Patents by Inventor Flavio Alterthum

Flavio Alterthum 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).

  • Ethanol production by Escherichia coli strains co-expressing Zymomonas PDC and ADH genes
    Patent number: 5000000
    Abstract: A novel operon and plasmids comprising genes which code for the alcohol dehydrogenase and pyruvate decarboxylase activities of Zymomonas mobilis are described. Also disclosed are methods for increasing the growth of microorganisms or eukaryotic cells and methods for reducing the accumulation of undesirable metabolic products in the growth medium of microorganisms or cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Lonnie O. Ingram, Tyrrell Conway, Flavio Alterthum