Patents by Inventor Zhanghu Hu

Zhanghu Hu 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: 7176350
    Abstract: A method for altering the ratio of proteins/lipids in crop seeds utilizing the antisense gene, comprising the steps of: (1) cloning the gene for the phosphoenopyruvate carboxylase or acetyl-CoA carboxylase, or the fragment thereof; (2) constructing the corresponding antigene; (3) introducing the said antigene into the cells of the rapeseeds, so that the activity of the phosphoenopyruvate carboxylase or the acetyl-CoA carboxylase being important for the protein synthesis is changed, the flow direction of the common substrate, PEP, can be controlled, so that the proteins/lipids in the seeds is altered. The application can be used to alter the proteins/lipids in the crop seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science
    Inventors: Jinqing Chen, Chunxiu Lang, Ruizhi Huang, Zhanghu Hu, Xhihong Liu