HU announces filing of its first patent

ITANAGAR, Jan 22: The Himalayan University (HU) here on Thursday announced the filing of its first patent (Ref No. 202131002187) on Bacillus Lichenoformis which is focused on the magnificent ways of using and administering the production of Alpha-Amylase enzyme while using agricultural byproducts.

The inventors Dr Debaprasad Dev and Dr Dinesh told that the present invention relates to the field of microbiology and food production. More particularly, the present invention relates to a low-cost media composition derived from agricultural byproducts for the production and optimization of high-temperature alkaline Alpha-Amylase enzyme from Bacillus lichenoformis.

They further said that Amylases are one of the most important industrial enzymes. Amylase holds the maximum market share of the enzyme sales with major applications in the starch industry, baking, analytical chemistry, automatic dishwashing detergents, textile desizing, medicine, pulp and paper industry.

HU’s Bacillus Lichenoformis Patent covers the use of varied agricultural byproducts like rice husk, wheat bran, soybean meal, sunflower meal and many more were tested for the production of alpha-amylase. This invention will not only reduce the cost of production of Alpha-Amylase but it may also increase the income of farmers as it uses the agricultural byproducts as rice husk and wheat bran. This patent has been jointly applied by HU and Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, UP. 

Vice Chancellor Prof H S Sharma said, "We are extremely pleased with the continued development of the University in all aspects. And we are in the process to file many more new Patents in different areas of academics to expand the breadth and depth of our Intellectual Property."