Fig. 5From: Genetic basis for hyper production of hyaluronic acid in natural and engineered microorganismsSource: Espacenet Patent Database. Accessed on 02/11/2015Patents: a Number of patent publications involving hyaluronic acid since 1975, in the world. b Key areas covered by the hyaluronic acid patent market. In blue are the patents involving preparations for medical purposes, in red are the patents involving processes for techniques used in Biochemistry, in green are the patents involving foods and foodstuffs, in orange are the patents involving processes for the development of hyaluronic acid chains and in yellow are othersBack to article page