Methods and compositions for degrading pectin
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1. A method for degrading pectin comprising:
- contacting a composition comprising pectin with a composition comprising an enriched polypeptide, wherein the enriched polypeptide has pectinase activity under conditions suitable for the degradation of the pectin, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence and the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
4 have at least 80% identity, and wherein the pectin is degraded.
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Abstract
The present invention provides enriched polynucleotides, and enriched polypeptides having pectinase activity. The present invention also includes methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides described herein. For instance, the methods include producing metabolic product, such as ethanol.
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1. A method for degrading pectin comprising:
contacting a composition comprising pectin with a composition comprising an enriched polypeptide, wherein the enriched polypeptide has pectinase activity under conditions suitable for the degradation of the pectin, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence and the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
4 have at least 80% identity, and wherein the pectin is degraded.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for degrading pectin comprising:
contacting a composition comprising pectin with a genetically modified microbe comprising an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having pectinase activity under conditions suitable for expression of the exogenous polypeptide and degradation of the pectin, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence and the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO;
4 have at least 80% identity, and wherein the pectin is degraded.- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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