Patents by Inventor Lihua Qu

Lihua Qu 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: 20240132979
    Abstract: A set of primers and probes for simultaneous detection of Cymbidium mosaic virus (CymMV), Odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV), and Cymbidium ringspot virus (CymRSV) and a method for detecting CymMV, ORSV, and CymRSV, along with a method for their detection, are disclosed. The method involves designing multiplex real-time quantitative PCR detection primers and probes for CymMV, ORSV, and CymRSV and applying these primers and probes to the real-time quantitative PCR simultaneous detection of CymMV, ORSV, and CymRSV. It allows for faster detection of CymMV, ORSV, and CymRSV, taking only one-third of the time compared to uniplex real-time quantitative PCR technology, thereby reducing testing costs by approximately ? to ½ for each sample. The primers and probes are highly specific and sensitive, with a sensitivity as low as 1 to 10 copies. It provides an efficient and feasible detection method for early detection and prevention of CymMV, ORSV, and CymRSV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: FLOWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF YUNNAN ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, YUNNAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lihua Wang, Aiqing Sun, Xuewei Wu, Suping Qu, Yiping Zhang, Xiumei Yang, Yan Su, Feng Xu, Lifang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11505800
    Abstract: A method for improving a bio-coupling efficiency between a protein and a nucleic acid based on an ?-helix handle includes the following steps. First, the handle carrying the non-natural amino acid (H-tag) is designed. Then, a recombinant expression plasmid encoding a fusion protein containing the H-tag and the protein to be tested is constructed. Subsequently, the fusion recombinant protein containing the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag is expressed and purified. Finally, the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag-fused protein and the coupling group on the nucleic acid substrate are efficiently connected by click chemistry. Thea-helix handle is used to provide a controllable reaction condition on the protein surface for the non-natural amino acid, avoiding the complex structure, charge and polar nanoenvironment around the surface of the protein to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nankai University
    Inventors: Zhongbo Yu, Xu Li, Xiaofeng Ma, Lihua Qu, Wei Huang
  • Publication number: 20210332372
    Abstract: A method for improving a bio-coupling efficiency between a protein and a nucleic acid based on an ?-helix handle includes the following steps. First, the handle carrying the non-natural amino acid (H-tag) is designed. Then, a recombinant expression plasmid encoding a fusion protein containing the H-tag and the protein to be tested is constructed. Subsequently, the fusion recombinant protein containing the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag is expressed and purified. Finally, the non-natural amino acid in the H-tag-fused protein and the coupling group on the nucleic acid substrate are efficiently connected by click chemistry. Thea-helix handle is used to provide a controllable reaction condition on the protein surface for the non-natural amino acid, avoiding the complex structure, charge and polar nanoenvironment around the surface of the protein to be tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Nankai University
    Inventors: Zhongbo Yu, Xu Li, Xiaofeng Ma, Lihua Qu, Wei Huang