Patents by Inventor Hong Weon Lee

Hong Weon Lee 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: 11162121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a medium chain diamine and, more specifically, to a method for producing a medium chain diamine from an alcohol or alkane derived from a fatty acid, by culturing a recombinant microorganism from which a fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase gene in a ?-oxidative metabolic pathway and a ?-oxidative metabolic pathway related gene have been deleted, and also into which a ?-transaminase gene has been introduced. The recombinant microorganism disclosed in the present invention can prevent the additional oxidation and ?-oxidation metabolism of fatty aldehyde and can produce a medium chain diamine with a high yield by introducing an amine group to the terminus thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung Oh Ahn, Hong Weon Lee, Gyu Yeon Park, Hee Suk Lee, Min Jeong Jang, Woo Young Jeon
  • Patent number: 11091741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing medium chain diol and, more particularly to recombinant microorganisms in which fatty alcohol dehydrogenase and/or fatty alcohol oxidase genes on a ?-oxidative metabolism pathway are deleted, the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase genes are optionally deleted, and ?-oxidative metabolism pathway-related genes are deleted, and to a method for producing medium chain diol from fatty acid-derived alcohol or alkane by culturing the recombinant microorganisms. The recombinant microorganisms of the present invention can produce a high yield of medium chain diol by preventing further oxidation and ?-oxidative metabolism of fatty alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung Oh Ahn, Hong Weon Lee, Min Jeong Jang, Chun Sug Kim, Gyu Yeon Park
  • Publication number: 20180340195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing medium chain diol and, more particularly to recombinant microorganisms in which fatty alcohol dehydrogenase and/or fatty alcohol oxidase genes on a ?-oxidative metabolism pathway are deleted, the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase genes are optionally deleted, and ?-oxidative metabolism pathway-related genes are deleted, and to a method for producing medium chain diol from fatty acid-derived alcohol or alkane by culturing the recombinant microorganisms. The recombinant microorganisms of the present invention can produce a high yield of medium chain diol by preventing further oxidation and ?-oxidative metabolism of fatty alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung Oh AHN, Hong Weon LEE, Min Jeong JANG, Chun Sug KIM, Gyu Yeon PARK
  • Publication number: 20180327724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a medium chain aminocarboxylic acid and, more particularly, to a recombinant microorganism in which a fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase gene in ?-oxidative metabolic pathway and a ?-oxidative metabolic pathway-related gene are deleted and a ?-transaminase gene is introduced, and a method for producing a medium chain aminocarboxylic acid by culturing the recombinant microorganism. The recombinant microorganism of the present invention can prevent additional oxidation of fatty aldehyde and ?-oxidative metabolism and also produce a medium chain aminocarboxylic acid, such as 12-aminodecane, as a raw material of nylon 12 from a substrate such as fatty acid with a high yield by introducing an amine group into a terminal thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung Oh AHN, Hong Weon LEE, Gyu Yeon PARK, Min Jeong JANG, Woo Young JEON
  • Publication number: 20180312889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a medium chain diamine and, more specifically, to a method for producing a medium chain diamine from an alcohol or alkane derived from a fatty acid, by culturing a recombinant microorganism from which a fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase gene in a ?-oxidative metabolic pathway and a ?-oxidative metabolic pathway related gene have been deleted, and also into which a ?-transaminase gene has been introduced. The recombinant microorganism disclosed in the present invention can prevent the additional oxidation and ?-oxidation metabolism of fatty aldehyde and can produce a medium chain diamine with a high yield by introducing an amine group to the terminus thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung Oh AHN, Hong Weon LEE, Gyu Yeon PARK, Hee Suk LEE, Min Jeong JANG, Woo Young JEON
  • Patent number: 10087472
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a recombinant microorganism simultaneously comprising genes encoding enzymes used in the biosynthesis pathway of 6-aminocaproic acid, which is a precursor of caprolactam, biosynthesizing 6-aminocaproic acid from the microorganism, and producing the same so as to synthesize caprolactam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Hong-Weon Lee, Jung Oh Ahn, Joon Ki Jung, Hee-Ju Ko, Sun-Joo Park, Chun Sug Kim, Hyeok Won Lee, Eun Gyo Lee, Joo Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 9902969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new gene fragment derived from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell for enhancement of recombinant protein expression in animal cells and a use thereof. It has been found that using the vector comprising a gene fragment of the present invention enhances the expression of a target protein in animal cells. Accordingly, the vector comprising a gene fragment of the present invention could be usefully used in the production of biopharmaceuticals such as therapeutic antibodies, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Eun Gyo Lee, Hong-Weon Lee, Shin Young Kang, Yeon-Gu Kim, Joon Ki Jung, Jungoh Ahn, Seung Hee Kang, Chun Sug Kim, Hyeok Won Lee, Jin Gyeom Lee
