfate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium thiocyanate, or 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium halide, wherein an “alkyl” is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and an “alkanate” is an alkanate comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the IL is 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIN Acetate), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIN Cl), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (EMIM HOSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (EMIM MeOSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate (EMIM EtOSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (EMIM MeSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate (EMIM AlCl 4 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (EMIM SCN), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (BMIM Acetate), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIM Cl), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (BMIM HOSO 3 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (BMIM MeSO 3 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (BMIM MeOSO 3 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate (BMIM AlCl 4 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (BMIM SCN), 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium ethylsulfate (EDIM EtOSO 3 ), Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium methylsulfate (MTEOA MeOSO 3 ), 1-methylimidazolium chloride (MIM Cl), 1-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (MIM HOSO 3 ), 1,2,4-trimethylpyrazolium methylsulfate, tributylmethylammonium methylsulfate, choline acetate, or choline salicylate.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the IL comprises a concentration equal to or more than 1% of the solution.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the IL comprises a concentration equal to or more than 5% of the solution.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the IL comprises a concentration equal to or more than 10% of the solution.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the IL comprises a concentration equal to or more than 20% of the solution.

22. The method of claim 1 , wherein the solution has a temperature of at least 65° C.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the solution has a temperature of at least 80° C.

24. The method of claim 1 , wherein the solution has a pH from 4.7 to 5.5.

25. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the concentration of IL in the composition is equal to or more than 1%.

26. The composition of claim 25 , wherein the concentration of IL in the composition is equal to or more than 10%.

27. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the IL is 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium alkanate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium alkylsulfate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium methylsulfonate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium hydrogensulfate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium thiocyanate, or 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium halide, wherein an “alkyl” is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and an “alkanate” is an alkanate comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

28. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the IL is 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIN Acetate), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIN Cl), 1-ethyl 3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (EMIM HOSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (EMIM MeOSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate (EMIM EtOSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (EMIM MeSO 3 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate (EMIM AlCl 4 ), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (EMIM SCN), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (BMIM Acetate), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIM Cl), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (BMIM HOSO 3 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (BMIM MeSO 3 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (BMIM MeOSO 3 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate (BMIM AlCl 4 ), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (BMIM SCN), 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium ethylsulfate (EDIM EtOSO 3 ), Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium methylsulfate (MTEOA MeOSO 3 ), 1-methylimidazolium chloride (MIM Cl), 1-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (MIM HOSO 3 ), 1,2,4-trimethylpyrazolium methylsulfate, tributylmethylammonium methylsulfate, choline acetate, or choline salicylate.

29. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polypeptide further comprises a C-terminal tag.

30. The composition of claim 29 , wherein the C-terminal tag is a V5 epitope tag or a His tag.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2011
From: SAPRA, RAJAT; PARK, JOSHUA I.; DATTA, SUPRATIM; SIMMONS, BLAKE A.
To: SANDIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026153/0468 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Nov 22, 2010
From: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE
To: ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
Reel/Frame 025302/0220 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61246439 · Sep 28, 2009
Related Publication 20110207182A1 · Aug 25, 2011