The present disclosure relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing the polypeptides, and method of using polypeptides, including in ethanol production processes.

The present invention relates to an alpha amylase enzyme and to its use in the food, feed and non-food industry.

Provided are fungal host strains and recombinant DNA constructs for creation and use thereof, wherein the fungal host strains are particularly stable and useful for expressing proteins, enzymes, variants and other substances of interest in a reliable or less variable fashion.

The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains.

The present invention relates to a leader peptide which promotes the secretion of recombinant proteins and a nucleic acid sequence encoding the leader peptide as well as expression cassettes, vectors and host cells comprising this leader sequence. Also disclosed is a method for producing a protein using this leader peptide.

The present disclosure relates to recombinant yeast strains capable of maintaining their robustness at high temperature as well as recombinant proteins expressed therefrom. The present disclosure also provides methods for using the recombinant yeast strain for making a fermentation product. The present disclosure further process a process for making recombinant yeast strains capable of maintaining their robustness at high temperature.

The invention provides an animal feed composition comprising plant material from a transgenic plant or plant part expressing a recombinant thermotolerant α-amylase. The invention further provides methods of improving feed utilization and decreasing liver abscesses. Also provided are methods of producing a steam flaked corn product, and the steam flaked corn product so produced.

The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains.

The present invention provides for heterologous expression of beta-glucosidase (BGL) polypeptides encoded by Humicola grisea, Candida wickerhamii, Aspergillus aculeatus, Aspergillus oryzae, Penicillium decumbens, Chaetomium globosum, Neocallimastix frontalis, Debaryomyces hansenii, Kluyveromyces marxianus, or Phytophthora infestans in host cells, such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The expression in such host cells of the corresponding genes, and variants and combinations thereof, result in improved specific activity of the expressed BGL. Thus, such genes and expression systems are useful for efficient and cost-effective consolidated bioprocessing systems.

The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains.