MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517034832 A) filed by Vib Vzw; and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Gent, Belgium, on April 9, for 'metal binding bacterial protein fibers.'
Inventor(s) include Remaut Han; Sleutel Mike; Van Molle Inge; and Sherdrack Sylvia.
The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to the field of bacterial protein engineering and protein fibers applicable as metal binding bionanomaterials. More specifically the present invention relates to engineered bacterial endospore appendage (Ena) proteins modified to contain metal binding polypeptide (MBP) inserts providing for stable flexible and robust protein assemblies with metal binding activity. In particular the invention relates to methods for designing Ena fusion proteins capable of self assembling into fibers and for recombinant production of said self assembling Ena MBP fusion protein subunits assemblies and fibers ensuring a sustainable source of biological material for use in metal mineralization metal sequestration and metal removal applications such as waste water treatment water softening or bioremediation."
The patent application was internationally filed on Oct. 11, 2023, under International application No.PCT/EP2023/078128.
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