MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647072673 A) filed by Novozymes As on June 11, 2026, for Epimerase Variants And Polynucleotides Encoding Same.

Inventors include Walsh, Steven Joseph; Johansen, Annette Helle; Spodsberg, Nikolaj; Rannes, Julie Bille; Vidal, Jr. , Bernardo; Gudmand, Martin; Pache, Roland Alexander; Rasmussen, Frank Winther; Noergaard, Allan; and Manning, Brian.

The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to D-psicose 3-epimerase variant polypeptides. In particular, the D-psicose 3-epimerase variant polypeptides, comprising a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 15, 43, 86, 99, 103, 140, 155, 213, 240, 246, 259, 278 and 286 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, and wherein the variant has D-psicose 3-epimerase activity (EC 5.1.3.30) activity. 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.

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