Abstract: The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of polypeptides, in particular Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca2+ dependency, specific activity, in particular laundry and dish-wash applications.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 3, 2017
Date of Patent:
February 18, 2020
Assignee:
NOVOZYMES A/S
Inventors:
Carsten Andersen, Henrik Oestdal, Jan Peter Skagerlind
Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified yeast cell comprising at least six or more of the following modifications: increased expression of Mus musculus fatty acid reductase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase 1, fatty acid synthase 2, a mutant of the bottleneck enzyme encoded by ACC1 insensitive to post-transcriptional and post-translational repression, and/or a desaturase encoded by OLE1, and reduced expression of DGA1, HFD1, ADH6, and/or GDH1. The present invention provides a method for constructing the genetically modified yeast cell, and a method for producing a fatty alcohol from the genetically modified yeast cell.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 14, 2018
Date of Patent:
February 11, 2020
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California
Abstract: The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for increasing production of an alkaloid product through the epimerization of a (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid to a (R)-1-benyzlisoquinoline alkaloid via an engineered epimerase in an engineered host cell. A (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid is contacted with said engineered epimerase. Contacting said (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid with said engineered epimerase converts said (S)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid to said (R)-1-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid.
Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of genetically modified microbial cells, such as yeast cells with an improved ability for producing L-ornithine and its derivatives. Overproduction of L-ornithine is obtained in the first place by the down-regulation or attenuation of specially selected genes, wherein said genes encode enzymes involved in the L-ornithine consumption and/or degradation pathways. Further L-ornithine production ability is improved by down-regulation, attenuation, deletion or overexpression of specially selected genes, wherein said genes encode enzymes and/or proteins involved in the L-ornithine ‘acetylated derivatives cycle’, L-glutamate synthesis pathways, subcellular trafficking, TCA cycle, pyruvate carboxylation pathway, respiratory electron-transport chain, and the carbon substrates' assimilation machinery. The invention additionally provides a method to produce L-ornithine with said modified eukaryotic cells.
Abstract: The present invention relates to metalloproteases and the use thereof in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising a metalloprotease.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 9, 2015
Date of Patent:
January 21, 2020
Assignee:
NOVOZYMES A/S
Inventors:
Morten Gjermansen, Peter R. Oestergaard, Jeannette Bjerre
Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants and methods for obtaining protease variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 14, 2020
Assignee:
NOVOZYMES A/S
Inventors:
Frank Winther Rasmussen, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Perreira Toscano, Esben Peter Friis, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Michael Bauer
Abstract: Methods and engineered yeast cells for generating a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid product are provided herein. A method comprises providing engineered yeast cells and a feedstock to a reactor. In the reactor, the engineered yeast cells are subjected to fermentation by incubating the engineered yeast cells for a time period to produce a solution comprising the BIA product and cellular material. The solution comprises not more than one class of molecule selected from the group of protoberberine, morphinan, isopavine, aporphine, and benzylisoquinoline. Additionally, at least one separation unit is used to separate the BIA product from the cellular material to provide the product stream comprising the BIA product.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 19, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 31, 2019
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Inventors:
Christina D. Smolke, Catherine Thodey, Isis Trenchard
Abstract: The invention relates to the production of one or more terpenoids through microbial engineering, and relates to the manufacture of products comprising terpenoids.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 19, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 31, 2019
Assignees:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National University of Singapore
Inventors:
Parayil K. Ajikumar, Gregory Stephanopoulos, Heng Phon Too
Abstract: The invention provides evolved red-shifted smURFPs. In some embodiments, the smURFPs are characterized by a) increased Fluorescence of smURFP as compared to infrared FPs IFP1.4 and iRFP713; b) expressing efficiently with minimal toxicity; c) does not require a lyase to covalently attach its chromophore, wherein the chromophore is biliverdin; d) exhibit a wavelengths longer than attainable with jellyfish- or coral-derived FPs using smURFP and IFP2.0; e) allows for functional fusion to hCdt1(30/120) as compared to jellyfish- or coral-derived FPs mAG, eGFP, and mRFP1 which are nonfunctional; and f) allows for deep tissue imaging.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 22, 2017
Date of Patent:
December 10, 2019
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
Erik Rodriguez, John Lin, Roger Tsien, Richard Ting, Geraldine Tran
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for degumming a vegetable oil, comprising a. contacting an oil-water mixture comprising a crude vegetable oil comprising phospholipids with an enzyme having a phospholipase activity, wherein the oil-water mixture comprises an aqueous solution having a molal ionic strength of between 0.001 and 0.5 mol/kg; b. separating an oil-water mixture into an oil composition and an aqueous composition; and, c. washing the oil composition with an acid, wherein a degummed vegetable is produced.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 24, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 10, 2019
Assignee:
Bunge Oils, Inc.
