Patents by Inventor Asuka YAMAGUCHI

Asuka YAMAGUCHI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9580702
    Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase including a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain, the cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence obtained by deletion, substitution or addition of at least one amino acid of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having at least a cellobiohydrolase activity under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5; (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having at least a cellobiohydrolase activity under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Okuma, Asuka Yamaguchi, Migiwa Suda, Yoshitsugu Hirose, Yasuhiro Kondo, Tomohiko Kato, Daisuke Shibata
  • Publication number: 20170051264
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase, having an endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of 90° C. and pH 5.5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of 90° C. and pH 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Daisuke SHIBATA, Masaru SATO
  • Publication number: 20170051263
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase, having an endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 55% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of carboxymethyl cellulose at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 9523108
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-xylosidase, having a ?-xylosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 75% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Okuma, Migiwa Suda, Asuka Yamaguchi, Yoshitsugu Hirose, Yasuhiro Kondo, Masaru Sato, Daisuke Shibata
  • Patent number: 9512414
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Okuma, Migiwa Suda, Asuka Yamaguchi, Yoshitsugu Hirose, Yasuhiro Kondo, Masaru Sato, Daisuke Shibata
  • Publication number: 20160340663
    Abstract: A thermostable glycoside hydrolase having a glycoside hydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of PSA and hydrolysis activity against a substrate of CMC at least under conditions of 65° C. and pH 4.0; (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of PSA and hydrolysis activity against a substrate of CMC at least under conditions of 65° C. and pH 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160264952
    Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 75% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160168548
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-xylosidase, having a ?-xylosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 75% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 105° C. and pH 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160168553
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160168549
    Abstract: A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 60% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Migiwa SUDA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Masaru SATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160122791
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase including an endoglucanase catalytic domain, the endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-cellobioside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-cellobioside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. and a pH of 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Migiwa SUDA, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160108385
    Abstract: A hyperthermostable endoglucanase including an endoglucanase catalytic domain, the endoglucanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 11; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 11, and having hydrolytic activity using carboxymethyl cellulose as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 4.0; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 11, and having hydrolytic activity using carboxymethyl cellulose as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 110° C. and a pH of 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160076017
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-xylosidase, having a ?-xylosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3 or 5, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3 or 5, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 80° C. and pH 4.0, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3 or 5, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside at least under conditions of 80° C. and pH 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KONDO, Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Migiwa SUDA, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160076015
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 85° C. and a pH of 7.5; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 60% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 85° C. and a pH of 7.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Takahiro GUNJI, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160076016
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-glucosidase including a ?-glucosidase catalytic domain, the ?-glucosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 75° C. and a pH of 7; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 75° C. and a pH of 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: YOSHITSUGU HIROSE, TAKAHIRO GUNJI, ASUKA YAMAGUCHI, MIGIWA SUDA, JIRO OKUMA, YASUHIRO KONDO, TOMOHIKO KATO, DAISUKE SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160060666
    Abstract: A thermostable xylanase having a xylanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having xylanase activity at least under conditions of 85° C. and pH 6.0, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having xylanase activity at least under conditions of 85° C. and pH 6.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Migiwa SUDA, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160053246
    Abstract: The thermostable cellobiohydrolase of the present invention is a polypeptide which has cellobiohydrolase activity at least under conditions of a temperature of 75° C. and a pH of 5.5, and which includes a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, or 7, a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which one or several amino acids are deleted, substituted, or added in an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, or 7, or a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 80% or greater but less than 100% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, or 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Kazusa DNA Research Institute
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OHKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160032265
    Abstract: A thermostable ?-xylosidase including a ?-xylosidase catalytic domain, the ?-xylosidase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 85° C. and a pH of 6.0; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl-?-D-xylopyranoside as a substrate at least under conditions of a temperature of 85° C. and a pH of 6.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KONDO, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160024486
    Abstract: A thermostable xylanase including a xylanase catalytic domain, the xylanase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid is deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having xylanase activity at least under conditions of a temperature of 90° C. and a pH of 6.0; or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having at least 75% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having xylanase activity at least under conditions of a temperature of 90° C. and a pH of 6.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yasuhiro KONDO, Tomohiko KATO, Daisuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20150259659
    Abstract: A method for selectively obtaining a natural variant of an enzyme having activity includes (1) a step of detecting an ORF sequence of a protein having enzyme activity from a genome database including base sequences of metagenomic DNA of environmental microbiota; (2) a step of obtaining at least one PCR clone including the ORF sequence having a full length, a partial sequence of the ORF sequence, or a base sequence encoding an amino acid sequence which is formed by deletion, substitution, or addition of at least one amino acid residue in an amino acid sequence encoded by the ORF sequence, by performing PCR cloning on at least one metagenomic DNA of the environmental microbiota by using a primer designed based on the ORF sequence; (3) a step of determining a base sequence and an amino acid sequence which is encoded by the base sequence for each PCR clone obtained in the step (2); and (4) a step of selecting a natural variant of an enzyme having activity by measuring enzyme activity of proteins encoded by each P
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Migiwa SUDA, Jiro OKUMA, Asuka YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitsugu HIROSE, Yasuhiro KONDO