Patents by Inventor Adam P. Woodruff

Adam P. Woodruff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CELLS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ISOBUTYRIC ACID
    Publication number: 20140065697
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cells and methods for renewably producing isobutyrate. In some cases, the cells can include a heterologous DNA that encodes at least one enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of isobutyraldehyde to isobutyrate. In other cases, the cells can include a genetically modified enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of isobutyraldehyde to isobutyrate to a degree greater than the wild-type version of the enzyme. In other cases, the cells can include one or more enzyme that catalyze the conversion of 2-ketovaline to isobutyrate. Generally, methods include growing the cells in a medium that includes a carbon source that the cells are able to convert to isobutyrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Kechun Zhang, Mingyong Xiong, Adam P. Woodruff