MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517093967 A) filed by Spogen Biotech Inc., St. Louis, on Sept. 30, for 'pesticidal enzymes for use on nematodes, insects, and mollusks.'

Inventor(s) include Thompson, Brian, M.; Mutka, Andrew, M.; Tovar-Mendez, Alejandro; and Mueller, Erica, D.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Isolated enzymes exhibiting insecticidal, nematicidal, or pesticidal activity, and recombinant microorganisms expressing said enzymes are provided as well as methods of using the same to protect a plant from a pathogen or pest, improve plant health, or im...