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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nazer K Khalaf, Worcester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Altus Biologics, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 946 ; 424 945 ; 424 943 ; 424 942 ; 435183 ; 435188 ; 4351885 ; 435195 ; 514-4 ; 514-2 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the application of biocatalysis technology for performing selective chemical reactions. In one embodiment, this invention relates to crosslinked protein crystal formulations and their use as catalysts in chemical reactions involving organic solvents. This invention also provides methods for producing crosslinked protein crystal formulations and methods using them to optimize chemical reactions in organic solvents, including those used in industrial scale chemical processes.