Patents by Inventor Mohammed Moniruzzaman

Mohammed Moniruzzaman 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).

  • Recombinant organisms capable of fermenting cellobiose
    Patent number: 6102690
    Abstract: This invention relates to a recombinant microorganism which expresses pyruvate decarboxylase, alcohol dehydrogenase, Klebsiella phospho-.beta.-glucosidase and Klebsiella (phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system) cellobiose-utilizing Enzyme II, wherein said phospho-.beta.-glucosidase and said (phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase) cellobiose-utilizing Enzyme II are heterologous to said microorganism and wherein said microorganism is capable of utilizing both hemicellulose and cellulose, including cellobiose, in the production of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Univ. of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lonnie O. Ingram, Xiaokuang Lai, Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Sean W. York