Patents by Inventor Aindrila Mukhopadhyay

Aindrila Mukhopadhyay 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).

  • Genetically modified bacterial cells and methods useful for producing indigoidine
    Patent number: 11767521
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified bacterial host cell capable of producing indigoidine, wherein the host cell comprises a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) that converts glutamine to indigoidine, and the bacterial host cell is reduced in its expression of one or more of the sixteen indicated enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Thomas T. Eng, Deepanwita Banerjee, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
  • HOST YEAST CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING INDIGOIDINE
    Publication number: 20220112531
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified fungal host cell capable of producing indigoidine, wherein the host cell comprises a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) that converts glutamine to indigoidine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Maren Wehrs, John M. Gladden, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
  • Use of cholinium lysinate as an herbicide
    Patent number: 11160277
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an herbicidal composition comprising a cholinium lysinate [Ch][Lys], and a method for controlling the growth of one or more plants, comprising applying the herbicidal composition thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jennifer C. Mortimer, Robin A. Herbert, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Thomas T. Eng
  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIAL CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING INDIGOIDINE
    Publication number: 20210332398
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified bacterial host cell capable of producing indigoidine, wherein the host cell comprises a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) that converts glutamine to indigoidine, and the bacterial host cell is reduced in its expression of one or more of the sixteen indicated enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas T. Eng, Deepanwita Banerjee, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
  • HOST CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING UNNATURAL TERPENOIDS USING A NOVEL ARTIFICIAL METALLOENZYME
    Publication number: 20210284972
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell capable of producing an unnatural compound, such as terpenoid, comprising a P450 enzyme comprising an artificial cofactor, and the host cell is capable of uptaking the artificial cofactor by comprising a heterologous heme transport transmembrane protein, or homologue thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jing Huang, Zhennan Liu, Douglas S. Clark, Jay D. Keasling, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, John F. Hartwig
  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIAL CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING TETRAMETHYL PYRAZINE
    Publication number: 20210261511
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified bacterial host cell comprising one or more enzymes of a heterologous isoprenoid or isopentenol production pathway and capable of producing tetramethyl pyrazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Thomas T. Eng
  • Use of cholinium lysinate as an herbicide
    Publication number: 20200345007
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an herbicidal composition comprising a cholinium lysinate [Ch][Lys], and a method for controlling the growth of one or more plants, comprising applying the herbicidal composition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jennifer C. Mortimer, Robin A. Herbert, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Thomas T. Eng
  • Methods for mitochondria and organelle genome editing
    Publication number: 20200017865
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for editing a genome of a mitochondria or organelle, the method comprising: introducing a DNA fixing template into a mitochondria or organelle comprising a target DNA in the genome of the mitochondria or organelle, such that the DNA fixing template replaces the target DNA, and optionally selecting or screening for a phenotype of an eukaryotic cell comprising the mitochondria or organelle, wherein the DNA fixing template causes the phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Itay Budin, Amanda R. Reider Apel, Niklas F.C. Hummel, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Jay D. Keasling
  • Modified host cells having tolerance to ?-olefins
    Patent number: 10513713
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for improving microbial tolerance to alpha olefin compounds, host cells having increased tolerance to such compounds, and method of using the host cells to produce alpha olefin compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Florence Mingardon, Angelique Chanal
  • Synthetic polypeptide having a xylose import activity
    Patent number: 10316068
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and compositions related to microbial gene expression. In one aspect, a synthetic polypeptide having a xylose import activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Amanda Reider Apel, Mario Ouellet, Jay D. Keasling
  • Modified Host Cells Having Tolerance to Alpha-Olefins
    Publication number: 20170051317
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for improving microbial tolerance to alpha olefin compounds, host cells having increased tolerance to such compounds, and method of using the host cells to produce alpha olefin compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Florence Mingardon, Angelique Chanal
  • Synthetic Polypeptide Having A Xylose Import Activity
    Publication number: 20170015714
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and compositions related to microbial gene expression. In one aspect, a synthetic polypeptide having a xylose import activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Amanda Reider Apel, Mario Ouellet, Jay D. Keasling
  • Modified host cells with efflux pumps
    Patent number: 9428726
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a modified host cell comprising a heterologous expression of an efflux pump capable of transporting an organic molecule out of the host cell wherein the organic molecule at a sufficiently high concentration reduces the growth rate of or is lethal to the host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mary J. Dunlop, Jay D. Keasling, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
  • Modified Host Cells with Efflux Pumps
    Publication number: 20110294183
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a modified host cell comprising a heterologous expression of an efflux pump capable of transporting an organic molecule out of the host cell wherein the organic molecule at a sufficiently high concentration reduces the growth rate of or is lethal to the host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mary J. Dunlop, Jay D. Keasling, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay