IP Library Granted Patent US 8,580,536
Granted Patent B2
US 8,580,536 · App. 12/940,952 · Granted Nov 12, 2013

Compositions for saccharification of cellulosic material

Inventors: Brett McBrayer (Sacramento, CA); Tarana Shaghasi (Lafayette, CA); Elena Vlasenko (Davis, CA)
Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,580,536
App. No.
12/940,952
Granted
Nov 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to enzyme compositions for high temperature saccharification of cellulosic material and to uses thereof.

Claims (32)

1. An enzyme composition, comprising:

(I) a polypeptide having cellobiohydrolase I activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 158; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 157, (ii) the genomic DNA sequence of the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 157, or (iii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 157;

(II) a polypeptide having cellobiohydrolase II activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 18; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, (ii) the cDNA sequence of the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, or (iii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17;

(III) a polypeptide having endoglucanase I activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 20; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, (ii) the cDNA sequence of the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, or (iii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19;

(IV) a polypeptide having endoglucanase II activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 26; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, (ii) the genomic DNA sequence of the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, or (iii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25; and

(V) a polypeptide having beta-glucosidase activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 178; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 177, (ii) the cDNA sequence of the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 177, or (iii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 177;

wherein saccharification of a cellulosic material is performed with the enzyme composition at a temperature in the range of about 40° C. to about 70° C.

2. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , further comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 42; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, (ii) the cDNA sequence of the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, or (iii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41.

3. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , further comprising a polypeptide having xylanase activity.

4. The enzyme composition of claim 3 , wherein the polypeptide having xylanase activity is a Family 10 polypeptide having xylanase activity.

5. The enzyme composition of claim 4 , wherein the Family 10 polypeptide having xylanase activity is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 50; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49, (ii) the genomic DNA sequence of the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49, or (iii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49.

6. The enzyme composition of claim 3 , wherein the polypeptide having xylanase activity is a Family 11 polypeptide having xylanase activity.

7. The enzyme composition of claim 6 , wherein the Family 11 polypeptide having xylanase activity is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 56; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55 or (ii) the full-length complement of (i) or (ii), wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55.

8. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , further comprising a beta-xylosidase.

9. The enzyme composition of claim 8 , wherein the beta-xylosidase is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 60; (b) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59 or its full-length complement, wherein high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 50% formamide and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 65° C.; and (c) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59.

10. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of a hemicellulase, a carbohydrate-esterase, a pectinase, a protease, a laccase, a peroxidase, an H 2 O 2 -producing enzyme, an oxidoreductase, an expansin, a swollenin, or a mixture thereof.

11. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , wherein the saccharification of the cellulosic material is performed at a temperature in the range of about 50° C. to about 65° C.

12. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , which reduces the amount of protein required to achieve the same degree of cellulose hydrolysis of pretreated corn stover at 55° C., pH 3.5 to pH 6.0 at least 1.1-fold compared to a Trichoderma reesei -based enzyme composition SaMe-MF268 at 50° C., pH 5.0.

13. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , which reduces the amount of protein required to achieve the same degree of cellulose hydrolysis of pretreated corn stover at 60° C., pH 3.5 to pH 6.0 at least 1.1-fold compared to a Trichoderma reesei -based enzyme composition SaMe-MF268 at 50° C., pH 5.0.

14. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , which reduces the amount of protein required to achieve the same degree of cellulose hydrolysis of pretreated corn stover at 65° C., pH 3.5 to pH 6.0 at least 1.1-fold compared to a Trichoderma reesei -based enzyme composition SaMe-MF268 at 50° C., pH 5.0.

15. The enzyme composition of claim 1 , which reduces the amount of protein required to achieve the same degree of cellulose hydrolysis of pretreated corn stover at 70° C., pH 3.5 to pH 6.0 at least 1.1-fold compared to a Trichoderma reesei -based enzyme composition SaMe-MF268 at 50° C., pH 5.0.

16. An isolated recombinant host cell encoding the enzyme composition of claim 1 .

17. A method of producing an enzyme composition, comprising: (a) cultivating the recombinant host cell of claim 16 under conditions conducive for production of the enzyme composition; and (b) recovering the enzyme composition.

18. A method for degrading or converting a cellulosic material, comprising: treating the cellulosic material with the enzyme composition of claim 1 .

19. A method for producing a fermentation product, comprising:

(a) saccharifying a cellulosic material with the enzyme composition of claim 1 ;

(b) fermenting the saccharified cellulosic material with one or more fermenting microorganisms to produce the fermentation product; and

(c) recovering the fermentation product from the fermentation.

20. A method of fermenting a cellulosic material, comprising: fermenting the cellulosic material with one or more fermenting microorganisms, wherein the cellulosic material is saccharified with the enzyme composition of claim 1 .

21. The enzyme composition of claim 11 , wherein the saccharification of the cellulosic material with the enzyme composition is performed at a temperature in the range of about 55° C. to about 63° C.

22. The enzyme composition of claim 21 , wherein the saccharification of the cellulosic material with the enzyme composition is performed at a temperature in the range of about 55° C. to about 63° C.

23. The enzyme composition of claim 22 , wherein the saccharification of the cellulosic material with the enzyme composition is performed at a temperature in the range of about 55° C. to about 60° C.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jun 4, 2013
From: NOVOZYMES, INC.
To: ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
Reel/Frame 030603/0463 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Apr 16, 2013
From: NOVOZYMES, INC.
To: ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
Reel/Frame 030220/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2011
From: MCBRAYER, BRETT; SHAGHASI, TARANA; VLASENKO, ELENA
To: NOVOZYMES, INC.
Reel/Frame 025860/0481 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61259014 · Nov 6, 2009
Related Publication 20110111453A1 · May 12, 2011