Patents
US 12595502 B2: Method and system for selectively harvesting products from plant cells in culture
- Granted
- 2026-04-07
- Filed
- 2020-08-31 application 17638156
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of recovering a product-of-interest from a plant or algal cell and a kit relating to the same are provided. The method of recovering a product-of-interest from a plant or algal cell includes (a) culturing a plant or algal cell that produces a product-of-interest in a culture medium; (b) adding functionalized nanoparticles to the culture medium, whereby the nanoparticles enter the plant or algal cell, bind the product-of-interest, and are extruded into the culture medium; (c) recovering the extruded nanoparticles from the culture medium; and (d) separating the product-of-interest from the extruded nanoparticles. The kit includes a plant or algal cell that produces a product-of-interest when in culture and a functionalized nanoparticle. Also provided is a method of separating plant or algal cells.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 (ipgb20260407.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation 446 patents | US company or organization | Lexington, KY | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Littleton | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 | ||
| Barbara Knutson | Lexington, KY | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 | |
| Luke Bradley | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 | ||
| Stephen Rankin | Lexington, KY | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 | |
| Jan Smalle | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 | ||
| Jasmina Kurepa | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
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 | C12P21/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
| C07K | Peptides | C07K16/30 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-07 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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