Patents by Inventor Christine Nicole S. Santos

Christine Nicole S. Santos 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).

  • Publication number: 20210032669
    Abstract: The present invention provides host cells and methods for making mogrol glycosides, including Mogroside V (Mog. V), Mogroside VI (Mog. VI), Iso-Mogroside V (Isomog. V), and glycosylation products that are minor products in Siraitia grosvenorii. The invention provides engineered enzymes and engineered host cells for producing mogrol glycosylation products, such as Mog, V. Mog. VI, and Isomog. V, at high purity and/or yield. The present technology further provides methods of making products containing mogrol glycosides, such as Mog. V, Mog. VI, and Isomog. V, including food products, beverages, oral care products, sweeteners, and flavoring products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan PHILIPPE, Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS, Michelle N. GOETTGE
  • Publication number: 20210009968
    Abstract: In various aspects, the present invention provides uridine diphosphate-dependent glycosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes capable of catalyzing the transfer of a monosaccharide moiety from a NDP-sugar to the 3? carbon of a sugar moiety of a substrate, such as a terpenoid glycan, thereby functioning as a “1-3 UGT.” In other aspects, the invention provides polynucleotides encoding the 1-3 UGT, and host cells comprising the same. In still other aspects, the invention provides methods for preparing glycosylated substrates, including steviol glycosides, using the enzyme and host cells of this disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Eric DONALD, Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Aaron LOVE, Christopher TOOMEY, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS
  • Publication number: 20210002678
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides microbial cells and methods of producing FOPPA resulting from unique biosynthetic pathways, including biosynthetic pathways based on the phenylalanine/tyrosine biosynthetic branch and biosynthetic pathways based on bacteria metabolism. In particular, the present invention provides methods of producing FOPPA in microbial cells. These methods provide a low-cost, sustainable, and environmentally friendly source for FOPPA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas PHILIPPE, Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS
  • Publication number: 20210002672
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and bacterial strains for making terpene and terpenoid products, the bacterial strains having improved carbon pull through the MEP pathway and to a downstream recombinant synthesis pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Ryan LIM, Jason DONALD, Hsien-Chung TSENG, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS, Ryan PHILIPPE
  • Publication number: 20200347425
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered cells and methods for making high purity steviol glycosides, including RebM. In some aspects, the present invention provides host cells, such as bacterial cells (including but not limited to E. coli), that are engineered to overexpress and/or delete or inactivate one or more steviol glycoside transport proteins. The bacterial cells selectively export RebM, or other specific combination of steviol glycosides, out of the cell to increase productivity and reduce production costs associated with downstream purification. Non-target steviol glycosides are not transported to the extracellular medium in significant amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan PHILIPPE, Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS
  • Publication number: 20200299735
    Abstract: In various aspects and embodiments, the invention relates to bacterial strains and methods for making terpene and terpenoid products. The invention provides bacterial strains with improved carbon flux through the MEP pathway, to thereby increase terpene and/or terpenoid product yield by fermentation with carbon sources such as glucose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Chin-Giaw LIM, Souvik GHOSH, Christopher PIRIE, Jason DONALD, Aaron LOVE, Hong NAN, Hsien-Chung TSENG, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS, Ryan PHILIPPE
  • Patent number: 10774346
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and bacterial strains for making terpene and terpenoid products, the bacterial strains having improved carbon pull through the MEP pathway and to a downstream recombinant synthesis pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: MANUS BIO INC.
    Inventors: Ajikumar Parayil Kumaran, Ryan Lim, Jason Donald, Hsien-Chung Tseng, Christine Nicole S. Santos, Ryan Philippe
  • Patent number: 10662442
    Abstract: In various aspects and embodiments, the invention relates to bacterial strains and methods for making terpene and terpenoid products. The invention provides bacterial strains with improved carbon flux through the MEP pathway, to thereby increase terpene and/or terpenoid product yield by fermentation with carbon sources such as glucose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: MANUS BIO INC.
    Inventors: Ajikumar Parayil Kumaran, Chin-Giaw Lim, Souvik Ghosh, Christopher Pirie, Jason Donald, Aaron Love, Hong Nan, Hsien-Chung Tseng, Christine Nicole S. Santos, Ryan Philippe
  • Publication number: 20200087692
    Abstract: In various aspects and embodiments, the invention provides microbial cells and methods for producing advanced glycosylation products from lower glycosylated intermediates. The microbial cell expresses one or more UDP-dependent glycosyl transferase enzymes in the cytoplasm, for glycosylation of the intermediates. When incubating the microbial strain with a plant extract or fraction thereof comprising the intermediates, these glycosylated intermediates are available for further glycosylation by the cell, and the advanced glycosylation products can be recovered from the media and/or microbial cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS, Jason Eric DONALD, Mary Elizabeth FOWLER, Ryan N. PHILIPPE, Christopher Scott FREI, Aaron LOVE
  • Publication number: 20200002733
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and bacterial strains for making terpene and terpenoid products, the bacterial strains having improved carbon pull through the MEP pathway and to a downstream recombinant synthesis pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Ryan LIM, Jason DONALD, Hsien-Chung TSENG, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS, Ryan PHILIPPE
  • Publication number: 20190270971
    Abstract: The present technology relates to the production of chemical species in bacterial or yeast host cells. Particularly, the present technology provides for the production of chemical species in microbial host cells that functionally express engineered P450 enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jason DONALD, Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS
  • Publication number: 20180245103
    Abstract: In various aspects and embodiments, the invention relates to bacterial strains and methods for making terpene and terpenoid products. The invention provides bacterial strains with improved carbon flux through the MEP pathway, to thereby increase terpene and/or terpenoid product yield by fermentation with carbon sources such as glucose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Ajikumar Parayil KUMARAN, Chin-Giaw LIM, Souvik GHOSH, Christopher PIRIE, Jason DONALD, Aaron LOVE, Hong NAN, Hsien-Chung TSENG, Christine Nicole S. SANTOS, Ryan PHILIPPE
  • Patent number: 9267118
    Abstract: The invention relates to high-throughput screens for identifying bacterial strains capable of L-tyrosine production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Gregory Stephanopoulos, Christine Nicole S. Santos
  • Publication number: 20110151496
    Abstract: The invention relates to high-throughput screens for identifying bacterial strains capable of L-tyrosine production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Gregory Stephanopoulos, Christine Nicole S. Santos