Inventors:
David Forryan Walsh, Analia Bueno, Remco Muntendam, Steve Gregory, Robbertus Antonius Damveld, Michael Elliot Jung, Kathryn McCann
Abstract: The present invention discloses synthetic fusion gene comprising hex1 and pox1 genes, their process of preparation, polypeptide(s) encoded by the same and its use thereof for biological pre-treatment of biomass for the production of biodiesel.
Abstract: The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having an increase in specific activity and/or an increase in melting temperature measured by TSA of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius, and further wherein the variants have at least at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95% identity, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, but less than 100%, sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 12, 2016
Date of Patent:
December 3, 2019
Assignee:
NOVOZYMES A/S
Inventors:
Shikha Gupta, Allan Svendsen, Vivek Srivastava, Marco Malten, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Preethi Ramaiya, Beth Nelson, Vasudeva P. Rao, Padmavathi Balumuri
Abstract: The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms having a butadiene pathway. The invention additionally provides methods of using such organisms to produce butadiene.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 10, 2017
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2019
Assignee:
Genomatica, Inc.
Inventors:
Mark J. Burk, Anthony P. Burgard, Jun Sun, Robin E. Osterhout, Priti Pharkya
Abstract: A method and composition for biodegrading or bioremediating a pyrene or other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (“PAH”) with one or more bacteria of the genus Halomonas or Idiomarina. Bacterial strains useful for degrading or remediating pyrenes and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2017
Date of Patent:
November 19, 2019
Assignee:
King Fadh University of Petroleum and Minerals
Inventors:
Alexis Mouanda Nzila, Assad Ahmed Mohammed Al-Thukair, Musa Mohammed Musa Musa, Fitri Budiyanto
Abstract: There is provided SHC/HAC derivatives, amino acid sequences comprising the SHC/HAC derivatives, nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, recombinant host cells comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives and applications of the recombinant host cells comprising either SHC/HAC derivatives or WT SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (?)-Ambrox and SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (?)-Ambrox.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2019
Assignee:
GIVAUDAN S.A.
Inventors:
Eric Eichhorn, Boris Schilling, Denis Wahler, Laurent Fourage, Esther Locher
Abstract: The present invention provides a novel lactobacillus and a use for same, the lactobacillus being separated from kimchi and thus highly safe, and having various types of biological activity such as memory improving activity, tight junction protein expression inducing activity, antioxidation activity, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) generation-suppressing activity, and ?-glucuronidase inhibiting activity. The novel lactobacillus according to the present invention may be used as a functional food medicine material for preventing, improving, or treating degenerative brain diseases or cognitive function disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2019
Assignee:
University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
Abstract: The present invention discloses a maltooligosyl trehalose trehalohydrolase (MTHase) mutant and application thereof, belonging to the technical fields of gene engineering and enzyme engineering. The present invention provides a series of MTHase mutants to prepare trehalose, having a better effect. Further, the MTHase mutant is expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and the enzyme is optimized by fermentation, which can significantly increase the yield of enzymes.
Abstract: Provided are a recombinant microorganism including a genetic modification that increases a pyruvate, phosphate dikinase activity, a method of producing cellulose using the same, and a method of producing a microorganism having enhanced cellulose productivity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 26, 2017
Date of Patent:
November 5, 2019
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Hongsoon Rhee, Jinkyu Kang, Jinhwan Park, Dongsik Yang
Abstract: Nucleic acids and cells comprising a methyltransferase gene and/or a reductase gene are disclosed. These nucleic acids and cells may be used to produce branched (methyl)lipids, such as 10-methylstearate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 20, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2019
Assignee:
Novogy, Inc.
Inventors:
Arthur J. Shaw, IV, Hannah Blitzblau, Donald V. Crabtree