A method of recovering oil, which includes (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism, wherein the fermentation medium comprises a xylanase and a pectinase; (d) distilling the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; and (f) recovering the oil from the thin stillage.

The present invention relates to application of a novel signal peptide in L-glutamate and its derivatives production from konjac powder, which belongs to the field of gene engineering, enzyme engineering and metabolism engineering. The signal peptide which mediated secretion of -mannanase was invented, and the recombinant strain with this signal peptide had advantages on utilizing konjac powder to produce related products, and its utilization efficiency of konjac powder, production efficiency, and yield were higher than other signal peptides. The recombinant strain possessing this new signal peptide had advantages on utilizing cheaper konjac powder as substrate to lower the process costs on L-glutamic acid and its high-value-added products.

The present invention relates to mannanase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.

A method and special complex enzyme for hydrolyzing a galactomannan (GM) to prepare a small-molecule GM and a galactomannan oligosaccharide (GMOS) is provided. The method includes: conducting fermentation with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and melibiose as carbon sources and Trichoderma reesei (T. reesei) as an enzyme-producing strain to obtain a supernatant, which is a complex enzyme solution with enzymatic activities of ?-mannanase and ?-galactosidase; and directly using the complex enzyme solution for enzymatic hydrolysis of a GM as a substrate to prepare the small-molecule GM and the GMOS.

Novel hyperthermophilic Dictyoglomus beta-mannanases are provided for use in high temperature industrial applications requiring enzymatic hydrolysis of 1,4--D-mannosidic linkages in mannans, galactomannans, and glucomannans. Also provided are methods and compositions for fracturing a subterranean formation in which a gellable fracturing fluid is first formed by blending together a hydratable polymer and a Dictyoglomus beta-mannanase as an enzyme breaker. An optimized and stabilized recombinant Dictyoglomus beta-mannanase is provided that shows superior performance/effectiveness and properties in degrading guar and derivatized guars at pH ranges from 3.0 to 12 and temperatures ranging from 130 F. to in excess of 270 F.

Novel hyperthermophilic Dictyoglomus beta-mannanases are provided for use in high temperature industrial applications requiring enzymatic hydrolysis of 1,4--D-mannosidic linkages in mannans, galactomannans, and glucomannans. Also provided are methods and compositions for fracturing a subterranean formation in which a gellable fracturing fluid is first formed by blending together a hydratable polymer and a Dictyoglomus beta-mannanase as an enzyme breaker. An optimized and stabilized recombinant Dictyoglomus beta-mannanase is provided that shows superior performance/effectiveness and properties in degrading guar and derivatized guars at pH ranges from 3.0 to 12 and temperatures ranging from 130 F. to in excess of 270 F.

The present invention provides for a purified or isolated cellulase complex comprising two or more glycosidase hydrolase, or enzymatically active fragment thereof, selected from the group consisting of a GH9 polypeptide, a GH48 polypeptide, a GH10 polypeptide, and a GH6 polypeptide, and optionally a GH10_2 polypeptide and/or an AA10 polypeptide.

Microfibrillated cellulose, derived from vegetables or wood, can be used to provide a liquid composition which is compatible with a broad range of ingredients suitable for consumer applications, including enzymes, while still providing good structuring of the liquid composition, without affecting ease of pour.

The present invention relates to mannanase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.

The present invention relates to application of a novel signal peptide in L-arginine and its derivatives production from konjac powder, which belongs to the field of gene engineering, enzyme engineering and metabolism engineering. The present invention fused the signal peptide set forth in SEQ ID NO.1 with the -mannanase of Bacillus subtilis CCTCC M 209200, and expressed the fused gene in the strain with high L-arginine yield. The recombinant strain Corynebacterium crenatum CGMCC 0890/p MSPman had advantages on utilizing cheaper konjac powder as substrate, and after fermenting for 96 hours in a 5 L bioreactor, the L-arginine yield reached 45 g/L. Another two recombinant strains were constructed based on Corynebacterium crenatum CGMCC 0890/pMSPman, and after fermenting for 96 hours in a 5 L bioreactor, the L-ornithine yield and L-citrulline reached 23.5 g/L and 26.3 g/L respectively.