ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,029, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS S.A. (Rixensart, Belgium).
"Polysaccharide and uses thereof" was invented by Michael T. Kowarik (Zurich), Michael L. Wetter (Zurich), Stefan J. Kemmler (Zurich), Micha A. Hauptle (Zurich), Veronica Gambillara (Meilen, Switzerland) and Manuela Mally (Watt, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is an E. coli O polysaccharide, O25B. Also provided herein are prokaryotic host cells containing enzymes (e.g., glycosyltransferases) used in O25B production. The host cells provided herein produce O25B bioconjugates, wherein said bioconjugates contain O25B li...