Patents by Inventor Astitava BASU

Astitava BASU 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).

  • TRANSGENIC SWEET SORGHUM WITH ALTERED LIGNIN COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100058496
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sweet sorghum plant characterized by altered lignin content and/or altered lignin composition compared to a wild plant and this is achieved by manipulating the expression of caffeoylCoA-O-methyltransferae (CCoAOMT) in particular and optionally caffeic acid-O-methyltranferase (COMT) in sweet sorghum by incorporation of a construct comprising an isolated DNA sequence represented by SEQ ID NO 2 and optionally SEQ ID NO 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: NAGARJUNA ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Astitava BASU, Mrinal K. Maiti, Satarupa Kar, Soumitra K. Sen, Banibrata Pandey