Patents by Inventor Jun-Ichiro Hirano

Jun-Ichiro Hirano 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: 8530213
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to bacterial NADH oxidases and, more particularly, to novel NADH oxidases obtained from Lactobacillus plantarum, and derivatives thereof that demonstrate enzymatic activity for NADH, NADPH, or both NADH and NADPH. The compositions comprising an NADH oxidase obtained from L. plantarum or derivatives thereof include: isolated enzymes; recombinantly produced enzymes and derivatives thereof, as well as catalytically active portions thereof; nucleic acids encoding an NADH oxidase obtained from L. plantarum, derivatives thereof, and portions thereof. The methods of the present invention include isolation of NADH oxidases obtained from L. plantarum, derivatives thereof, and portions thereof, and methods for enzymatic reactions comprising NADH oxidase obtained from L. plantarum, including the production of enantiomer-enriched organic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Emory University
    Inventors: Andreas Bommarius, Bettina Bommarius, Jun-Ichiro Hirano, Vaijayanthi Thangavel, Jonathan Taejoo Park
  • Publication number: 20120003688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to bacterial NADH oxidases and, more particularly, to novel NADH oxidases obtained from Lactobacillus plantarum, and derivatives thereof that demonstrate enzymatic activity for NADH, NADPH, or both NADH and NADPH. The compositions comprising an NADH oxidase obtained from L. plantarum or derivatives thereof include: isolated enzymes; recombinantly produced enzymes and derivatives thereof, as well as catalytically active portions thereof; nucleic acids encoding an NADH oxidase obtained from L. plantarum, derivatives thereof, and portions thereof. The methods of the present invention include isolation of NADH oxidases obtained from L. plantarum, derivatives thereof, and portions thereof, and methods for enzymatic reactions comprising NADH oxidase obtained from L. plantarum, including the production of enantiomer-enriched organic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Bommarius, Bettina Bommarius, Jun-Ichiro Hirano, Vaijayanthi Thangavel, Jonathan Taejoo Park