Patents by Inventor Jovana Nazor

Jovana Nazor 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).

  • PENICILLIN-G ACYLASES
    Publication number: 20170321202
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes having improved properties, polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, compositions including the enzymes, and methods of using the enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jovana Nazor, Vesna Mitchell, David Elgart, Katrina W. Lexa, Nikki Dellas, Robert Kevin Orr, Oscar Alvizo, Ravi David Garcia, Judy Victoria Antonio Viduya, Courtney Dianne Moffett
  • Engineered imine reductases and methods for the reductive amination of ketone and amine compounds
    Patent number: 9803224
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Steven J. Collier, Jovana Nazor, Joly Sukumaran, Derek Smith, Jeffrey C. Moore, Gregory Hughes, Jacob Janey, Gjalt W. Huisman, Scott J. Novick, Nicholas J. Agard, Oscar Alvizo, Gregory A. Cope, Wan Lin Yeo, Stefanie Ng Minor
  • BIOCATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING DERIVATIVES OF TRYPTAMINE AND TRYPTAMINE ANALOGS
    Publication number: 20170283781
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jovana Nazor, Derek J. Smith, Michael A. Crowe, Shiwei Song, Steven J. Collier
  • ENGINEERED IMINE REDUCTASES AND METHODS FOR THE REDUCTIVE AMINATION OF KETONE AND AMINE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20170268028
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Steven J. Collier, Jovana Nazor, Joly Sukumaran, Derek Smith, Jeffrey C. Moore, Gregory Hughes, Jacob Janey, Gjalt W. Huisman, Scott J. Novick, Nicholas J. Agard, Oscar Alvizo, Gregory A. Cope, Wan Lin Yeo, Stefanie Ng Minor
  • Production of fatty alcohols from engineered microorganisms
    Patent number: 9714437
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the production of a fatty alcohol composition from recombinant microbial cells. The fatty alcohols are produced by expressing a gene encoding a heterologous fatty alcohol forming acyl-CoA reductase (“FAR”); a gene encoding a heterologous thioesterase (“TE”) gene and a gene encoding an acyl-CoA synthetase (“ACS”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaman Chan, Fernando Valle, Yoram Barak, Louis Clark, Kristian Karlshoej, Jonathan Vroom, Jovana Nazor, Claus M Krebber, Kenneth Mitchell
  • Biocatalysts and methods for synthesizing derivatives of tryptamine and tryptamine analogs
    Patent number: 9708588
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jovana Nazor, Derek J. Smith, Michael A. Crowe, Shiwei Song, Steven J. Collier
  • Polynucleotides encoding engineered imine reductases
    Patent number: 9695451
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Steven J. Collier, Jovana Nazor, Joly Sukumaran, Derek Smith, Jeffrey C. Moore, Gregory Hughes, Jacob Janey, Gjalt W. Huisman, Scott J. Novick, Nicholas J. Agard, Oscar Alvizo, Gregory A. Cope, Wan Lin Yeo, Stefanie Ng Minor
  • ENGINEERED TRANSAMINASE POLYPEPTIDES FOR INDUSTRIAL BIOCATALYSIS
    Publication number: 20170175090
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides useful for the synthesis of chiral amine compounds under industrially relevant conditions. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase polypeptides, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases for the production of chiral amine compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Martina Quintanar-Audelo, Ellen Eberhard, Jovana Nazor, Derek Smith, Cuixia Wang
  • Synthesis of prazole compounds
    Patent number: 9631181
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring monooxygenase polypeptides useful for preparing prazole compounds, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Koy Bong, Michael D. Clay, Steven J. Collier, Benjamin Mijts, Michael Vogel, Xiyun Zhang, Jun Zhu, Jovana Nazor, Derek J. Smith, Shiwei Song
  • Engineered transaminase polypeptides for industrial biocatalysis
    Patent number: 9617573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides useful for the synthesis of chiral amine compounds under industrially relevant conditions. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase polypeptides, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases for the production of chiral amine compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Martina Quintanar-Audelo, Ellen Eberhard, Jovana Nazor, Derek Smith, Cuixia Wang
