The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one neutral metalloprotease enzyme that has improved storage stability. In some embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease finds use in cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present i
The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one neutral metalloprotease enzyme that has improved storage stability. In some embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease finds use in cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions comprising neutral metalloprotease(s) obtained from Bacillus sp. In some more particularly preferred embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease is obtained from B. amyloliquefaciens. In still further preferred embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease is a variant of the B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. In yet additional embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease is a homolog of the B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. The present invention finds particular use in applications including, but not limited to cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.
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1. An isolated variant Bacillus neutral metalloprotease having at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to the parental polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 18, and comprising: (i) a substitution at least one of the positions selected from the group consisting of K013, T059, N061, F130, S137, N215, A221, T263
1. An isolated variant Bacillus neutral metalloprotease having at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to the parental polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 18, and comprising: (i) a substitution at least one of the positions selected from the group consisting of K013, T059, N061, F130, S137, N215, A221, T263, S265 with respect to the parental polypeptide, or(ii) a substitution selected from the group consisting of K013L, T059R, N061R, F130L, S137A, N215H, A221E, T263W, S265P, K013L/T059R/N061R/F130L/S137A/A221E/T263W/S265P, wherein the variant has improved storage stability compared to the parental polypeptide. 2. The neutral metalloprotease of claim 1, wherein said Bacillus is B. amyloliquefaciens. 3. An expression vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of an isolated variant Bacillus neutral metalloprotease of claim 1. 4. An isolated host cell comprising the expression vector of claim 3. 5. A storage-stable neutral metalloprotease obtained from said host cell of claim 4, wherein said neutral metalloprotease is encoded by said expression vector. 6. An isolated neutral metalloprotease having immunological cross-reactivity with the neutral metalloprotease of claim 1. 7. The variant neutral metalloprotease of claim 1 having improved performance as compared to wild-type B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. 8. The variant neutral metalloprotease of claim 7, wherein said improved performance further comprises improved thermostability, as compared to wild-type B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. 9. The variant neutral metalloprotease of claim 7, wherein said improved performance comprises improved performance under lower or higher pH conditions, as compared to wild-type B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. 10. The variant neutral metalloprotease of claim 7, wherein said improved performance comprises improved autolytic stability, as compared to wild-type B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. 11. A method for producing an enzyme having neutral metalloprotease activity, comprising: transforming an isolated host cell with an expression vector of claim 3, and cultivating said transformed host cell under conditions suitable for the production of said neutral metalloprotease. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of harvesting said produced neutral metalloprotease. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein said host cell is a Bacillus species. 14. A composition comprising a metalloprotease of claim 1 comprising at least one neutral metalloprotease obtained from B. amyloliquefaciens, wherein said composition further comprises at least one stabilizer. 15. The composition of claim 14, wherein said stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of borax, glycerol, zinc ions, calcium ions, and calcium formate. 16. The composition of claim 14, wherein said stabilizer is at least one competitive inhibitor that stabilizes said at least one neutral metalloprotease in the presence of an anionic surfactant. 17. A cleaning composition comprising the isolated neutral metalloprotease of claim 1. 18. The cleaning composition of claim 17, wherein said cleaning composition is a detergent. 19. The cleaning composition of claim 17, further comprising at least one additional enzymes or enzyme derivatives selected from proteases, amylases, lipases, mannanases, pectinases, cutinases, oxidoreductases, hemicellulases, and cellulases. 20. The cleaning composition of claim 18, wherein said composition comprises at least about 0.0001 weight percent of said neutral metalloprotease. 21. The cleaning composition of claim 20, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001 to about 0.5 weight percent of said neutral metalloprotease. 22. The cleaning composition of claim 20, wherein said composition further comprises at least one adjunct ingredient. 23. The composition of claim 15, further comprising a sufficient amount of a pH modifier to provide the composition with a neat pH of from about 3 to about 5, the composition being essentially free of materials that hydrolyze at a pH of from about pH 3 to about pH 5. 24. The composition of claim 23, wherein said materials that hydrolyze at a pH of from about pH 3 to about pH 5 comprise at least one surfactant. 25. The composition of claim 24, wherein said surfactant is a sodium alkyl sulfate surfactant comprising an ethylene oxide moiety. 26. The cleaning composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is a liquid. 27. The cleaning composition of claim 17, further comprising at least one acid-stable enzyme. 28. A method of cleaning, comprising the step of contacting a surface or an article comprising a fabric with the cleaning composition of claim 17. 29. The method of claim 28, further comprising the step of rinsing said surface or material after contacting said surface or material with said cleaning composition. 30. The method of claim 28, wherein said surface or an article comprising a fabric comprises a grass stain and said step of contacting comprises said grass stain with said cleaning composition. 31. An animal feed composition comprising the isolated neutral metalloprotease of claim 1. 32. A textile processing composition comprising the isolated neutral metalloprotease of claim 1. 33. A leather processing composition comprising the isolated neutral metalloprotease of claim 1.
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