Codexis Patent Grants

Ketoreductase polypeptides for the synthesis of chiral compounds

Granted: February 1, 2022
Patent Number: 11236308
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.

Penicillin-G acylases

Granted: January 4, 2022
Patent Number: 11214786
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 phenylalanine ammonia lyase polypeptides

Granted: December 14, 2021
Patent Number: 11198861
The present invention provides engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) polypeptides. Methods for producing PAL enzymes are also provided. In some embodiments, the engineered PAL polypeptides are optimized to provide enhanced catalytic activities that are useful under industrial process conditions for the production of pharmaceutical compounds.

Processes using amino acid dehydrogenases and ketoreductase-based cofactor regenerating system

Granted: December 7, 2021
Patent Number: 11193157
The present disclosure relates to the use of an amino acid dehydrogenase in combination with a cofactor regenerating system comprising a ketoreductase. In particular embodiments, the process can be used to prepare L-tert-leucine using a leucine dehydrogenase.

Variant penicillin-G acylases

Granted: November 23, 2021
Patent Number: 11180747
The present disclosure relates to engineered penicillin G acylase (PGA) enzymes having improved properties, polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, compositions including the enzymes, and methods of using the enzymes.

Engineered purine nucleoside phosphorylase variant enzymes

Granted: November 2, 2021
Patent Number: 11162105
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…

Engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase polypeptides

Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number: 11136571
The present invention provides engineered phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) polypeptides.

Engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase polypeptides

Granted: September 28, 2021
Patent Number: 11130947
The present invention provides engineered phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) polypeptides.

Biocatalysts and methods for synthesizing derivatives of tryptamine and tryptamine analogs

Granted: August 24, 2021
Patent Number: 11098291
The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.

Engineered transaminase polypeptides for industrial biocatalysis

Granted: August 24, 2021
Patent Number: 11098292
The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides useful for the synthesis of chiral amine compounds under industrially relevant conditions. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase polypeptides, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases for the production of chiral amine compounds.

Transaminase biocatalysts

Granted: August 3, 2021
Patent Number: 11078505
The present disclosure relates to polypeptides having transaminase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.

Ketoreductase polypeptides for the production of azetidinone

Granted: August 3, 2021
Patent Number: 11078466
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.

Engineered DNA polymerase variants

Granted: July 13, 2021
Patent Number: 11060075
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.

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

Granted: July 13, 2021
Patent Number: 11060072
The present application provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.

Variant LovD polypeptides and their uses

Granted: June 29, 2021
Patent Number: 11046982
The present disclosure provides acyltransferases useful for synthesizing therapeutically important statin compound.

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

Granted: June 29, 2021
Patent Number: 11046936
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 amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.

Engineered phosphopentomutase variant enzymes

Granted: June 15, 2021
Patent Number: 11034948
The present invention provides engineered phosphopentomutase (PPM) enzymes, polypeptides having PPM activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing PPM enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the PPM enzymes and methods of using the engineered PPM enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of…

Engineered biocatalysts and methods for synthesizing chiral amines

Granted: June 15, 2021
Patent Number: 11034939
The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.

Ketoreductase polypeptides and polynucleotides

Granted: June 1, 2021
Patent Number: 11021729
The present invention provides engineered ketoreductase and phosphite dehydrogenase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase and phosphite dehydrogenase enzymes, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase and phosphite dehydrogenase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase and phosphite dehydrogenase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase and phosphite…

Polynucleotides encoding engineered tyrosine ammonia lyase variants

Granted: May 25, 2021
Patent Number: 11015184
The present invention provides engineered tyrosine ammonia-lyase (TAL) polypeptides and compositions thereof. In some embodiments, the engineered TAL polypeptides have been optimized to provide enhanced catalytic activity while reducing sensitivity to proteolysis and increasing tolerance to acidic pH levels. The invention also provides methods for utilization of the compositions comprising the engineered TAL polypeptides for therapeutic and industrial purposes.