Patents by Inventor Jun Mifune

Jun Mifune 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).

  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID USING GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICROORGANISM HAVING ENOYL-CoA HYDRATASE GENE INTRODUCED THEREIN
    Publication number: 20130071892
    Abstract: The present invention intends to produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] with a high 3-hydroxyhexanoic acid fraction using a vegetable oil as a basic raw material. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of producing a microorganism that produces poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) with a high 3-hydroxyhexanoic acid fraction using a vegetable oil as a basic raw material, by introducing a gene encoding R-hydratase that converts a fatty acid ?-oxidation system intermediate to a monomer, (R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA [R-3HA-CoA], into a recombinant Cupriavidus necator strain that was conferred an ability of producing P(3HB-co-3HHx).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Toshiaki Fukui, Izumi Orita, Jun Mifune, Yui Kawashima