Patents Represented by Attorney H. Hunter Jervis

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  • Genetically engineered plasmid and organisms for the production of specialized oils
    Patent number: 5057419
    Abstract: A DNA fragment containing a gene encoding a fatty acid desaturase enzyme is isolated. The gene is then employed by introducing it into other cells to alter or enhance the production of oils in such cells, alternatively the gene or nucleic acid sequences of the gene can be employed to isolate other genes encoding for related, but different desaturase enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Rutgers University
    Inventors: Charles E. Martin, Robert M. Johnston