Patents
US 12018307 B2: Process for producing a glucuronide and genetically modified microorganisms useful in this process
- Granted
- 2024-06-25
- Filed
- 2022-08-26 application 17822733
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an in vitro or in vivo process for producing a glucuronide comprising a glucuronic acid moiety bound to a phenolic hydroxyl group or a phenolic carboxyl group. Also provided are expression vectors, nucleic acids, polypeptides, and recombinant microbial cells useful in carrying out the process and prodrugs produced by the process.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240625.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State University 160 patents | US company or organization | North Logan, UT | Utah State University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jixun Zhan | North Logan, UT | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12P | Fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a desired chemical compound or composition or to separate optical isomers from a racemic mixture | C12P19/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K31/05 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N9/0006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12Y | Enzymes | C12Y101/01022 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Government interest Confirmatory license | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY signed 2023-02-07 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ALEXANDRIA, VA | 70128/812 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-10-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZHAN, JIXUN signed 2021-12-06 | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY NORTH LOGAN, UT | 61533/244 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-10-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ZHAN, JIXUN signed 2021-12-06 | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY NORTH LOGAN, UT | 61293/265 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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