Patents Assigned to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NY
  • Expression of a gene for a modified green-fluorescent protein
    Patent number: 5741668
    Abstract: A pre-coelenterazine peptide comprising a modified A. victoria GFP having an amino acid sequence in which Ser.sup.65 is replaced with Tyr. There is further provided a polynucleotide encoding the pre-coelenterazine peptide, allowing synthesis of large, pure amounts of coelenterazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignees: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NY
    Inventors: William W. Ward, Martin Chalfie