Codexis Patent Grants

Engineered DNA polymerase variants

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12129495
The present disclosure relates to engineered DNA polymerase polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered DNA polymerase polypeptides. The present disclosure also provides methods of using the engineered DNA polymerase polypeptides or compositions thereof for diagnostic and other purposes.

T7 RNA polymerase variants

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12129494
The present invention provides engineered RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. The present invention further provides engineered T7 RNA polymerase variants and compositions comprising these variants. These variants have been evolved for selective incorporation of the m7G(5?)ppp(5?)m7G cap analog over GTP at the initiation of in vitro transcription. The present invention also provides methods for selective capping of RNA transcripts.

Engineered pantothenate kinase variant enzymes

Granted: October 8, 2024
Patent Number: 12110513
The present invention provides engineered pantothenate kinase (PanK) enzymes, polypeptides having PanK activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing PanK enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the PanK enzymes and methods of using the engineered PanK enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of…

Biocatalysts for ezetimibe synthesis

Granted: October 8, 2024
Patent Number: 12110512
The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring polypeptides useful for preparing Ezetimibe, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.

Engineered purine nucleoside phosphorylase variant enzymes

Granted: October 8, 2024
Patent Number: 12110493
The present invention provides engineered purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) enzymes, polypeptides having PNP activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing PNP enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the PNP enzymes and methods of using the engineered PNP enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the…

Penicillin-G acylases

Granted: September 10, 2024
Patent Number: 12084697
The present invention provides engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, compositions comprising the enzymes, and methods of using the engineered PGA enzymes.

Engineered amylase variants

Granted: August 27, 2024
Patent Number: 12071642
The present invention provides engineered amylase polypeptides and compositions thereof. The engineered amylase polypeptides have been optimized to provide improved thermostability, protease stability, and stability under a range of pH conditions, including acidic (pH<7) conditions. The invention also relates to the use of the compositions comprising the engineered amylase polypeptides for therapeutic and/or nutritional purposes. The present invention also provides polynucleotides…

Lov-D acyltransferase mediated acylation

Granted: August 13, 2024
Patent Number: 12060592
Methods for the improved acylation of chemical substrates using LovD acyltransferases, thioesters having acyl groups, and (i) thiol scavengers and/or (ii) precipitating agents are presented. An improved method for the production of simvastatin using (i) activated charcoal as a thiol scavenger and/or (ii) ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent is also presented.

Ketoreductase polypeptides for the production of azetidinone

Granted: July 30, 2024
Patent Number: 12049649
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.

Ketoreductase polypeptides for the preparation of phenylephrine

Granted: July 9, 2024
Patent Number: 12031159
The disclosure relates to engineered ketoreductase polypeptides and processes of using the polypeptides for production of phenylephrine.

Engineered DNA polymerase variants

Granted: June 25, 2024
Patent Number: 12018295
The present invention provides engineered DNA polymerase polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered DNA polymerase polypeptides. The invention also provides methods for use of the compositions comprising the engineered DNA polymerase polypeptides for diagnostic and other purposes.

Peroxidase activity towards 10-acetyl-3,7-dihydroxyphenoxazine

Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number: 12012620
The present invention provides engineered peroxidase enzymes, polypeptides having peroxidase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing peroxidase enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the peroxidase enzymes and methods of using the engineered peroxidase enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the…

Engineered galactose oxidase variant enzymes

Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number: 12012618
The present invention provides engineered galactose oxidase (GOase) enzymes, polypeptides having GOase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing GOase enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the GOase enzymes and methods of using the engineered GOase enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of…

Engineered imine reductases and methods for the reductive amination of ketone and amine compounds

Granted: May 21, 2024
Patent Number: 11987818
The present application provides engineered polypeptides having imine or oxime reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered polypeptides, host cells capable of expressing the engineered polypeptides, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.

Engineered acid alpha-glucosidase variants

Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number: 11970722
The present invention provides engineered acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) polypeptides and compositions thereof. In some embodiments, the engineered GAA polypeptides have been optimized to provide increased expression, stability at neutral pH, and activity in cell lysates. The invention also provides methods for utilization of the compositions comprising the engineered GAA polypeptides for therapeutic and other purposes.

Ketoreductase polypeptides for the production of (R)-3-hydroxythiolane

Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number: 11965194
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize chiral compounds.

Penicillin-G acylases

Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number: 11965192
The present invention provides engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes having improved properties, polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, compositions including the enzymes, and methods of using the enzymes.

Engineered protease variants

Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number: 11959108
The present invention provides engineered protease polypeptides and compositions thereof. The engineered protease polypeptides have been optimized to provide improved activity, improved thermostability, protease stability, autolytic stability, and stability under a range of pH conditions, including acidic (pH<7) and basic (pH>7) conditions. The invention also relates to the use of the compositions comprising the engineered protease polypeptides for therapeutic and/or nutritional…

Variant LovD polypeptides and their uses

Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number: 11926857
The present disclosure provides acyltransferases useful for synthesizing therapeutically important statin compound.

Engineered adenylate kinase variant enzymes

Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number: 11913037
The present invention provides engineered adenylate kinase (AdK) enzymes, polypeptides having AdK activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing AdK enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the AdK enzymes and methods of using the engineered AdK enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of…