Patents Assigned to Kosan Bioscience, Inc.
  • Recombinant Streptomyces hygroscopicus host cells that produce 17-desmethylrapamycin
    Patent number: 6670168
    Abstract: Recombinant host cells that produce rapamycin analogues are constructed by deleting or modifying rapamycin biosynthetic gene cluster genes and are useful in the production of compounds used as antifungals, anticancers, immunosuppressants, and neurotrophins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Kosan Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Katz, Lu Liu, Loleta M. Chung