Patent Number: 7479381
Docket Number: 13006
Serial Number: 11639762
Date Patented: 01/20/2009

Summary: Itaconic acid may be produced in high yields by fermentation with a yeast, Pseudozyma antarctica NRRL Y-30980. Patent Status: Patent issued on January 20, 2009. Link at USPTO filed under patent title “Production of itaconic acid by Pseudozyma Antarctica.” Inventors: Tsung Min Kuo Microbial Genomics and Bioprocessing Research 1815 N UNIVERSITY ST PEORIA, IL, 61604 (former ARS employee) Cletus P Kurtzman Microbial Genomics and Bioprocessing Research USDA, ARS, NCAUR, MGB 1815 N UNIVERSITY ST PEORIA, IL, 61604 Phone: (309) 681-6561 Fax: (309) 681-6672 Cletus.Kurtzman@ars.usda.gov William Levinson (former ARS employee)