ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,610, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (Shanghai).

"Preparation of glycosyltransferase UGT76G1 mutant and use thereof" was invented by Yong Wang (Shanghai), Yuwei Sun (Shanghai), Zhifeng Liu (Shanghai), Zhuo Chen (Shanghai), Jianhua Li (Shanghai), Haili Liu (Shanghai) and Huajun Lv (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a glycosyltransferase UGT76G1 mutant, an isolated polynucleotide, a carrier, a production method, and a composition and a kit for the glycosylation of substrates. Further provided are a method for increasing the catalytic activity of the glycosyltra...