Patents Assigned to Hiromichi Nagasawa
  • Molting hormone receptor and method for screening ligand to the receptor
    Patent number: 7422863
    Abstract: The present invention provides a completely novel molting hormone receptor, which is used for efficiently screening a substance that can be applied to a disinfestant or the like. An insect molting hormone receptor comprising the following polypeptide (a) and polypeptide (b) or (c): (a) a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2; and (c) a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Hiromichi Nagasawa
    Inventors: Hiromichi Nagasawa, Norihiko Izawa, Yutaka Kurihara, Shinji Nagata, Takafumi Maruyama