Patents by Inventor Allwin McDonald

Allwin McDonald 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).

  • ENGINEERED TRYPTOPHAN DECARBOXYLASES AND USES THEREOF FOR SYNTHESIZING TRYPTAMINE ANALOGS
    Publication number: 20230357744
    Abstract: Unnatural, mutant tryptophan decarboxylase proteins and methods of using same. The mutants have an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:1 and have substitutions at one or more of amino acid positions 98, 99, 120, 126, 339, 349, and 355 of SEQ ID NO:1. The mutants can have enhanced activity and/or substrate promiscuity and be used for synthesizing tryptamine analogs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Andrew Buller, Allwin McDonald