Patents by Inventor Irma Salovuori

Irma Salovuori 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).

  • Yeast strains producing cellulolytic enzymes and methods and means for constructing them
    Patent number: 4894338
    Abstract: The full length DNA sequence encoding the mature cellobiohydrolase II(CHBII), as well as the DNA sequence encoding the CBHII signal sequence, have been isolated and cloned from the fungus Trichoderma reesei. Recombinant vectors comprising these sequences, and yeast hosts transformed with such vectors are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for constructing the vectors and hosts according to the invention, as well as methods for expressing the disclosed sequences. CBHII is involved in hydrolysis of cellulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Oy Alko AB
    Inventors: Jonathan Knowles, Merja Penttila, Tuula Teeri, Helena Nevalainen, Irma Salovuori, Paivi Lehtovaara-Helenius