Patents by Inventor Takefumi Hattori

Takefumi Hattori 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).

  • Gene encoding lignan methyltransferase and use thereof
    Patent number: 8435778
    Abstract: The present invention provides an enzyme having an activity of transferring a methyl group to lignans (a lignan methylation activity) (e.g., a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or variants thereof); a gene encoding the enzyme (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or variants thereof); a method for producing methylated lignans using the gene; and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Eiichiro Ono, Toshiaki Umezawa, Takefumi Hattori, Shiro Suzuki
  • GENE ENCODING LIGNAN METHYLTRANSFERASE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130040348
    Abstract: The present invention provides an enzyme having an activity of transferring a methyl group to lignans (a lignan methylation activity) (e.g., a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or variants thereof); a gene encoding the enzyme (e.g., a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or variants thereof); a method for producing methylated lignans using the gene; and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Eiichiro Ono, Toshiaki Umezawa, Takefumi Hattori, Shiro Suzuki