Patents Assigned to Nature Work, LLP
  • Methods for the synthesis of lactic acid using crabtree-negative yeast transformed with the lactate dehydrogenase gene
    Patent number: 7229805
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and materials related to the production of lactic acid. Specifically, the invention provides methods for producing lactic acid using a crabtree-negative yeast, such as of the Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Candida, Trichosporon and Yamadazmya genera, which have been transformed with a lactate dehydrogenase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Nature Work, LLP
    Inventors: Vineet Rajgarhia, Vassily Hatzimanikatis, Stacey Olson, Ting Carlson, John N. Starr, Jeffrey J. Kolstad, Aharon Eyal