Inventors:
Walter Callen - San Diego CA, US
Toby Richardson - San Diego CA, US
Gerhard Frey - San Diego CA, US
Carl Miller - San Diego CA, US
Martin Kazaoka - San Diego CA, US
Eric Mathur - Carlsbad CA, US
Jay Short - Del Mar CA, US
Assignee:
Verenium Corporation - San Diego CA
International Classification:
C12P 1/00, C12N 9/00, C12N 9/32, C12N 9/48, C12N 1/20, C12N 15/00
US Classification:
435 41, 435183, 435204, 435212, 4352523, 4353201, 536 232
Abstract:
In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.