Patents by Inventor Marcos Lusso

Marcos Lusso 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).

  • Host-derived signals for inducing isoprenoid gene expression and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6068998
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a composition that is capable of activating the expression of a gene involved in the synthesis of an isoprenoid, the method involving: (a) contacting a plant cell with an elicitor under conditions that allow an elicitor-induced release of a compound that activates the synthesis of an isoprenoid; and (b) recovering a composition including the compound, wherein the compound is diffusible and has a molecular weight less than or equal to 10,000 daltons. Also disclosed is a substantially pure elicitor-induced composition, the composition being capable of activating a gene involved in the synthesis of a plant isoprenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University Of Kentucky, Administration Building University of Kentucky
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Marcos Lusso