Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Novel Microorganism, Novel Microorganism Culture Or Extract, And Ergothioneine Production Method' Filed by Kureha Corporation; and National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology

MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517019358 A) filed by Kureha Corporation; and National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology, Tokyo, on March 4, for 'novel microorganism, novel microorganism culture or extract, and ergothioneine production method.'

Inventor(s) include Koshiyama, Tatsuyuki; Higashiyama, Yukihiro; Sato, Shun; Morita, Tomotake; Saika, Azusa; Wada, Keisuke; and Ushimaru, Kazunori.

The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The microorganism of the present disclosure is a microorganism belonging to Dirkmeia churashimaensis (accession number: NITE BP-03707, accession number: NITE BP-03708, accession number: NITE BP-03709, accession number: NITE BP-03711, or accession number: NITE BP-03712), Aureobasidium melanogenum (assignment number: NITE BP-03706), or a microorganism belonging to a species (Ustilago sp.) closely related to Ustilago sporoboli-indici (accession number: NITE BP-03710)."

The patent application was internationally filed on Nov. 10, 2023, under International application No.PCT/JP2023/040594.

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