Thermolysin variants and detergent compositions therewith

a technology of detergent composition and thermolysin, which is applied in the direction of detergent compounding agent, peptidase, enzymology, etc., can solve the problems of reducing aesthetics, many stains that are difficult to completely remove, and destabilizing the effect of most proteases, so as to improve storage stability and/or catalytic activity.

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-04-10
DANISCO US INC
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The present invention provides methods and compositions containing a thermolysin-like neutral protease enzyme that has improved storage stability and / or catalytic activity. This enzyme can be used in cleaning and other applications, such as detergents. Additionally, the invention provides methods and compositions that resist detergent-induced inactivation of the thermolysin enzyme.

Problems solved by technology

However, liquid preparations of cleaning and washing reagents typically contain builders, surfactants, and metal chelators, which have a destabilizing effect on most proteases.
Despite the complexity of current detergents, there are many stains that are difficult to completely remove.
Furthermore, there is often residue build-up, which results in discoloration (e.g., yellowing) and diminished aesthetics due to incomplete cleaning.
These problems are compounded by the increased use of low (e.g., cold water) wash temperatures and shorter washing cycles.
These stains present difficult challenges to the formulation and use of cleaning compositions.
In addition, colored garments tend to wear and show appearance losses.
A portion of this color loss is due to abrasion in the laundering process, particularly in automated washing and drying machines.
Moreover, tensile strength loss of fabric appears to be an unavoidable result of mechanical and chemical action due to use, wearing, and / or washing and drying.

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[0203]The following assays were used in the examples described below. Any deviations from the protocols provided below are indicated in the examples. In these experiments, a spectrophotometer was used to measure the absorbance of the products formed after the completion of the reactions.

A. Bradford Assay for Protein Content Determination in 96-Well Plates

[0204]The Bradford Dye reagent (Quick Start) assay was used to determine the protein concentration in thermolysin samples on a microtiter plate (MTP) scale.

In this assay system, the chemical and reagent solutions used were:[0205]Bradford Quick Start Dye Reagent™ (BIO-RAD Catalogue No. 500-0205)[0206]Dilution Buffer (10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl2, 0.005% TWEEN®-80)

The equipment used was a Biomek FX Robot (Beckman Coulter) and a SpectraMAX MTP Reader (type 340; Molecular Devices). MTPs were obtained from Costar (type 9017).

[0207]In the test, 200 μl Bradford Dye Reagent was pipetted into each well, followed by the addition of 15 μl di...

example 2

Thermolysin Production in B. subtilis

[0238]In this Example, experiments conducted to produce thermolysin in B. subtilis are described. The full-length thermolysin of Geobacillus caldoproteolyticus is greater than 99% identical to the thermolysin precursor of Bacillus thermoproteolyticus Rokko, and to the bacillolysin (NprS) precursor of Bacillus stearothermophilus. As such the terms “thermolysin,”“bacillolysin,”“proteinase-T” and “PrT” are used interchangeably herein to refer to the neutral metalloprotease enzyme of G. caldoproteolyticus. The DNA sequence (thermolysin leader, thermolysin pro and thermolysin mature from Geobacillus caldoproteolyticus) provided below, encodes the thermolysin precursor protein:

(SEQ ID NO: 1)ATGAAAATGAAAATGAAATTAGCATCGTTTGGTCTTGCAGCAGGACTAGCGGCCCAAGTATTTTTACCTTACAATGCGCTGGCTTCAACGGAACACGTTA

[0239]In the above sequence, bold indicates the DNA encoding the mature thermolysin protease, standard font indicates the DNA encoding the leader sequence (thermolys...

example 3

Generation of Thermolysin Site Evaluation Libraries (SELs)

[0242]In this Example, methods used in the construction of thermolysin SELs are described. As previously indicated, the terms “thermolysin,”“bacillolysin,”“proteinase-T” and “PrT” are used interchangeably throughout to refer to the neutral metalloprotease enzyme of G. caldoproteolyticus. The pHPLT-thermolysin vector (FIG. 3) contains the thermolysin expression cassette, which served as a template DNA for the site evaluation libraries. Every thermolysin site evaluation library contains a collection of B. subtilis clones, all expressing a specific thermolysin variant. Each library contains B. subtilis clones, maximally including 20 different variants. For example, thermolysin SEL 27 contains variants in which the DNA triplet coding for tyrosine at position 27 of the mature thermolysin enzyme is replaced by another DNA triplet encoding: Alanine, Aspartic acid, Cysteine, Glutamic acid, Phenylalanine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucin...

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Abstract

The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one thermolysin-like neutral protease enzyme with improved storage stability and / or catalytic activity. In some embodiments, the thermolysin finds use in cleaning and other applications comprising detergent. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions comprising thermolysin formulated and / or engineered to resist detergent-induced inactivation.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one thermolysin-like neutral protease enzyme with improved storage stability and / or catalytic activity. In some embodiments, the thermolysin finds use in cleaning and other applications comprising detergent. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions comprising thermolysin formulated and / or engineered to resist detergent-induced inactivation.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Bacilli are gram-positive bacteria that secrete a number of industrially useful enzymes, which can be produced cheaply in high volume by fermentation. Examples of secreted Bacillus enzymes are the subtilisin serine proteases, zinc containing neutral proteases, alpha-amylases, and cellulases. Bacillus proteases are widely used in the textile, laundry and household industries (Galante, Current Organic Chemistry, 7:1399-1422, 2003; and Showell, Handbook of D...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12N9/54C11D3/386
CPCC11D3/38636C12N9/54C11D3/386C11D3/38618C12Y304/24027
Inventor ESTELL, DAVID A.HOMMES, RONALDUS W.J.LIU, AMY D.SHAW, ANDREW
Owner DANISCO US INC
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