Patents Assigned to John Howard
  • Commercial production of avidin in plants
    Patent number: 5767379
    Abstract: A method for commercial production of avidin entails heterologous expression of the protein in plants, in native conformation, at an expression level such that avidin represents at least 0.1% of total extracted protein. A genetic map of the integration locus allows for the identification of the avidin-expressing plant. Genetic loci on a plant chromosome are revealed that support high levels of avidin expression and that can be used as a site of integration for high level expression of other genes of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: John Howard
    Inventors: Chris Baszczynski, Elizabeth Hood, Sheila Maddock, Terry EuClaire Meyer, James C. Register, III, Derrick Witcher, John A. Howard