Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 8, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
ARZEDA CORP.
Inventors:
Alexandre Zanghellini, Kyle Roberts, Michael Charles Milner Cockrem, Christopher Dunckley
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 3, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 13, 2021
Assignee:
ARZEDA CORP.
Inventors:
Alexandre Zanghellini, Kyle Roberts, Michael Charles Miller Cockrem, Christopher Dunckley
Abstract: The invention provides processes for the conversion of pyruvate obtained from sugars or other carbon sources, to valuable C5 materials such as levulinic acid, levulinate esters, valerolactone, and derivatives thereof.
Abstract: The invention provides computational methods for engineering, selecting, and/or identifying proteins with a desired activity. Further provided are automated computational design and screening methods to engineer proteins with desired functional activities including, but not limited to ligand binding, catalytic activity, substrate specificity, regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 2014
Date of Patent:
July 17, 2018
Assignee:
ARZEDA CORP.
Inventors:
Alexandre Zanghellini, Yih-En Andrew Ban, Eric Anthony Althoff, Daniela Grabs, Mihai Luchian Azoitei