  • Publication number: 20170218392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new gene fragment derived from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell for enhancement of recombinant protein expression in animal cells and a use thereof. It has been found that using the vector comprising a gene fragment of the present invention enhances the expression of a target protein in animal cells. Accordingly, the vector comprising a gene fragment of the present invention could be usefully used in the production of biopharmaceuticals such as therapeutic antibodies, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Eun Gyo LEE, Hong-Weon LEE, Shin Young KANG, Yeon-Gu KIM, Joon Ki JUNG, Jungoh AHN, Seung Hee KANG, Chun Sug KIM, Hyeok Won LEE, Jin Gyeom LEE
  • Publication number: 20160257976
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a recombinant microorganism simultaneously comprising genes encoding enzymes used in the biosynthesis pathway of 6-aminocaproic acid, which is a precursor of caprolactam, biosynthesizing 6-aminocaproic acid from the microorganism, and producing the same so as to synthesize caprolactam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Hong-Weon Lee, Jung Oh Ahn, Joon Ki Jung, Hee-Ju Ko, Sun-Joo Park, Chun Sug Kim, Hyeok Won Lee, Eun Gyo Lee, Joo Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20130157262
    Abstract: Provided is a method for selecting antibody-producing cell lines using a split fluorescent protein, and a kit for selecting antibody-producing cell lines. By using the split fluorescent protein to select the antibody-producing cell lines, the antibody-producing cell lines can be easily detected by observing whether a single fluorescent color derived from reassembly of the split fluorescent proteins is expressed, which leads in a drastic reduction in selection time and cost required to select highly productive antibody-producing cell line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Eun Gyo Lee, Hong Weon Lee, Yeon Gu Kim, Joon Ki Jung, Jung Oh Ahn, Chun Sug Kim, Hyeok Won Lee, Joo Hwan Lee, Hye Lym Lee
  • Patent number: 8080389
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a Pichia pastoris-derived auto-inducible NPS promoter; a recombinant expression vector carrying the promoter and a nucleotide sequence, the sequence being operably linked to the promoter and coding for a recombinant protein; a host cell transformed or transfected with the recombinant expression vector; and a method for producing a recombinant protein, comprising culturing the host cell to express the recombinant protein and isolating the protein. The NPS promoter allows a recombinant protein of interest to be produced on a large scale without the need of any inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Research Insitute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Hong Weon Lee, Jung Oh Ahn, Joon Ki Jung, Eui Sung Choi, Chun Suk Kim, Eun Gyo Lee, Ji Yeon Hong, Hyeok Won Lee, Myoung Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20100279345
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a Pichia pastoris-derived auto-inducible NPS promoter; a recombinant expression vector carrying the promoter and a nucleotide sequence, the sequence being operably linked to the promoter and coding for a recombinant protein; a host cell transformed or transfected with the recombinant expression vector; and a method for producing a recombinant protein, comprising culturing the host cell to express the recombinant protein and isolating the protein. The NPS promoter allows a recombinant protein of interest to be produced on a large scale without the need of any inducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hong Weon Lee, Jung Oh Ahn, Joon Ki Jung, Eui Sung Choi, Chun Suk Kim, Eun Gyo Lee, Ji Yeon Hong, Hyeok Won Lee, Myoung Soo Park
  • Patent number: 7816509
    Abstract: Disclosed are a Pichia pastoris-derived translation elongation factor (TEF) promoter, a recombinant expression vector carrying the promoter and a heterologous protein encoding base sequence operably linked to the promoter, and a host cell transfected or transformed with the recombinant expression vector. Also, a method is provided for producing a heterologous protein. The method comprises culturing the host cell to express the Pichia pastoris-derived TEF promoter and isolating the promoter from the culture. The TEF promoter can be utilized for the mass production of heterologous proteins without the need for inducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Korean Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology
    Inventors: Hong Weon Lee, Jung Oh Ahn, Joon Ki Jung, Eui Sung Choi, Chun Suk Kim, Eun Gyo Lee, Ji Yeon Hong, Hyeok Won Lee, Myoung Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20090298122
    Abstract: Disclosed are a Pichia pastoris-derived translation elongation factor (TEF) promoter, a recombinant expression vector carrying the promoter and a heterologous protein encoding base sequence operably linked to the promoter, and a host cell transfected or transformed with the recombinant expression vector. Also, a method is provided for producing a heterologous protein. The method comprises culturing the host cell to express the Pichia pastoris-derived TEF promoter and isolating the promoter from the culture. The TEF promoter can be utilized for the mass production of heterologous proteins without the need for inducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Hong Weon Lee, Jung Oh Ahn, Joon Ki Jung, Eui Sung Choi, Chun Suk Kim, Eun Gyo Lee, Ji Yeon Hong, Hyeok Won Lee, Myoung Soo Park