Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Hara

Yoshihiko Hara 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: 20240117393
    Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-glutamic acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing in a culture medium a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae and having an L-amino acid-producing ability, and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture medium and/or cells of the bacterium, wherein the bacterium has been modified to have one or more of the following modifications: (A) modification of reducing the activity of a BudA protein; (B) modification of reducing the activity of a BudB protein; (C) modification of reducing the activity of a BudC protein; (D) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3461 protein; (E) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3462 protein; and (F) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3463 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Chie HAMANO, Yoshihiro ITO, Naoki EBARA, Kota INOUE, Yukiko ONO, Rihito ISHIDA, Fumito ONISHI, Yoshihiko HARA
  • Patent number: 10155952
    Abstract: A method for producing a target substance is provided. A target substance is produced by culturing a coryneform bacterium, which is able to produce a target substance, and which also has an improved ability to assimilate xylose as a result of the introduction of a mutation into a coding region and/or an expression control region of the NCgl2954 gene on the chromosome of the bacterium. The culture is conducted in a medium containing xylose, and the target substance can be collected from the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kazuteru Yamada, Yoshihiko Hara
  • Patent number: 10047385
    Abstract: A method for producing an objective substance is provided. An objective substance is produced by culturing a microorganism which has been modified so that the activity of a dicarboxylic acid exporter protein is reduced in a medium, and collecting the objective substance from the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Keita Fukui, Akito Chinen, Suguru Yamakami
  • Patent number: 9970031
    Abstract: A method for producing a dicarboxylic acid is provided. A dicarboxylic acid is produced by culturing a bacterium having a dicarboxylic acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the expression of one or more of the yeeA gene, ynfM gene, yjjP gene, and yjjB gene is increased, in a medium, and collecting the dicarboxylic acid from the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Keita Fukui, Daiki Yahagi
  • Publication number: 20180044703
    Abstract: An acidic substance having a carboxyl group is produced by culturing in a medium a microorganism which has been modified to enhance expression of the ybjL gene, and collecting the acidic substance having a carboxyl group from the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Keita Fukui, Yoshinori Tajima, Kazue Kawamura, Yoshihiro Usuda, Kazuhiko Matsui
  • Patent number: 9822385
    Abstract: An acidic substance having a carboxyl group is produced by culturing in a medium a microorganism which has been modified to enhance expression of the ybjL gene, and collecting the acidic substance having a carboxyl group from the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Keita Fukui, Yoshinori Tajima, Kazue Kawamura, Yoshihiro Usuda, Kazuhiko Matsui
  • Publication number: 20170298397
    Abstract: A method for producing a dicarboxylic acid is provided. A dicarboxylic acid is produced by culturing a bacterium having a dicarboxylic acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the expression of one or more of the yeeA gene, ynfM gene, yjjP gene, and yjjB gene is increased, in a medium, and collecting the dicarboxylic acid from the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Keita Fukui, Daiki Yahagi
  • Publication number: 20160222394
    Abstract: A method for producing a target substance is provided. A target substance is produced by culturing a coryneform bacterium, which is able to produce a target substance, and which also has an improved ability to assimilate xylose as a result of the introduction of a mutation into a coding region and/or an expression control region of the NCgl2954 gene on the chromosome of the bacterium. The culture is conducted in a medium containing xylose, and the target substance can be collected from the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kazuteru Yamada, Yoshihiko Hara
  • Publication number: 20160130618
    Abstract: A method for producing an objective substance is provided. An objective substance is produced by culturing a microorganism which has been modified so that the activity of a dicarboxylic acid exporter protein is reduced in a medium, and collecting the objective substance from the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Keita Fukui, Akito Chinen, Suguru Yamakami
  • Publication number: 20150259717
    Abstract: An acidic substance having a carboxyl group is produced by culturing in a medium a microorganism which has been modified to enhance expression of the ybjL gene, and collecting the acidic substance having a carboxyl group from the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Keita Fukui, Yoshinori Tajima, Kazue Kawamura, Yoshihiro Usuda, Kazuhiko Matsui
  • Patent number: 8969048
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bacterium which has an ability to produce a useful metabolite derived from acetyl-coenzyme A, such as L-glutamic acid, L-glutamine, L-proline, L-arginine, L-leucine, L-cysteine, succinate, and polyhydroxybutyrate, wherein said bacterium is modified so that activities of D-xylulose-5-phosphate phosphoketolase and/or fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase are enhanced. The present invention also provides a method for producing the useful metabolite using the bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Akito Chinen, Hiroshi Izui, Yoshihiko Hara, Hisashi Yasueda, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Joanna Yosifovna Katashkina
