Patents by Inventor Adrianna G. Kirkman

Adrianna G. Kirkman 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).

  • Selective enzymatic oxidation of aromatic methyl groups to aldehydes by oxygen in the presence of a laccase-mediator catalyst
    Patent number: 5888787
    Abstract: A method for oxidation of a pendant methyl moiety on an aromatic ring to the pendant aldehyde moiety is presented. The reaction employs laccase and the diammonium salt of 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid), and is carried out in the presence of oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Chen-Loung Chen, Josef S. Gratzl, Adrianna G. Kirkman, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau