ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,111, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Codexis Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Penicillin-G acylases" was invented by Rama Voladri (Pleasanton, Calif.), Christopher Michael Micklitsch (Philadelphia), Oscar Alvizo (Fremont, Calif.), Jovana Nazor (Milpitas, Calif.), Da Duan (Foster City, Calif.), Judy Victoria Antonio Viduya (Greenbrae, Calif.), Stephan Jenne (Foster City, Calif.), Chihui An (Scotch Plains, N.J.), Keith Allen Canada (Freehold, N.J.), Paul N. Devine (Tinton Falls, N.J.), Iman Farasat (Rahway, N.J.), Anna Fryszkowska (New York), Katrina W. Lexa (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and Robert Kevin Orr (Cranford, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademar...