ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,487, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to IKEDA FOOD RESEARCH Co. LTD. (Hiroshima, Japan).
"Flavin-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase" was invented by Takafumi Takumi (Hiroshima, Japan), Emi Watanabe (Hiroshima, Japan), Ryo Takenaka (Hiroshima, Japan), Hirokazu Sanada (Hiroshima, Japan) and Michinari Honda (Hiroshima, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a glucose dehydrogenase; a polynucleotide encoding the enzyme; a method for producing the enzyme; a method for measuring glucose using the enzyme; a measurement reagent composition; and a biosensor. The present invention pertains ...