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Claims for Patent: 10,259,841


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Summary for Patent: 10,259,841
Title:Method for reducing the DNA content of a fermentation broth
Abstract: A method for reducing the level of DNA in a fermentation broth is disclosed where the method includes a heating step where the broth is heated to a temperature of at least 70.degree. C.
Inventor(s): Hobel; Cedric (Kgs. Lyngby, DK), Andersen; Heidi Winterberg (Vaerloese, DK), Pind; Peter Frode (Herlev, DK), Kepka; Cecilia Jansson (Bunkeflostrand, SE)
Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S (Bagsvaerd, DK)
Application Number:15/306,941
Patent Claims:1. A method for removing DNA from a fermentation broth comprising a protein of interest, a microorganism producing the protein of interest, and DNA, said method comprising: a) at the end of a fermentation, heating the fermentation broth to a temperature of at least 70.degree. C., b) subsequent to step (a), adding a poly aluminium chloride to the fermentation broth, and c) subsequent to step (b), separating flocculated material from the fermentation broth, wherein the protein of interest is thermostable.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the thermostable protein of interest is a peptide.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the thermostable protein of interest is an enzyme selected among: hydrolases, lyases, proteases, amylases glucoamylases, pectinases, pectate lyases, cellulases, xylanases, arabinases, arbinofuranosidases, mannanases, carrageenanases, xanthanases, endoglucanases, chitinases, asparaginases, lipases, phospholipases, cutinases, lysozymes, phytases, peroxidases, lactase, glucose isomerases, xylose isomerases, esterases and phosphodiesterases.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the enzyme has a thermostability measured as halflife at 70.degree. C. and pH 7.0 of at least 30 minutes.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the enzyme is an amylase or an asparaginase.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the microorganism is a bacterium or a fungus.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the microorganism is a fungus selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma and Aspergillus host cells.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the bacterium is a gram positive bacterium or a gram negative bacterium.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the fermentation broth is heated to a temperature of at least 75.degree. C.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the fermentation broth is heated to a temperature between 70.degree. C. and 110.degree. C.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein a temperature of the heated fermentation broth is kept above 70.degree. C. for a period of at least 10 min.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the poly aluminium chloride is added in an amount of 0.1-10% (w/w) in the fermentation broth.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein one or more salts or polymers are added to the fermentation broth in addition to the poly aluminium chloride.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the polymer is an anionic or a cationic polymer.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the separation in step c) is performed by centrifugation or filtration.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein pH of the fermentation broth is adjusted to a range of pH 2 to pH 11 after addition of the poly aluminium chloride.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein a DNA level in the fermentation broth is reduced to below 1 .mu.g/ml.

18. The method according to claim 2, wherein the peptide is an antimicrobial peptide, a lipopeptide or a brazzein.

19. The method according to claim 7, wherein the Trichoderma or Aspergillus host cells are selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma koningii, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Trichoderma reesei, Trichoderma viridel, Aspergillus awamori, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus foetidus, Aspergillus japonicus, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus oryzae.

20. The method according to claim 8, wherein the gram positive bacterium is selected from the group consisting of Bacillus alkalophilus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus brevis, Bacillus circulans, Bacillus clausii, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus lautus, Bacillus lentus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus subtilis, and Bacillus thuringiensis.

21. The method according to claim 8, wherein the gram negative bacterium is selected from the group consisting of Campylobacter, Escherichia, Flavobacterium, Fusobacterium, Helicobacter, Ilyobacter, Neisseria, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, and Ureaplasma.

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