ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,625, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Utilization of Carbon Dioxide Institute Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Hydrogenophilus bacterium transformant" was invented by Hideaki Yukawa (Tokyo) and Naoto Ohtani (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transformant obtained by introducing (a) a lactate dehydrogenase gene and/or (b) a malate/lactate dehydrogenase gene into a Hydrogenophilus bacterium efficiently produces lactic acid through use of carbon dioxide as a sole carbon source. Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius ldh gene, Geobacillus kaustophilus ldh gene and Thermus thermophilus ldh gene of lactate dehydrogenases, and Thermus thermophilus ml...