Proteases
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NOVOZYMES AS
- Publication Date
- 2006-07-26
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Abstract
Description
technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to an isolated polypeptide having protease activity homologous to Nocardiopsis protease, and to an isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells including transgenic plants and non-human animals containing these nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the protease, especially in animal feed.
[0002] The protease of the present invention has high specific activity. Disclosed are characteristic structural features associated with the high specific activity of proteases belonging to the peptidase family S2A or S1E. Background of the invention
[0003] Proteases derived from Nocardiopsis sp. NRRL 18262 and Nocardiopsis dassonvillei NRRL 18133 are disclosed in WO88 / 03947. DK application no. 1996 00013 discloses the DNA and amino acid sequence of the protease derived from Nocardiopsis sp. NRRL 1...