Patents by Inventor Yukio Tokita

Yukio Tokita 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).

  • Antimicrobial peptide and antimicrobial agent
    Patent number: 5428016
    Abstract: An antimicrobial peptide containing at least the following amino acid sequence, or a derivative thereof, an antimicrobial agent containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof as active components at a concentration of at least 1 .mu.M, an antimicrobial composition containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof, and a method for processing products which uses the antimicrobial agent containing at least said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof:A--X--A(where, A is an arginine residue or a lysine residue; and X is an amino acid sequence comprising at least from three to nine arbitrary amino acid residues other than cysteine residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Tomita, Kozo Kawase, Mitsunori Takase, Wayne R. Bellamy, Koji Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Yukio Tokita