MUMBAI, India, June 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202417013121 A) filed by Hamrick, Edward, Brian, Sunny Isles Beach, U.S.A., on Feb. 23, 2024, for 'contamination control when growing yeasts.'

Inventor(s) include Hamrick, Edward, Brian.

The application for the patent was published on June 6, under issue no. 23/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method for contamination control when growing yeasts is provided. Bacterial contamination is controlled by using urea as the primary nitrogen source while simultaneously limiting the amount of nickel available to contaminating bacteria. Bacteria require nickel as a cofactor for urease enzymes in order to use urea f...