A variant of a parent Bacillus stearothermophilus alpha amylase, wherein the variant has {HEAD ~ an amino acid sequence} which has at least 95% homology to the parent Bacillus stearothermophilus alpha amylase and comprises {TAIL ~ a deletion} of amino acids 179 an 180, using SEQ ID NO:3 for numbering, and wherein the variant has alpha amylase activity 
A variant of a parent Bacillus stearothermophilus alpha amylase , wherein the variant has { HEAD ~ an amino acid sequence } which has at least 95 % homology to the parent Bacillus stearothermophilus alpha amylase and comprises { TAIL ~ a deletion } of amino acids 179 an 180 , using SEQ ID NO:3 for numbering , and wherein the variant has alpha amylase activity
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