US Patent Issued to KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET on Jan. 20 for "Production of geranyl diphosphate-derived compounds" (Danish, Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,077, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET (Kobenhavns, Denmark).

"Production of geranyl diphosphate-derived compounds" was invented by Sotirios Kampranis (Hellerup, Denmark), Simon Dusseaux (Copenhagen, Denmark), Codruta Ignea (Montreal) and William Thomas Wajn (Frederiksberg, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is yeast cells having peroxisomally localized GPP synthase and a peroxisomally localized enzyme that converts GPP into a monoterpenoids, cannabinoids, monoterpene indole alkaloids and prenylated aromatic compounds; or a precursor therefore, which yeast cells are capable of producing improved ...