Patents by Inventor Koichi Funato

Koichi Funato 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).

  • Methods for producing human ceramide using yeast transformants
    Patent number: 8367375
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing human ceramide in a yeast cell. The method of the present invention comprises: 1) introducing the sphingoid ?4-desaturase gene (DES1) by transformation of the yeast cell; 2) abolishing the expression of the yeast sphinganine C4-hydroxylase gene (SUR2) by transformation of the yeast cell; and 3) abolishing the expression of the yeast sphingoid base kinase gene (LCB4) by transformation of the yeast cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Suntory Holdings Limited, Hiroshima University
    Inventors: Yukiko Kodama, Hiroaki Okuhara, Koichi Funato
  • METHODS FOR PRODUCING HUMAN CERAMIDE USING YEAST TRANSFORMANTS
    Publication number: 20100304467
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing human ceramide in a yeast cell. The method of the present invention comprises: 1) introducing the sphingoid ?4-desaturase gene (DES1) by transformation of the yeast cell; 2) abolishing the expression of the yeast sphinganine C4-hydroxylase gene (SUR2) by transformation of the yeast cell; and 3) abolishing the expression of the yeast sphingoid base kinase gene (LCB4) by transformation of the yeast cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED, HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukiko Kodama, Hiroaki Okuhara, Koichi Funato
  • METHODS FOR PRODUCING CERAMIDE USING TRANSFORMED YEAST
    Publication number: 20090325247
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing human ceramide in a yeast cell. The methods of the present invention comprise: 1) introducing the sphingoid ?4-desaturase gene (DES1) by transformation of the yeast cell; and 2) abolishing the expression of the yeast sphinganine C4-hydroxylase gene (SUR2) by transformation of the yeast cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicants: Suntory Limited, Hiroshima University
    Inventors: Yukiko Kodama, Hideaki Nagano, Koichi Funato