Patents by Inventor Vinent J. J. Martin

Vinent J. J. Martin 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).

  • Methods for synthesizing mevalonate
    Patent number: 7622283
    Abstract: Methods for synthesizing isopentenyl pyrophosphate are provided. A first method comprises introducing into a host microorganism a plurality of heterologous nucleic acid sequences, each coding for a different enzyme in the mevalonate pathway for producing isopentenyl pyrophosphate. A related method comprises introducing into a host microorganism an intermediate in the mevalonate pathway and at least one heterologous nucleic acid sequence, each sequence coding for an enzyme in the mevalonate pathway necessary for converting the intermediate into isopentenyl pyrophosphate. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences, enzymes, expression vectors, and transformed host cells for carrying out the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jay D. Keasling, Vinent J. J. Martin, Douglas J. Pitera, Seon-Won Kim, Sydnor T. Withers, III, Yasuo Yoshikuni, Jack Newman, Artem Valentinovich Khlebnikov