US Patent Issued to POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION on Nov. 11 for "Cis-aconitate synthesis enzyme and uses thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,069, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (Pohang-si, South Korea).

"Cis-aconitate synthesis enzyme and uses thereof" was invented by Gyoo Yeol Jung (Pohang-si, South Korea), Jae Seong Yang (Pohang-si, South Korea), Myung Hyun Noh (Pohang-si, South Korea) and Dae Yeol Ye (Pohang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a novel cis-aconitate synthesis enzyme, more particularly, a recombinant microorganism for producing itaconate including a cis-aconitate synthesis enzyme variant. According to the present disclosure, it was confirmed that the production and yield of i...