Patents by Inventor Yuu UTASHIMA

Yuu UTASHIMA 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).

  • Patent number: 11072809
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to construct a more excellent glucose sensor, and to provide GDH more suitable for the glucose sensor. Provided is FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenase in which the range of molecular weight distribution observed by SDS-PAGE is within 50 kDa when viewed in a molecular weight distribution in which the relative value of band intensity exceeds 60% of the maximum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuu Utashima
  • Patent number: 10913971
    Abstract: Provided is GDH with increased applicability to glucose sensors. A composition contains FADGDH, wherein when 0.1 mL of the composition is added to 2.9 mL of a solution containing 10 mM of trehalose and 1 mmol/L of potassium ferricyanide to give a glucose dehydrogenase activity of 500 U/mL and incubated at 37° C., the decrease in absorbance at 405 nm resulting from reduction of the potassium ferricyanide is less than 20 mAbs per minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuu Utashima, Takahide Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20180066302
    Abstract: Provided is GDH with increased applicability to glucose sensors. A composition contains FADGDH, wherein when 0.1 mL of the composition is added to 2.9 mL of a solution containing 10 mM of trehalose and 1 mmol/L of potassium ferricyanide to give a glucose dehydrogenase activity of 500 U/mL and incubated at 37° C., the decrease in absorbance at 405 nm resulting from reduction of the potassium ferricyanide is less than 20 mAbs per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuu UTASHIMA, Takahide KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180030498
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to construct a more excellent glucose sensor, and to provide GDH more suitable for the glucose sensor. Provided is FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenase in which the range of molecular weight distribution observed by SDS-PAGE is within 50 kDa when viewed in a molecular weight distribution in which the relative value of band intensity exceeds 60% of the maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuu UTASHIMA
  • Patent number: 9796963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel glucose dehydrogenase that has excellent substrate specificity and that is suitable for use in SMBG. The present invention provides a flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase having the following characteristics (1) to (5): (1) Temperature stability: stable at a temperature of 45° C. or lower; (2) stable at a pH range of 4.5 to 7.5; (3) substrate specificity: the reactivity to D-xylose, maltose, or D-galactose is 2% or less, based on the reactivity to D-glucose taken as 100%; (4) optimal activity temperature: 34 to 47° C.; and (5) optimal activity pH: 6.3 to 6.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamazaki, Yosuke Sumida, Rie Hirao, Yuu Utashima, Hiroshi Aiba, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Patent number: 9657325
    Abstract: Provided is a flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 78% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aiba, Yosuke Sumida, Yasuhiro Yamazaki, Yuu Utashima, Takahide Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 9506042
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel glucose dehydrogenase that has excellent substrate specificity, specific activity, thermal stability, and the like, and that is suitable for use in SMBG sensors. The present invention provides a purified polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and having glucose dehydrogenase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sumida, Rie Hirao, Yuu Utashima, Hiroaki Kitazawa, Hiroshi Aiba, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Patent number: 9487758
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. An isolated flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sumida, Hiroshi Aiba, Hiroshi Kawaminami, Rie Hirao, Yuu Utashima, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Publication number: 20160265021
    Abstract: Provided is a flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 78% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi AIBA, Yosuke SUMIDA, Yasuhiro YAMAZAKI, Yuu UTASHIMA, Takahide KISHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9404144
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. The flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase of the invention has the following characteristics (1) and (4): (1) Molecular weight: the molecular weight of a polypeptide moiety in the enzyme is about 68 kDa as measured by SDS-polyacrylamide electrophoresis; (2) Km value: the Km value for D-glucose is about 15 mM or less; (3) Temperature stability: stable at a temperature of 55° C. or less; and (4) pH stability: stable at a pH range of 3.0 to 8.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sumida, Rie Hirao, Yuu Utashima, Hiroshi Kawaminami, Hiroshi Aiba, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Patent number: 9260699
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. An isolated flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sumida, Hiroshi Aiba, Hiroshi Kawaminami, Rie Hirao, Yuu Utashima, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Publication number: 20150240216
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel glucose dehydrogenase that has excellent substrate specificity and that is suitable for use in SMBG. The present invention provides a flavin-bound glucose dehydrogenase having the following characteristics (1) to (5): (1) Temperature stability: stable at a temperature of 45° C. or lower; (2) stable at a pH range of 4.5 to 7.5; (3) substrate specificity: the reactivity to D-xylose, maltose, or D-galactose is 2% or less, based on the reactivity to D-glucose taken as 100%; (4) optimal activity temperature: 34 to 47° C.; and (5) optimal activity pH: 6.3 to 6.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamazaki, Yosuke Sumida, Rie Hirao, Yuu Utashima, Hiroshi Aiba, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Patent number: 9040257
    Abstract: The present invention provides a host for genetic recombination useful in the production of heterologous proteins in a large scale, by suppressing the production of extracellular polysaccharides in the basidiomycetous yeasts. Cryptococcus sp. S-2 D11 strain (FERM BP-11482) which is characterized in that the production of extracellular polysaccharides is suppressed as compared with the parent strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: TOYOBO CO., LTD., NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BREWING
    Inventors: Yuu Utashima, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani, Kazuo Masaki
  • Publication number: 20150111280
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel glucose dehydrogenase that has excellent substrate specificity, specific activity, thermal stability, and the like, and that is suitable for use in SMBG sensors. The present invention provides a purified polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and having glucose dehydrogenase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yosuke SUMIDA, Rie HIRAO, Yuu UTASHIMA, Hiroaki KITAZAWA, Hiroshi AIBA, Takahide KISHIMOTO, Shusaku YANAGIDANI
  • Publication number: 20150072379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a host for genetic recombination useful in the production of heterologous proteins in a large scale, by suppressing the production of extracellular polysaccharides in the basidiomycetous yeasts. Cryptococcus sp. S-2 D11 strain (FERN BP-11482) which is characterized in that the production of extracellular polysaccharides is suppressed as compared with the parent strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicants: TOYOBO CO., LTD., NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BREWING
    Inventors: Yuu Utashima, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani, Kazuo Masaki
  • Publication number: 20150031059
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. The flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase of the invention has the following characteristics (1) and (4): (1) Molecular weight: the molecular weight of a polypeptide moiety in the enzyme is about 68 kDa as measured by SDS-polyacrylamide electrophoresis; (2) Km value: the Km value for D-glucose is about 15 mM or less; (3) Temperature stability: stable at a temperature of 55° C. or less; and (4) pH stability: stable at a pH range of 3.0 to 8.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sumida, Rie Hirao, Yuu Utashima, Hiroshi Kawaminami, Hiroshi Aiba, Takahide Kishimoto, Shusaku Yanagidani
  • Publication number: 20140287478
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. An isolated flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Yosuke SUMIDA, Hiroshi AIBA, Hiroshi KAWAMINAMI, Rie HIRAO, Yuu UTASHIMA, Takahide KISHIMOTO, Shusaku YANAGIDANI
  • Publication number: 20140154777
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. An isolated flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke SUMIDA, Hiroshi AIBA, Hiroshi KAWAMINAMI, Rie HIRAO, Yuu UTASHIMA, Takahide KISHIMOTO, Shusaku YANAGIDANI