  • Chemical process for preparing spiroindolones and intermediates thereof
    Patent number: 9598712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates useful for the manufacture of spiroindolone compounds such as (1?R,3?S)-5,7?-dichloro-6?-fluoro-3?-methyl-2?,3?,4?,9?-tetrahydrospiro[indoline-3,1?-pyrido[3,4-b]indol]-2-one and salts and hydrates and solvates thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Michael Crowe, Michael Foulkes, Giancarlo Francese, Dominique Grimler, Ernst Kuesters, Kurt Laumen, Yunzhong Li, Changxue Lin, Jovana Nazor, Thomas Ruch, Derek Smith, Shiwei Song, Shangjun Teng
  • ENGINEERED IMINE REDUCTASES AND METHODS FOR THE REDUCTIVE AMINATION OF KETONE AND AMINE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20170022527
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Steven J. Collier, Jovana Nazor, Joly Sukumaran, Derek Smith, Jeffrey C. Moore, Gregory Hughes, Jacob Janey, Gjalt W. Huisman, Scott J. Novick, Nicholas J. Agard, Oscar Alvizo, Gregory A. Cope, Wan Lin Yeo, Stefanie Ng Minor
  • Engineered imine reductases and methods for the reductive amination of ketone and amine compounds
    Patent number: 9487760
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Steven J. Collier, Jovana Nazor, Joly Sukumaran, Derek Smith, Jeffrey C. Moore, Gregory Hughes, Jacob Janey, Gjalt W. Huisman, Scott J. Novick, Nicholas J. Agard, Oscar Alvizo, Gregory A. Cope, Wan Lin Yeo, Stefanie Ng Minor
  • SYNTHESIS OF PRAZOLE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20160319252
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring monooxygenase polypeptides useful for preparing prazole compounds, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yong Koy Bong, Michael D. Clay, Steven J. Collier, Benjamin Mijts, Michael Vogel, Xiyun Zhang, Jun Zhu, Jovana Nazor, Derek J. Smith, Shiwei Song
  • BIOCATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING DERIVATIVES OF TRYPTAMINE AND TRYPTAMINE ANALOGS
    Publication number: 20160289649
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Jovana Nazor, Derek J. Smith, Michael A. Crowe, Shiwei Song, Steven J. Collier
  • PRODUCTION OF FATTY ALCOHOLS FROM ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20160244787
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the production of a fatty alcohol composition from recombinant microbial cells. The fatty alcohols are produced by expressing a gene encoding a heterologous fatty alcohol forming acyl-CoA reductase (“FAR”); a gene encoding a heterologous thioesterase (“TE”) gene and a gene encoding an acyl-CoA synthetase (“ACS”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kaman Chan, Fernando Valle, Yoram Barak, Louis Clark, Kristian Karlshoej, Jonathan Vroom, Jovana Nazor, Claus M Krebber, Kenneth Mitchell
  • Synthesis of prazole compounds
    Patent number: 9422534
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring monooxygenase polypeptides useful for preparing prazole compounds, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Koy Bong, Michael D. Clay, Steven J. Collier, Benjamin Mijts, Michael Vogel, Xiyun Zhang, Jun Zhu, Jovana Nazor, Derek J. Smith, Shiwei Song
  • Biocatalysts and methods for synthesizing derivatives of tryptamine and tryptamine analogs
    Patent number: 9388395
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jovana Nazor, Derek Smith, Michael Crowe, Shiwei Song, Steven J. Collier
  • ENGINEERED IMINE REDUCTASES AND METHODS FOR THE REDUCTIVE AMINATION OF KETONE AND AMINE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20160168545
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Steven J. Collier, Jovana Nazor, Joly Sukumaran, Derek Smith, Jeffrey C. Moore, Gregory Hughes, Jacob Janey, Gjalt W. Huisman, Scott J. Novick, Nicholas J. Agard, Oscar Alvizo, Gregory A. Cope, Wan Lin Yeo, Stefanie Ng Minor
  • Engineered imine reductases and methods for the reductive amination of ketone and amine compounds
    Patent number: 9296993
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Haibin Chen, Steven J. Collier, Jovana Nazor, Joly Sukumaran, Derek Smith, Jeffrey C. Moore, Gregory Hughes, Jacob Janey, Gjalt W. Huisman, Scott J. Novick, Nicholas J. Agard, Oscar Alvizo, Gregory A. Cope, Wan Lin Yeo, Stefanie Ng Minor