Patents by Inventor Zara Maxine Seibel

Zara Maxine Seibel 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: 20240002817
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered pantothenate kinase (PanK) enzymes, polypeptides having PanK activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing PanK enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the PanK enzymes and methods of using the engineered PanK enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of pharmaceutical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jovana Nazor, Mikayla Jianghongxia Krawczyk, Zara Maxine Seibel, Nandhitha Subramanian, Joshua Kolev
  • Publication number: 20230242946
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered enone reductase enzymes (EREDs), polypeptides having ERED activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing ERED enzymes are also provided. The present disclosure also provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes (KREDs), polypeptides having KRED activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing KRED enzymes are also provided. The present disclosure further provides compositions comprising the ERED and KRED enzymes and methods of using the engineered ERED and KRED enzymes. The present disclosure finds particular use in the production of pharmaceutical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Charlene Ching, David Elgart, Stephan Jenne, Larson Lyle Matzdorff, Jovana Nazor, Marcus Rohovie, Zara Maxine Seibel