  • Publication number: 20140287472
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing L-amino acid, for example L-threonine, L-lysine, L-histidine, L-phenylalanine, L-arginine or L-glutamic acid, using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, wherein the bacterium has been modified to enhance an activity of D-xylose permease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Ekaterina Alekseevna Savrasova, Valeriy Zavenovich Akhverdian, Elena Vitalievna Klyachko, Sergei Vladimirovich Mashko, Vera Georgievna Doroshenko, Larisa Gotlibovna Airikh, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Yoshihiko Hara, Takuji Ueda
  • Publication number: 20140242643
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bacterium which has an ability to produce a useful metabolite derived from acetyl-coenzyme A, such as L-glutamic acid, L-glutamine, L-proline, L-arginine, L-leucine, L-cysteine, succinate, and polyhydroxybutyrate, wherein said bacterium is modified so that activities of D-xylulose-5-phosphate phosphoketolase and/or fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase are enhanced. The present invention also provides a method for producing the useful metabolite using the bacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Akito Chinen, Hiroshi Izui, Yoshihiko Hara, Hisashi Yasueda, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Joanna Yosifovna Katashkina
  • Patent number: 8785161
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing L-amino acid, for example L-threonine, L-lysine, L-histidine, L-phenylalanine, L-arginine or L-glutamic acid, using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, wherein the bacterium has been modified to enhance an activity of D-xylose permease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Ekaterina Alekseevna Savrasova, Valeriy Zavenovich Akhverdian, Elena Vitalievna Klyachko, Sergei Vladimirovich Mashko, Vera Georgievna Doroshenko, Larisa Gotlibovna Airikh, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Yoshihiko Hara, Takuji Ueda
  • Patent number: 8753849
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bacterium which has an ability to produce a useful metabolite derived from acetyl-coenzyme A, such as L-glutamic acid, L-glutamine, L-proline, L-arginine, L-leucine, L-cysteine, succinate, and polyhydroxybutyrate, wherein said bacterium is modified so that activities of D-xylulose-5-phosphate phosphoketolase and/or fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase are enhanced. The present invention also provides a method for producing the useful metabolite using the bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Akito Chinen, Hiroshi Izui, Yoshihiko Hara, Hisashi Yasueda, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Joanna Yosifovna Katashkina
  • Patent number: 8728774
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing L-amino acid, for example L-threonine, L-lysine, L-histidine, L-phenylalanine, L-arginine or L-glutamic acid, using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, wherein the bacterium has been modified to enhance an activity of D-xylose permease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Ekaterina Alekseevna Savrasova, Valeriy Zavenovich Akhverdian, Elena Vitalievna Klyachko, Sergei Vladimirovich Mashko, Vera Georgievna Doroshenko, Larisa Gotlibovna Airikh, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Yoshihiko Hara, Takuji Ueda
  • Patent number: 8404474
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bacterium which has an ability to produce a useful metabolite derived from acetyl-coenzyme A, such as L-glutamic acid, L-glutamine, L-proline, L-arginine, L-leucine, L-cysteine, succinate, and polyhydroxybutyrate, wherein said bacterium is modified so that activities of D-xylulose-5-phosphate phosphoketolase and/or fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase are enhanced. The present invention also provides a method for producing the useful metabolite using the bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Akito Chinen, Hiroshi Izui, Yoshihiko Hara, Hisashi Yasueda, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Joanna Yosifovna Katashkina
  • Publication number: 20120219996
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing L-amino acid, for example L-threonine, L-lysine, L-histidine, L-phenylalanine, L-arginine or L-glutamic acid, using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, wherein the bacterium has been modified to enhance an activity of D-xylose permease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Konstantin Vyacheslavovich Rybak, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Slivinskaya, Ekaterina Alekseevna Savrasova, Valeriy Zavenovich Akhverdian, Elena Vitalievna Klyachko, Sergei Vladimirovich Mashko, Vera Georgievna Doroshenko, Larisa Gotlibovna Airikh, Tatyana Viktorovna Leonova, Mikhail Markovich Gusyatiner, Elvira Borisovna Voroshilova, Yury Ivanovich Kozlov, Yoshihiko Hara, Takuji Ueda
  • Patent number: 8222007
    Abstract: The present invention describes an L-glutamic acid-producing bacterium which belongs to the genus Pantoea, Enterobacter, Klebsiella or Erwinia, wherein the bacterium has been modified by gene recombination to inactivate the rpoS gene. A method is also described for culturing the bacterium in a medium to cause accumulation of L-glutamic acid in the medium, and collecting L-glutamic acid from the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hara, Hiroshi Izui
  • Patent number: 8206954
    Abstract: An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, which has an L-amino acid-producing ability and inherently has a native activity of a glucose dehydrogenase that uses pyrroloquinoline quinone as a coenzyme, but has been modified so that the activity of the glucose dehydrogenase is reduced, in a medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Rie Takikawa, Yoshihiko Hara, Gen Nonaka, Kazuhiro Takumi