Patents by Inventor Sofie Roelants

Sofie Roelants 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).

  • YEAST STRAINS MODIFIED IN THEIR SOPHOROLIPID PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130089892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to yeast species which are normally capable of producing sophorolipids but which are modified in such way that they are incapable producing the latter compounds. These sophorolipid-negative strains surprisingly display equal growth characteristics and biomass formation as their wild type counterparts and are hence useful for the production of compounds such as recombinant proteins, glycolipids, polyhydroxyalkanoates and carotenoides. In addition, the present invention discloses two glucosyltransferase genes with key-functions in sophorolipid production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Wim Soetaert, Sofie De Maeseneire, Karen Saerens, Sofie Roelants, Inge Van Bogaert