INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT lnteri nal Application No PCT/DK00/00147 C. (Continuation) DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT Category Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No. X TSUKAMOTO A ET AL :"Nucleotide Sequence 1-26 of the Maltohexaose-Producing Amylase Gene from an Alkalophilic Bacillus sp. #707 and Structural Similarity to Liquefying Type Alpha-Amylases" BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 151, no. 1, 29 February 1988 (1988-02-29), pages 25-31,XP002901160 the whole document 3 International application No. INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT PCT/DK 00/00147 Box I Observations where certain claims were found unsearchable (Continuation of item 1 of first sheet) This International Search Report has not been established in respect of certain claims under Article 17 (2) (a) for the following reasons: 1. Fl, Claims Nos.: because they relate to subject matter not required to be searched by this Authority, namely: 2. Claims Nos.: because they relate to parts of the International Application that do not comply with the prescribed requirements to such an extent that no meaningful International Search can be carried out, specifically: 3. g Claims Nos.: because they are dependent claims and are not drafted in accordance with the second and third sentences of Rule 6.4 (a). Box 11 Observations where unity of invention is lacking (Continuation of item 2 of first sheet) This International Searching Authority found multiple inventions in this international application, as follows: see additional sheet 1. ! ! As aii required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this International Search Report covers all searchable claims. 2. F As all searchable claims could be searched without effort justifying an additional fee, this Authority did not invite payment of any additional fee. 3. ! ! As only some of the required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this International Search Report convers only those claims for which fees were paid, specifically claims Nos.: 4 i ! No required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant. Consequently, this International Search Report is restricted to the invention first mentioned in the claims ; it is covered by claims Nos.: 2-6,14-16,19-22 (completely) ; 1,7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (partially) Remark on Protest The additionat search fees were accompanied by the applicant's protest. ! No protest accompanied the payment of additional search fees. u FURTHER INFORMATION CONTINUED FROM PCT/ISA/210 This International Searching Authority found multiple (groups of) inventions in this international application, as follows : 1. Claims: 2-6,14-16,19-22 (completely); 1,7-9,11-13,17,18, 23-26 (partially) See additional sheet. 2. Claims: 1,7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (partially) See additional sheet. 3. Claims: 1,7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (partially) See additional sheet. 4. Claims: 1,7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (partially) See additional sheet. 5. Claims: 1,7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (partially) See additional sheet. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTINUED FROM PCT/ISA/210 According to Article 34 (3) (a-c) and Rule 13.2, an international application shall relate to one invention only or to a group of inventions linked by one or more of the same or corresponding"special technical features", i. e. features that define a contribution which each of the inventions makes over the prior art. The present application relates to five such groups of inventions, namely: 1. A protein with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID N: O 2 or 4, or functional variants thereof, according to claims 2-6,10,14-16,19-22 (all completely) and claims 1 (parts a-d), 7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (all partially). 2. A protein encoded by a DNA sequence complementary to SEQ ID N: OS 1 or 3, according to claims 1 (parts b (i), b (iii), b (iv), c and d), 7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (all partially). 3. An alpha-amylase with improved wash performance in the pH- range 9-11, according to claims 1 (part e), 7-9, 11-13,17, 18,23-26 (all partially). 4. An alpha-amylase with optimum temperature range 55°C-65°C, according to claims 1 (part f), 7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (all partially). 5. An alpha-amylase with pI 7-8, according to claims 1 (part g), 7-9,11-13,17,18,23-26 (all I INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT tnter ; na) Apptication No mformationonpatentfamilymembers PCT/DK 00/00147 Patent document Publication Patent Publication cited in search report date member (s) date WO 9623873 A 08-08-1996 AU 4483396 A 21-08-1996 BR 9607735 A 14-07-1998 CA 2211405 A 08-08-1996 CN 1172500 A 04-02-1998 EP 0815208 A 07-01-1998 JP 11503003 T 23-03-1999 WO 9732961 A 12-09-1997 BR 9707951 A 27-07-1999 CA 2247501 A 12-09-1997 CN 1217742 A 26-05-1999 EP 0885285 A 23-12-1998 JP 2000505502 T 09-05-2000