Patents by Inventor Ulrike Maria Müller

Ulrike Maria Müller 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).

  • Publication number: 20240191277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) of a yeast cell comprising: a) providing a mutated yeast cell comprising a deletion of at least one gene of the (PDH) by-pass, selected from the genes encoding the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALD), and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS); b) transforming said mutated yeast cell with an expression vector comprising a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a candidate polypeptide having potential enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA; c) testing said recombinant mutated yeast cell for its ability to grown on minimal medium containing glucose as sole carbon source, and d) identifying said candidate polypeptide as a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytoso
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Ulrike Maria Mueller, Liang Wu, Lourina Madeleine Raamsdonk, Aaron Adriaan Winkler
  • Publication number: 20210054433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) of a yeast cell comprising: a) providing a mutated yeast cell comprising a deletion of at least one gene of the (PDH) by-pass, selected from the genes encoding the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALD), and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS); b) transforming said mutated yeast cell with an expression vector comprising a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a candidate polypeptide having potential enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA; c) testing said recombinant mutated yeast cell for its ability to grown on minimal medium containing glucose as sole carbon source, and d) identifying said candidate polypeptide as a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytoso
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ulrike Maria MUELLER, Liang Wu, Lourina Madeleine Raamsdonk, Aaron Winkler
  • Patent number: 10927399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) a yeast cell comprising: a) providing a mutated yeast cell comprising a deletion of at least one gene of the (PDH) by-pass, selected from the genes encoding the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALD), and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS); b) transforming said mutated yeast cell with an expression vector comprising a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a candidate polypeptide having potential enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA; c) testing said recombinant mutated yeast cell for its ability to grow on minimal medium containing glucose as sole carbon source, and d) identifying said candidate polypeptide as a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Ulrike Maria Mueller, Liang Wu, Lourina Madeleine Raamsdonk, Aaron Adriaan Winkler
  • Patent number: 10612013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variant polypeptide having lactase activity. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding such a variant polypeptide, to a nucleic acid construct comprising said nucleic acid sequence, to a recombinant expression vector comprising said nucleic acid construct and to a recombinant host cell comprising said expression vector. Further, the invention relates to a method for producing a lactase variant via use of such a host cell. Also, the invention relates to a method of producing a lactase polypeptide variant. The invention further relates to a composition comprising a lactase variant, to use of such a lactase variant or to the use of a lactase variant-containing composition in the preparation of a dairy product, to a process for the production of a dairy product and to the resulting dairy product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: René Marcel De Jong, Ulrike Maria Müller, Petrus Jacobus Theodorus Dekker
  • Publication number: 20180320156
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variant polypeptide having lactase activity. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding such a variant polypeptide, to a nucleic acid construct comprising said nucleic acid sequence, to a recombinant expression vector comprising said nucleic acid construct and to a recombinant host cell comprising said expression vector. Further, the invention relates to a method for producing a lactase variant via use of such a host cell. Also, the invention relates to a method of producing a lactase polypeptide variant. The invention further relates to a composition comprising a lactase variant, to use of such a lactase variant or to the use of a lactase variant-containing composition in the preparation of a dairy product, to a process for the production of a dairy product and to the resulting dairy product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: René Marcel DE JONG, Ulrike Maria MÜLLER, Petrus Jacobus Theodorus DEKKER
  • Patent number: 9994837
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variant polypeptide having lactase activity. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding such a variant polypeptide, to a nucleic acid construct comprising said nucleic acid sequence, to a recombinant expression vector comprising said nucleic acid construct and to a recombinant host cell comprising said expression vector. Further, the invention relates to a method for producing a lactase variant via use of such a host cell. Also, the invention relates to a method of producing a lactase polypeptide variant. The invention further relates to a composition comprising a lactase variant, to use of such a lactase variant or to the use of a lactase variant-containing composition in the preparation of a dairy product, to a process for the production of a dairy product and to the resulting dairy product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: René Marcel De Jong, Ulrike Maria Müller, Petrus Jacobus Theodorus Dekker
  • Publication number: 20160362715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of ?-lactam antibodies comprising contacting 4-hydroxyphenylglycine of phenylglycine, cysteine and valine with a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and subsequent cyclization using an isopenicillin N synthase in the presence of an MbtH-like protein and to a host cell equipped to perform such preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ulrike Maria MUELLER, Rémon BOER, Roelof Ary Lans BOVENBERG
  • Publication number: 20160333331
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variant polypeptide having lactase activity. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding such a variant polypeptide, to a nucleic acid construct comprising said nucleic acid sequence, to a recombinant expression vector comprising said nucleic acid construct and to a recombinant host cell comprising said expression vector. Further, the invention relates to a method for producing a lactase variant via use of such a host cell. Also, the invention relates to a method of producing a lactase polypeptide variant. The invention further relates to a composition comprising a lactase variant, to use of such a lactase variant or to the use of a lactase variant-containing composition in the preparation of a dairy product, to a process for the production of a dairy product and to the resulting dairy product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: René Marcel DE JONG, Ulrike Maria MÜLLER, Petrus Jacobus Theodorus DEKKER
  • Publication number: 20140349340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of ?-lactam antibiotics comprising contacting 4-hydroxyphenylglycine or phenylglycine, cysteine and valine with a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and subsequent cyclization using an isopenicillin N synthase in the presence of an MbtH-like protein and to a host cell equipped to perform such preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ulrike Maria Mueller, Rémon Boer, Roelof Ary Lans Bovenberg
  • Publication number: 20140030730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) a yeast cell comprising: a) providing a mutated yeast cell comprising a deletion of at least one gene of the (PDH) by-pass, selected from the genes encoding the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALD), and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS); b) transforming said mutated yeast cell with an expression vector comprising a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a candidate polypeptide having potential enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA; c) testing said recombinant mutated yeast cell for its ability to grow on minimal medium containing glucose as sole carbon source, and d) identifying said candidate polypeptide as a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Ulrike Maria MUELLER, Liang WU, Lourina Madeleine RAAMSDONK, Aaron Adriaan WINKLER
  • Publication number: 20100248233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) a yeast cell comprising: a) providing a mutated yeast cell comprising a deletion of at least one gene of the (PDH) by-pass, selected from the genes encoding the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALD), and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS); b) transforming said mutated yeast cell with an expression vector comprising a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a candidate polypeptide having potential enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA; c) testing said recombinant mutated yeast cell for its ability to grow on minimal medium containing glucose as sole carbon source, and d) identifying said candidate polypeptide as a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Ulrike Maria Müller, Liang Wu, Lourina Madeleine Raamsdonk, Aaron Adriaan Winkler