Patents by Inventor Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova

Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova 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).

  • Method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the family by inactivating a gene encoding a toxin of a bacterial toxin-antitoxin pair
    Patent number: 7855060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging the genus Escherichia or Pantoea, wherein said bacterium has attenuated expression of a gene encoding a toxin of a bacterial toxin-antitoxin pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Marina Evgenievna Sheremeteva, Aleksandra Yurievna Skorokhodova, Vitaly Grigorievich Paraskevov
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF A GENE CODING FOR SMALL RNA
    Publication number: 20100311129
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of a gene coding for sRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Aleksandra Yurievna Skorokhodova, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Vitaly Grigorievich Paraskevov, Takuji Ueda
  • Method for producing an L-amino acid using bacterium of the family with attenuated expression of a gene coding for small RNA
    Patent number: 7803584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of a gene coding for sRNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Aleksandra Yurievna Skorokhodova, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Vitaly Grigorievich Paraskevov, legal representative, Takuji Ueda
  • Method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the family with attenuated expression of the operon
    Patent number: 7794988
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the rspAB operon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-ARGININE USING A BACTERIUM OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY, HAVING ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF A GENE ENCODING AN L-ARGININE TRANSPORTER
    Publication number: 20100143983
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing L-arginine using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of one or several genes encoding an L-arginine transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Mikhail Yurievich Kiryukhin, Yulia Georgievna Rostova, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING A BACTERIUM OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF THE aldH GENE
    Publication number: 20100143982
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the aldH gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • Method for producing L-amino acid using bacteria belonging to the genus
    Patent number: 7618803
    Abstract: A method for producing L-threonine, L-valine, L-proline, L-leucine, L-methionine and L-arginine is provided using Escherichia bacteria wherein the L-amino acid productivity of the bacteria is enhanced by increasing the activity of proteins encoded by the b2682 and b2683 genes, or proteins encoded by the b1242 or b3434 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Tabolina, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Evgeni Moiseevich Khourges, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • Method for producing L-amino acid using bacteria belonging to the genus
    Patent number: 7618804
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing L-threonine, L-valine, L-proline, L-leucine, L-methionine and L-arginine using a bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia wherein the L-amino acid productivity of the bacterium is enhanced by enhancing the activities of the proteins coded by the b2682 and b2683 genes, or the protein coded by the b1242 or b3434 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Tabolina, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Evgeni Moiseevich Khourges, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING A BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF ANY OF THE cynT, cynS, cynX OR cynR GENE OR COMBINATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090269819
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of one or more of the cynT, cynS, cynX and/or cynR genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • Method for Producing an L-Amino Acid Using a Bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae Family With Attenuated Expression of the cpxR Gene
    Publication number: 20090239267
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the cpxR gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Aleksandra Yurievna Skorokhodova, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova
  • Method for Producing an L-Amino Acid Using a Bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae Family With Attenuated Expression of the KefB Gene
    Publication number: 20090226980
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the kefB gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • Method for Producing an L-Amino Acid Using a Bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae Family Having Expression of the leuO Gene Attenuated
    Publication number: 20090215129
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the leuO gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Yury Ivanovich Kozlov
  • Method for Producing an L-Amino Acid Using a Bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae Family Having Attenuated Expression of the nac Gene
    Publication number: 20090197302
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the nac gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING A BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF THE rspAB OPERON
    Publication number: 20090170169
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the rspAB operon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING A BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF THE rcsA GENE
    Publication number: 20090137011
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the rcsA gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACIDS BY FERMENTATION USING BACTERIA HAVING ENHANCED EXPRESSION OF XYLOSE UTILIZATION GENES
    Publication number: 20090117623
    Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid, such as L-histidine, L-threonine, L-lysine, L-glutamic acid, and L-tryptophan, using bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia which has increased expression of genes, such as those of the xylABFGHR locus, which encode the xylose utilization enzymes, is disclosed. The method includes cultivating the L-amino acid producing bacterium in a culture medium containing xylose, and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Aleksey Nikolaevich Marchenko, Sergey Vladimirovich Benevolensky, Elena Vitalievna Klyachko, Yuri Ivanovich Kozlov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF A GENE CODING FOR SMALL RNA
    Publication number: 20090098621
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of a gene coding for sRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Aleksandra Yurievna Skorokhodova, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Takuji Ueda, Vitaly Grigorievich Paraskevov
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING A BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF THE sfmACDFH-fimZ CLUSTER OR THE fimZ GENE
    Publication number: 20090087886
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the sfmACDFH-fimZ cluster and/or the fimZ gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Vera Georgievna Doroshenko, Aleksandra Yurievna Skorokhodova, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner
  • Method for Producing an L-Amino Acid Using a Bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae Family Having Expression of the bolA Gene Attenuated
    Publication number: 20090081738
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the bolA gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Dmitriy Vladimirovich Filippov, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Yuri Ivanovich Kozlov, Vitaly Grigorievich Paraskevov
  • Method for producing L-amino acid using bacteria belonging to the genus
    Patent number: 7476531
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing L-threonine, L-valine, L-proline, L-leucine, L-methionine and L-arginine using bacterium belonging to the genus Escherichia wherein L-amino acid productivity of the bacterium is enhanced by enhancing an activity of proteins coded by b2682 and b2683 genes, or protein coded by b1242 or b3434 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Tabolina, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Evgeni Moiseevich Khourges, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner