Patents by Inventor Shusaku Yanagidani

Shusaku Yanagidani 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).

  • Tyrosinase activity cntrolling agent, process for producing the same and external preparations containing the same
    Publication number: 20060052318
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tyrosinase activity controlling agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound that has tyrosinase inhibiting or promoting activity, an external preparation comprising the controlling agent, and a process for producing the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Yutaka Tokiwa, Masaru Kitagawa, Kenji Yoshino, Shusaku Yanagidani, Takao Raku, Tetsuzo Totani, Hiromi Shimakawa
  • Alpha 1-6 fucosyltransferase
    Publication number: 20040259137
    Abstract: An isolated, porcine &agr;1-6 fucosyltransferase having the following physico-chemical properties:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Naoyuki Taniguchi, Naofumi Uozumi, Tetsuo Shiba, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Alpha 1-6 fucosyltransferase
    Publication number: 20020081694
    Abstract: Alpha-1-6 fucosyltransferases with a human or swine origin which have the following function; genes encoding these enzymes; expression vectors containing these genes; transformants prepared by using these expression vectors; and a process for producing a recombinant ±1-6 fucosyltransferase by incubating such a transformant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Naoyuki Taniguchi, Naofumi Uozumi, Tetsuo Shiba, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • &agr;1-6 fucosyltransferase
    Patent number: 6291219
    Abstract: Porcine- or human-derived &agr;1-6 fucosyltransferases having the following action: action: transferring fucose from guanosine diphosphate-fucose to the hydroxy group at 6-position of GluNAc closest to R of a receptor (GlcNAc&bgr;1-2Man&agr;1-6) (GlcNAc&bgr;1-2Man&agr;1-3) Man&bgr;1-4GlcNAc&bgr;1-4GlucNAc-R wherein R is an asparagine residue or a peptide chain carrying said residue, whereby to form (GlcNAc&bgr;1-2Man&agr;1-6)-(GlcNAc&bgr;1-2Man&agr;1-3)Man&bgr;1-4GlcNAc&bgr;1-4(Fuc&agr;1-6)GlucNAc-R; a gene encoding these enzymes; an expression vector containing the gene; a transformant prepared by using this expression vector; and a method for producing a recombinant &agr;1-6 fucosyltransferase, by culturing the transformant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoyuki Taniguchi, Naofumi Uozumi, Tetsuo Shiba, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • .alpha.1-6 fucosyltransferase
    Patent number: 6054304
    Abstract: Porcine- or human-derived .alpha.1-6 fucosyltransferases having the following action:action: transferring fucose from guanosine adiphosphate-fucose to the hydroxy group at 6-position of GlcNAc closest to R of a receptor (GlcNAc.beta.1-2Man.alpha.1-6)(GlcNAc.beta.1-2Man.alpha.1-3)Man.beta.1-4Gl cNAc.beta.1-4GlcNAc-R wherein R is an asparagine residue or a peptide chain carrying said residue, whereby to form (GlcNAc.beta.1-2Man.alpha.1-6)-(GlcNAc.beta.1-2Man.alpha.1-3)Man.beta.1-4G lcNAc.beta.1-4(Fuc.alpha.1-6)GlcNAc-R; a gene encoding these enzymes; an expression vector containing the gene; a transformant prepared by using this expression vector; and a method for producing a recombinant .alpha.1-6 fucosyltransferase, by culturing the transformant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoyuki Taniguchi, Naofumi Uozumi, Tetsuo Shiba, Shusaku Yanagidani