Patents by Inventor Kanako KOBAYASHI

Kanako KOBAYASHI 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).

  • Method of increasing production of amorpha-4,11-diene and method of increasing production of natural rubber
    Patent number: 9719110
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of increasing production of amorpha-4,11-diene and a method of increasing production of natural rubber. The present invention relates to a method of increasing production of amorpha-4,11-diene which includes the step of attaching an enzyme inhibitor to Arabidopsis thaliana into which has been introduced a gene encoding amorphadiene synthase. The enzyme inhibitor inhibits at least one enzyme other than amorphadiene synthase, that catalyzes an enzymatic reaction in which farnesyl diphosphate acts as a substrate. The present invention also relates to a method of increasing production of natural rubber which includes the step of attaching an enzyme inhibitor to a rubber-producing plant. The enzyme inhibitor inhibits at least one enzyme other than enzymes involved in natural rubber synthesis, that catalyzes an enzymatic reaction in which farnesyl diphosphate acts as a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Yukino Inoue, Keiji Takagi, Kazuhisa Fushihara, Toshiya Muranaka, Keiko Suzuki, Kanako Kobayashi
  • METHOD OF INCREASING PRODUCTION OF AMORPHA-4,11-DIENE AND METHOD OF INCREASING PRODUCTION OF NATURAL RUBBER
    Publication number: 20160153007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of increasing production of amorpha-4,11-diene and a method of increasing production of natural rubber. The present invention relates to a method of increasing production of amorpha-4,11-diene which includes the step of attaching an enzyme inhibitor to Arabidopsis thaliana into which has been introduced a gene encoding amorphadiene synthase. The enzyme inhibitor inhibits at least one enzyme other than amorphadiene synthase, that catalyzes an enzymatic reaction in which farnesyl diphosphate acts as a substrate. The present invention also relates to a method of increasing production of natural rubber which includes the step of attaching an enzyme inhibitor to a rubber-producing plant. The enzyme inhibitor inhibits at least one enzyme other than enzymes involved in natural rubber synthesis, that catalyzes an enzymatic reaction in which farnesyl diphosphate acts as a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haruhiko YAMAGUCHI, Yukino INOUE, Keiji TAKAGI, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA, Toshiya MURANAKA, Keiko SUZUKI, Kanako KOBAYASHI