Patents by Inventor Sujit JAGTAP

Sujit JAGTAP 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).

  • PLANT SWEET AND YEAST MSF TRANSPORTER CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING DIFFERENT SUGARS SIMULTANEOUSLY
    Publication number: 20230175021
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetically engineered microorganisms for the simultaneous fermentation of pentose and hexose sugars, for example, glucose and xylose. The microorganisms can be modified to express AtSWEET polypeptides, LST1 polypeptides, mutants thereof, homologs thereof or combinations thereof. Also provided are methods of co-fermenting hexose and pentose sugars, methods of increasing the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass via microbial fermentation, and methods of generating biofuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Yong-Su JIN, Nurzhan KUANYSHEV, Jing-Jing LIU, Anshu DEEWAN, Christopher V. RAO, Balaji PANNEERSELVAM, Diwakar SHUKLA, Sujit JAGTAP