Patenting Penicillium strains.
Penicillium species are a widespread source of biologically active compounds and enzymes which are exploited in biotechnologies. The ongoing discovery of new species, their biochemical and molecular characterization, and the application of the new findings in diverse industrial processes stimulate an increasing interest of patentees worldwide. An overview of the patents released in the last four years in agriculture, bioremediation, and in several industrial fields for the production of biofuels, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals is proposed for an exhaustive appreciation of the potential cues offered to inventors by these fungi.
Council for Research and Experimentation in Agriculture, CAT Research Unit, Via Vitiello 108, I- 84018 Scafati (Salerno), Italy. rosario.nicoletti@entecra.it
Rosario
R
Nicoletti
Elisabetta
E
Buommino
Maria Antonietta
MA
Tufano
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D056804:Biofuels; D001709:Biotechnology; D004345:Drug Industry; D007218:Industrial Microbiology; D010330:Patents as Topic; D010407:Penicillium; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
D056804:Biofuels; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations