Patents by Inventor Hazel Claire Gorham

Hazel Claire Gorham 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).

  • D-N-carbamoyl-amino acid amidohydrolase and hydantoinase
    Patent number: 5858759
    Abstract: Processes are provided for the production of a carbamoylase enzyme which has the capability of converting a D-N-carbamoyl (optionally substituted phenyl) glycine by expressing recombinant DNA encoding a carbamoylase in a homologous host. Also provided are specific recombinant DNA vectors producing high levels of expression of the carbamoylase enzyme and/or hydantoinase enzyme in homologous and heterologous hosts and their use in the production of D-.alpha. amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham p.l.c.
    Inventors: Robert John Neal, Alison Michelle Griffin, Hazel Claire Gorham