Patents by Inventor Hiromasa Imaishi

Hiromasa Imaishi 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).

  • Publication number: 20120288885
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, and a kit, for measuring the enzymatic activity of cytochrome P450 comprehensively and with high efficiency and accuracy, wherein an oxygen sensing layer and a cytochrome P450-supporting layer are vertically integrated on a chip, and cytochrome P450 is supported in a hydrophilic polymer matrix in the cytochrome P450-supporting layer, the cytochrome P450 generates NADPH by being irradiated with light in the presence of at least one caged compound selected from the group consisting of caged-NADP and caged-G6P, an enzyme utilizing NADPH as a coenzyme (i.e., cytochrome P450 reductase) and a substrate thereof to supply NADP and/or G6P from the caged compound to generate NADPH to start the reaction between the enzyme and a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGOY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiromasa Imaishi, Kenichi Morigaki, Yoshiro Tatsu, Gang Chang
  • Patent number: 6069241
    Abstract: A gene encoding a cytochrome P450 expressed specifically at initial stages in flower-bud growth and a promoter inducing expression of the gene are provided. The cytochrome P450 gene encodes the amino acid sequences encoded by the sequence having the nucleotide 1 to 1488 or the nucleotide 1 to 1617 in SEQ ID NO. 1, and the promoter consists of the base sequence within the nucleotide 1 to 1041 in SEQ ID NO. 4 that is necessary for the promoter activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Suntory Limited
    Inventors: Hideo Ohkawa, Hiromasa Imaishi