Patents by Inventor Shengmin ZHOU

Shengmin ZHOU 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).

  • 4-amino cinnamic acid production method using enzyme
    Patent number: 10053716
    Abstract: This 4-amino cinnamic acid production method using the enzyme ammonia lyase can efficiently convert 4-amino phenylalanine into 4-amino cinnamic acid. This 4-amino cinnamic acid production method is characterized by converting 4-amino phenylalanine into 4-amino cinnamic acid by using phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, which comprises the amino acid sequence represented in sequence number 2 derived from the Rhodotorula glutinis yeast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Kazunobu Konishi, Naoki Takaya, Shunsuke Masuo, Shengmin Zhou
  • 4-AMINO CINNAMIC ACID PRODUCTION METHOD USING ENZYME
    Publication number: 20160362711
    Abstract: This 4-amino cinnamic acid production method using the enzyme ammonia lyase can efficiently convert 4-amino phenylalanine into 4-amino cinnamic acid. This 4-amino cinnamic acid production method is characterized by converting 4-amino phenylalanine into 4-amino cinnamic acid by using phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, which comprises the amino acid sequence represented in sequence number 2 derived from the Rhodotorula glutinis yeast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kazunobu KONISHI, Naoki TAKAYA, Shunsuke MASUO, Shengmin ZHOU