Patents by Inventor Mokoto Ueda

Mokoto Ueda 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).

  • Novel Carbonyl Reductase, Gene Therefor and Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20090029430
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for efficiently producing an optically active alcohol including (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile. One of the features of the present invention is a polypeptide having an activity of asymmetrically reducing 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile isolated from a microorganism belonging to the genus Candida to produce (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile, DNA encoding the polypeptide and a transformant of producing the polypeptide. Another feature of the present invention is a process for producing an optically active alcohol such as (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile by reducing a carbonyl compound such as 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile by use of the polypeptide or the transformant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kizaki, Mokoto Ueda, Daisuke Moriyama, Naoaki Taoka, Yoshihiko Yasohara