Patents by Inventor Kotaro Ito

Kotaro Ito 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).

  • Publication number: 20030124656
    Abstract: There are disclosed a protein having an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2, or a protein having a glutaminase activity in which one or more amino acids is/are deleted from, substituted by, inserted to or added to the amino acid sequence of the above protein; a gene containing DNA encoding the above protein or a gene which hybridizes with the a complementary sequence of DNA of the above gene under a stringent condition and encodes a protein having a glutaminase activity; a recombinant DNA containing the above gene; a transformant or a transductant containing the above recombinant DNA; and a process for producing glutaminase which comprises culturing the above transformant or the above transductant and collecting glutaminase from a culture medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Kotaro Ito, Tetsuya Oguma, Yasuji Koyama
  • Patent number: 6541236
    Abstract: There are disclosed a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by amino acid numbers 1 to 684 or 49 to 684 shown in SEQ ID NO:2, or a protein having a glutaminase activity in which one or more amino acids is/are deleted from, substituted by, inserted to or added to the amino acid sequence of the above protein; a gene containing DNA encoding the above protein or a gene encoding a protein which hybridizes with the DNA of the above gene under a stringent condition and has a glutaminase activity; a recombinant DNA containing the above gene; a transformant or a transductant containing the above recombinant DNA; and a process for producing glutaminase which comprises culturing the above transformant or the above transductant and collecting glutaminase from a culture medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Ito, Genryou Umitsuki, Yasuji Koyama
  • Publication number: 20030040098
    Abstract: Glutaminase which comprises (a) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, or (b) a protein which comprises an amino acid sequence having deletion, substitution, or addition of one or plurality of amino acids relative to the amino acid sequence (a), and has glutaminase activity. A glutaminase gene which encodes (a) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, or (b) a protein which comprises an amino acid sequence having deletion, substitution, or addition of one or a plurality of amino acids relative to the amino acid sequence (a), and has glutaminase activity. The present invention enables glutaminase to be produced efficiently and thus greatly contributes to the relevant industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Kikkoman Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Matsushima, Kotaro Ito, Yasuji Koyama
  • Publication number: 20020106782
    Abstract: There are disclosed a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by amino acid numbers 1 to 684 or 49 to 684 shown in SEQ ID NO:2, or a protein having a glutaminase activity in which one or more amino acids is/are deleted from, substituted by, inserted to or added to the amino acid sequence of the above protein; a gene containing DNA encoding the above protein or a gene encoding a protein which hybridizes with the DNA of the above gene under a stringent condition and has a glutaminase activity; a recombinant DNA containing the above gene; a transformant or a transductant containing the above recombinant DNA; and a process for producing glutaminase which comprises culturing the above transformant or the above transductant and collecting glutaminase from a culture medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Kotaro Ito, Genryou Umitsuki, Yasuji Koyama