Patents by Inventor Youran LI

Youran LI 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: 20240117396
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a Bacillus licheniformis cell stably and repeatedly used for the conversion and synthesis of D-psicose, and belongs to the field of biotechnology. D-psicose is a functional sugar with high health value and has broad application prospects in food, medicine, health care and other fields. The B. licheniformis cell of the present disclosure efficiently expresses recombinant D-psicose-3-epimerase, and can convert high-concentration fructose as a substrate into D-psicose. After the whole-cell catalyst is reused 10 times, the conversion rate is not less than 30%. Compared with pure enzyme or single-use whole-cell conversion methods, this technology for the synthesis of D-psicose has significant advantages such as low catalyst cost and simple separation and purification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Youran LI, Zhiyong Wu, Guiyang Shi
  • Patent number: 11434467
    Abstract: Disclosed is an Aspergillus niger seed continuous culture method, comprising the steps of: (1) at a startup stage, Aspergillus niger spores are inoculated into a seed culture medium to obtain a seed liquid; (2) at a seed continuous culture stage, continuous dispersion treatment is performed on the seed liquid obtained in step (1), continuous culture is performed on the seed liquid obtained by dispersion, and meanwhile, a fresh seed feed medium is replenished; and (3) at a stop stage, the replenishment of the fresh seed feed medium and the dispersion treatment are stopped, continuous culture is performed to obtain a seed liquid, and then the seed liquid is transferred into the fermentation medium for fermentation culture. The method according to the present invention makes breakthrough to solve problems that multi-cellular filamentous bacteria grow slowly and mycelium pellets are easy to lose in continuous culture, thus fully achieving seed continuous culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: Jiangsu Guoxin Union Energy Co., Ltd, JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guiyang Shi, Zhijie Hu, Youran Li, Xiaodong Jiang, Sai Jin, Fuxin Sun, Cheng Zhang, Dongjiao Zhou, Jiawei Lu, Maodong Miao, Zihao Fan
  • Publication number: 20200231929
    Abstract: Disclosed is an Aspergillus niger seed continuous culture method, comprising the steps of: (1) at a startup stage, Aspergillus niger spores are inoculated into a seed culture medium to obtain a seed liquid; (2) at a seed continuous culture stage, continuous dispersion treatment is performed on the seed liquid obtained in step (1), continuous culture is performed on the seed liquid obtained by dispersion, and meanwhile, a fresh seed feed medium is replenished; and (3) at a stop stage, the replenishment of the fresh seed feed medium and the dispersion treatment are stopped, continuous culture is performed to obtain a seed liquid, and then the seed liquid is transferred into the fermentation medium for fermentation culture. The method according to the present invention makes breakthrough to solve problems that multi-cellular filamentous bacteria grow slowly and mycelium pellets are easy to lose in continuous culture, thus fully achieving seed continuous culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicants: Jiangsu Guoxin Union Energy Co.,Ltd, JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guiyang SHI, Zhijie HU, Youran LI, Xiaodong JIANG, Sai JIN, Fuxin SUN, Cheng ZHANG, Dongjiao ZHOU, Jiawei LU, Maodong MIAO, Zihao FAN