Patents by Inventor Gokul Jothiraman

Gokul Jothiraman 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).

  • Patent number: 10047134
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a comprehensive model for expression of recombinant peptides by Pichia pastoris. The model uses an easily controllable variable called ‘critical nutrient ratio’ for obtaining a right balance between product synthesis and it's degradation during the fermentation process. The extra cellular concentration of precursor could be increased by about 10 folds and the degradation constants could be reduced by about 10-20 folds for intracellular and extracellular cases respectively by controlling critical nutrient ratio and addition of soya flour hydrolysate and EDTA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Biocon Limited
    Inventors: Sanjay Tiwari, Gourav Awasthi, Gokul Jothiraman, Arun Chandavarkar
  • Publication number: 20150353620
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a comprehensive model for expression of recombinant peptides by Pichia pastoris. The model uses an easily controllable variable called ‘critical nutrient ratio’ for obtaining a right balance between product synthesis and it's degradation during the fermentation process. The extra cellular concentration of precursor could be increased by about 10 folds and the degradation constants could be reduced by about 10-20 folds for intracellular and extracellular cases respectively by controlling critical nutrient ratio and addition of soya flour hydrolysate and EDTA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Sanjay Tiwari, Gourav Awasthi, Gokul Jothiraman, Arun Chandavarkar
  • Patent number: 8975041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Prolipase-Bovine trypsinogen (PLBTR) fusion proteins, the genes encoding them, and the production and uses thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of producing in optimal quantities PLBTR fusion proteins which comprise a heterologous polypeptide which is normally susceptible to autocatalytic activity. More particularly, the present invention relates to fusion proteins which comprise an heterologous polypeptide, such as a serine protease, fused to a lipase signal sequence, which can be expressed by recombinant host cells in desired amounts. The present invention further relates to polynucleotides encoding such fusion proteins, to expression vectors for expression of such fusion proteins, to host cells transformed with such polynucleotides/vectors, and to methods of generating such fusion proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Biocon Limited
    Inventors: Nagaraj Govindappa, Nandini Nataraj, Sanjay Tiwari, Partha Hazra, Mukesh Babuappa Patale, Gokul Jothiraman, Kedarnath Sastry
  • Publication number: 20120231520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Prolipase-Bovine trypsinogen (PLBTR) fusion proteins, the genes encoding them, and the production and uses thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of producing in optimal quantities PLBTR fusion proteins which comprise a heterologous polypeptide which is normally susceptible to autocatalytic activity. More particularly, the present invention relates to fusion proteins which comprise an heterologous polypeptide, such as a serine protease, fused to a lipase signal sequence, which can be expressed by recombinant host cells in desired amounts. The present invention further relates to polynucleotides encoding such fusion proteins, to expression vectors for expression of such fusion proteins, to host cells transformed with such polynucleotides/vectors, and to methods of generating such fusion proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: BIOCON LIMITED
    Inventors: Nagaraj Govindappa, Nandini Nataraj, Sanjay Tiwari, Partha Hazra, Mukesh Babuappa Patale, Gokul Jothiraman, Kedarnath Sastry