Patents by Inventor Gerhard Braus

Gerhard Braus 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).

  • Nucleic acid molecule, comprising a nucleic acid coding for a polypeptide with chorismate mutase activity
    Patent number: 7045611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule, comprising a nucleic acid which codes for a polypeptide with chorismate mutase activity and derivatives thereof, whereby the derivatives have at least 10% of the chorismate mutase activity of the chorismate mutase, according to the identification number of the SEQ ID NO:2. The invention further relates to vectors containing nucleic acid molecules, to host cells comprising nucleic acid molecules and their use in methods for producing polypetides with chorismate mutase activity. The invention also relates to the polypeptides with chorismate mutase activity and antibodies which specifically recognize the same. In addition, the invention relates to methods for producing auxotrophic yeast strains using the nucleic acid molecules and to the preparation of the yeast strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Rhein Biotech Gesellschaft für neue Biotechnologische Prozesse und Produkte mbH
    Inventors: Gerd Gellissen, Gerhard Braus, Ralph Pries, Sven Krappmann, Alexander W. Strasser
  • Nucleic acid molecule, comprising a nucleic acid coding for a polypeptide with chorismate mutase activity
    Publication number: 20020197704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule, comprising a nucleic acid which codes for a polypeptide with chorismate mutase activity and derivatives thereof, whereby the derivatives have at least 10% of the chorismate mutase activity of the chorismate mutase, according to the identification number of the SEQ ID NO:2. The invention further relates to vectors containing nucleic acid molecules, to host cells comprising nucleic acid molecules and their use in methods for producing polypetides with chorismate mutase activity. The invention also relates to the polypeptides with chorismate mutase activity and antibodies which specifically recognize the same. In addition, the invention relates to methods for producing auxotrophic yeast strains using the nucleic acid molecules and to the preparation of the yeast strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Gerd Gellissen, Gerhard Braus, Ralph Pries, Sven Krappmann, Alexander W. Strasser