Patents by Inventor Kyoshiro NONAKA

Kyoshiro NONAKA 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: 20240110211
    Abstract: Provided are a transformed cell having the ability to produce 2,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acids, and a method for producing 2,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acids using the same. The present invention provides a transformed cell having the ability to produce 2,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acids, the transformed cell being derived from a microbe having the ability to biosynthesize 4-aminobenzoic acids and having the enhanced expression of the following polypeptides (I) and (II): (I) a polypeptide having 4-aminobenzoic acid hydroxylation activity, and (II) a polypeptide having 4-amino-3-hydroxybenzoate 2,3-dioxygenase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoshiro NONAKA, Fumikazu TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220411831
    Abstract: Provided are a polypeptide having excellent 4-aminobenzoic acid hydroxylation activity and a method for using the same. The present invention provides a polypeptide having 4-aminobenzoic acid hydroxylation activity, consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 47% identity thereto, and having an amino acid residue at position 47 of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or a position corresponding thereto being leucine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoshiro Nonaka, Furnikazu TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11312980
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a 3-hydroxy-4-aminobenzoic acid by using a microorganism. The method for manufacturing a 3-hydroxy-4-aminobenzoic acid comprises a step of bringing a 4-aminobenzoic acid into contact with a microorganism that produces the following polypeptide (A) or (B): (A) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and has 4-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase activity, (B) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 or a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 and has 4-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoshiro Nonaka, Fumikazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210317484
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a 3-hydroxy-4-aminobenzoic acid by using a microorganism. The method for manufacturing a 3-hydroxy-4-aminobenzoic acid comprises a step of bringing a 4-aminobenzoic acid into contact with a microorganism that produces the following polypeptide (A) or (B): (A) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and has 4-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase activity, (B) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 or a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 and has 4-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoshiro NONAKA, Fumikazu TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10590442
    Abstract: Improvement in C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity in a host cell is provided. A polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoshiro Nonaka, Fumikazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190316159
    Abstract: Improvement in C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity in a host cell is provided. A polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoshiro NONAKA, Fumikazu TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190284586
    Abstract: Provided are a filamentous fungus mutant strain having an effect of improving C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity, and a method for producing C4 dicarboxylic acid using the filamentous fungus mutant strain. The method for producing a C4 dicarboxylic acid comprises culturing a filamentous fungus mutant strain which has enhanced expression of a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity thereto and having catalase activity is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Kyoshiro NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20190194700
    Abstract: Provided is a mutant filamentous fungus having improved C4 dicarboxylic acid productivity and a method for producing a C4 dicarboxylic acid using the mutant filamentous fungus. A mutant filamentous fungus having enhanced expression of at least one polypeptide selected from the group consisting of a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2; a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 90% with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2 and having malic enzyme activity; and a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having deletion, substitution, addition or insertion of one or more amino acids with respect to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 2 and having malic enzyme activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Kyoshiro NONAKA