Patents by Inventor Mitsuaki Moriguchi

Mitsuaki Moriguchi 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).

  • Transformed microorganism and process for producing D-aminoacylase
    Patent number: 6943004
    Abstract: A transformed microorganism prepared by inserting into a host microorganism with zinc tolerance a D-aminoacylase-producing gene which selectively produces D-aminoacylase alone between D-aminoacylase and L-aminoacylase. A process comprising culturing the transformed microorganism in a culture medium containing zinc ion and obtaining D-aminoacylase from the culture at a high efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Amano Enzyme Inc.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Takeuchi, Yoshinao Koide, Yoshihiko Hirose, Mitsuaki Moriguchi, Kimiyasu Isobe