ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,452, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
"Anti-gram-negative bacterial compound" was invented by Masachika Takata (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Hirofumi Sunahara (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Yuji Aso (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A consumable product having an anti-gram-negative bacterial compound with the amino acid sequence represented by the chemical formula below. Also described is a consumable product having Bacillus subtilis capable of producing a compound having the sequence represented by the chemical formula below. The Bacillus subtilis may be Bacillus subtilis MT2 strain ...