Patents by Inventor Marko Antonio Budinich Abarca

Marko Antonio Budinich Abarca 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).

  • Method to increase the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in a culture by the inhibition of enzymes of tricarboxilic acid cycle
    Patent number: 8927246
    Abstract: A method of increasing the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in an Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans culture is disclosed. The method includes inhibiting an enzyme, such as citrate synthase, aconitase, or isocitrate dehydrogenase, in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle leading to alpha-ketoglutarate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Universidad de Chile, BioSigma S.A.
    Inventors: Alejandro Eduardo Maass Sepúlved, Pablo Andrés Moreno Cortéz, Marko Antonio Budinich Abarca, Pilar Angélica Parada Valdecantos, Leandro Mauricio Padilla Iglesias, Marlen Nayibe Barreto Roa
  • METHOD TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS) IN A ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS CULTURE BY THE INHIBITION OF ENZYMES OF TRICARBOXILIC ACID CYCLE
    Publication number: 20110212527
    Abstract: A method of increasing the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in an Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans culture is disclosed. The method includes inhibiting an enzyme, such as citrate synthase, aconitase, or isocitrate dehydrogenase, in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle leading to alpha-ketoglutarate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, BIOSIGMA S.A.
    Inventors: Alejandro Eduardo Maass Sepúlveda, Pablo Andrés Moreno Cortéz, Marko Antonio Budinich Abarca, Pilar Angélica Parada Valdecantos, Leandro Mauricio Padilla Iglesias, Marlen Nayibe Barreto Roa