Patents Examined by Robert Schwartzmann
  • Method for increasing the omega-hydroxylase activity in candida tropicals
    Patent number: 5648247
    Abstract: The omega-hydroxylase activity in the yeast Candida tropicalis is increased by amplification of the P450ALK and P450RED genes. The specific productivity (grams of dicarboxylic acid/liter/hr) of substantially pure alpha, omega-dicarboxylic acids is increased by culturing C. tropicalis strains having amplified P450ALK and P450RED genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Picataggio, Tracy Rohrer, L. Dudley Eirich