Codexis Patent Grants

Polynucleotides encoding biocatalysts and methods for hydroxylation of chemical compounds

Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number: 10844358
The present invention provides engineered proline hydroxylase polypeptides for the production of hydroxylated compounds, polynucleotides encoding the engineered proline hydroxylases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered proline hydroxylases, and methods of using the engineered proline hydroxylases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.

T7 RNA polymerase variants

Granted: October 6, 2020
Patent Number: 10793841
The present invention provides engineered T7 RNA polymerase variants and compositions thereof. These variants have been evolved for selective incorporation of the symmetrical capped GTP analog over GTP at the initiation of in vitro transcription. The present invention also provides methods for using the variants provided herein. The present invention further provides for the use of the compositions provided herein.

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

Granted: October 6, 2020
Patent Number: 10793836
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.

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

Granted: September 29, 2020
Patent Number: 10787689
The present disclosure 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.

Penicillin-G acylases

Granted: September 22, 2020
Patent Number: 10781436
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.

Biocatalysts and methods for the synthesis of armodafinil

Granted: September 22, 2020
Patent Number: 10781429
The present invention relates to non-naturally occurring polypeptides useful for preparing armodafinil, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides. The non-naturally occurring polypeptides of the present invention are effective in carrying out biocatalytic conversion of the (i) 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide to (?)-2-[(R)-(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide (armodafinil), or (ii) benzhydryl-thioacetic acid to (R)-2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetic acid,…

Transaminase reactions

Granted: September 8, 2020
Patent Number: 10767202
The present disclosure relates to methods of using transaminase polypeptides in the synthesis of chiral amines from prochiral ketones.

Engineered ketoreductase polypeptides

Granted: August 25, 2020
Patent Number: 10752926
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. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptides are optimized for catalyzing the…

Penicillin-G acylases

Granted: August 18, 2020
Patent Number: 10745681
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.

T7 RNA polymerase variants

Granted: August 11, 2020
Patent Number: 10738286
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 proline hydroxylase polynucleotides and methods

Granted: August 4, 2020
Patent Number: 10731189
The present disclosure provides engineered proline hydroxylase polypeptides for the production of hydroxylated compounds, polynucleotides encoding the engineered proline hydroxylases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered proline hydroxylases, and methods of using the engineered proline hydroxylases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.

Penicillin-G acylases

Granted: July 28, 2020
Patent Number: 10724025
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: July 21, 2020
Patent Number: 10717974
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.

P450-BM3 variants with improved activity

Granted: July 7, 2020
Patent Number: 10704030
The present invention provides improved P450-BM3 variants with improved activity. In some embodiments, the P450-BM3 variants exhibit improved activity over a wide range of substrates.

Automated screening of enzyme variants

Granted: June 30, 2020
Patent Number: 10696964
Disclosed are methods for identifying bio-molecules with desired properties (or which are most suitable for a round of directed evolution) from complex bio-molecule libraries or sets of such libraries. Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for virtually screening proteins for beneficial properties. Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for virtually screening enzymes for desired activity and/or selectivity for catalytic reactions involving…

Ketoreductase polypeptides for the synthesis of chiral compounds

Granted: June 30, 2020
Patent Number: 10696953
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.

P450-BM3 variants with improved activity

Granted: June 23, 2020
Patent Number: 10689627
The present invention provides improved P450-BM3 variants with improved activity. In some embodiments, the P450-BM3 variants exhibit improved activity over a wide range of substrates.

Engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyase polypeptides

Granted: May 5, 2020
Patent Number: 10640759
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 the synthesis of substituted lactams

Granted: April 28, 2020
Patent Number: 10633640
The present disclosure relates to transaminase polypeptides capable of aminating a dicarbonyl substrate, and polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using the transaminase polypeptides.

Transaminase biocatalysts

Granted: April 14, 2020
Patent Number: 10619176
The present disclosure relates to polypeptides having transaminase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.