Patents by Inventor Sukanya Nitiyon

Sukanya Nitiyon 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 having xylose assimilation ability and ethanol production ability
    Patent number: 10011853
    Abstract: An object is to provide a thermotolerant yeast capable of assimilating xylose to produce ethanol or a mutant strain thereof and a method for producing ethanol by assimilation of xylose. There is used a yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus strain No. 21 (accession number: NITE BP-01739), or a mutant strain thereof that has xylose assimilation ability and ethanol production ability when cultured at 30° C. under aerobic conditions using a culture medium containing xylose as a sugar source. Also performed is a method for producing ethanol, comprising culturing the yeast or the mutant strain thereof under aerobic conditions using a culture medium containing xylose as a sugar source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mamoru Yamada, Sukanya Nitiyon, Chansom Keo-Oudone
  • YEAST HAVING XYLOSE ASSIMILATION ABILITY AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION ABILITY
    Publication number: 20170051319
    Abstract: An object is to provide a thermotolerant yeast capable of assimilating xylose to produce ethanol or a mutant strain thereof and a method for producing ethanol by assimilation of xylose. There is used a yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus strain No. 21 (accession number: NITE BP-01739), or a mutant strain thereof that has xylose assimilation ability and ethanol production ability when cultured at 30° C. under aerobic conditions using a culture medium containing xylose as a sugar source. Also performed is a method for producing ethanol, comprising culturing the yeast or the mutant strain thereof under aerobic conditions using a culture medium containing xylose as a sugar source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Yamaguchi University
    Inventors: Mamoru Yamada, Sukanya Nitiyon, Chansom Keo-Oudone