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| 7388084 | Promoter motifs in The present invention provides modified promoters from Candida troplicalis CYP and POX4 genes. The modified promoters have various sequence motifs added, deleted, or altered in order to modulate expression of a coding sequence operably linked thereto. The seq... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387786 | Food additive compositions containing sterol esters, solubilizing agents, dispersants and antioxidants A food additive useful for lowering serum cholesterol in humans contains a sterol or stanol ester of a fatty acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester of a sterol or stanol made by reacting a sterol, stanol and a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a c... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7342121 | Method of producing high density tocopherol acid succinate A process is described for making high density tocopherol succinate powder. In this process, a solution of tocopherol succinate is prepared in hexane. The hexane is removed under heat and pressure. The resulting powder is then mixed with hexane yielding larger parti... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320884 | Fermentation process A process for forming a color and odor stable polycarboxylic acid or polyhydroxy acid is provided. The process is carried out by fermenting a mixture containing a substrate which can be converted by fermentation into a polycarboxylic acid or a polyhydroxy acid, an o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7270947 | Method for controlling biooxidation reactions Biooxidation reactions can be controlled by a method which comprises the steps of: (1) independently adding a substrate and a co-substrate at predetermined rates to a bioxidation reaction mixture comprised of a biocatalyst; (2) measuring the oxygen consumption rate ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250392 | Surfactant blend for cleansing wipes A cleansing product containing: (a) a water insoluble substrate; and (b) a surfactant composition impregnated onto the substrate, the composition containing: (i) at least one lathering surfactant; and (ii) at least about 40% by weight, based on the weight of the com... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247606 | Branched reaction products A compound of formula: wherein each R group independently is C6-C10 arylene group, a straight or branched chain C2-C°alkylene group optionally containing an arylene gr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7220432 | Vegetable substitute for lanolin Lanolin-free lanolin substitute compositions comprising: A) from about 5 to about 95% by weight, of at least one plant sterol fatty acid ester; B) from about 1 to about 20% by weight, of at least one polyglyceryl d... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217432 | Vegetable substitute for lanolin Lanolin-free lanolin substitute compositions comprising: A) from about 50 to about 95% by weight, of at least one plant sterol fatty acid ester; B) from about 1 to about 10% by weight, of at least one polyglyceryl di-polyhydroxy fatty acid ester; C) from about 1 to ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214256 | Solvent extraction process A circuit configuration for a metal solvent extraction plant comprising: A) an extraction section for extracting metal ions from an aqueous leach solution containing the metal ions with an organic solvent solution containing at lea... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194369 | On-site analysis system with central processor and method of analyzing A method of analysis, analysis system, program product, apparatus, and method of supplying analysis of value incorporating the use of at least one data acquisition device, a central processor, and a communication link that is connectable between the data acquisition... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160708 | Fatty alcohol oxidase genes and proteins from and methods relating thereto The present invention provides fatty alcohol oxidase (FAO) proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding the FAO proteins. Also provided are analogs, derivatives, and enzymatically active fragments of the FAO proteins. Vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic ac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157237 | Antibodies for enzymes of the ω-oxidation pathway and methods relating thereto The present invention provides antigenic peptides useful for the production of antibodies which selectively bind to an enzyme involved in the ω-oxidation of fatty acids and alkanes to α,ω-dicarboxylic acids in yeast. Antibodies which specifically bind to an enzym... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7109009 | Regulatory region of the CYP52A2A gene from Novel genes have been isolated which encode cytochrome P450 and NADPH reductase enzymes of the ω-hydroxylase complex of C. tropicalis 20336. Vectors including these genes, transfected host cells and transformed host cells are provided. Methods of producing o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083960 | Production of a highly active, soluble form of the cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR A) from The present invention provides soluble cytochrome p450 reductase (CPR) proteins from Candida sp. having an altered N-terminal region which results in reduced hydrophobicity of the N-terminal region. Also provided are host cells comprising the subject soluble ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063972 | Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP52A2A from Novel genes have been isolated which encode cytochrome P450 and NADPH reductase enzymes of the ω-hydroxylase complex of C. tropicalis 20336. Vectors including these genes, transfected host cells and transformed host cells are provided. Methods of producing o... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049112 | Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP52A2B from Novel genes have been isolated which encode cytochrome P450 and NADPH reductase enzymes of the ω-hydroxylase complex of C. tropicalis 20336. Vectors including these genes, transfected host cells and transformed host cells are provided. Methods of producing o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018558 | Method of improving performance of refrigerant systems A method of improving performance of refrigerant systems such as refrigerators and air conditioners that utilize a refrigerant working fluid. The working fluid consists essentially of a heat transfer fluid and a lubricant that is miscible and is otherwise compatible... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6960304 | Wastewater treatment Methods for treating wastewater comprising adding to wastewater a defoaming and/or surfactant-effective quantity of at least one base-catalyzed branched reaction product comprising the following reactants: A) at least one compound ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6930191 | Methods of preparing tocopherol compound salts in supercritical media Methods for preparing salts of tocopherol dibasic acid hemiesters in supercritical media are described. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6911237 | Hydrophilic polyurethanes, preparation thereof and fiber sizes containing the same Water-soluble polyurethanes prepared by reacting a polyisocyanate and a polyalkylene oxide polyol at a molar ratio sufficient to form an isocyanate-terminated polymer, and reacting the isocyanate-terminated polymer with an epoxy alcohol to form a water-soluble, epox... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6878780 | Acrylic powder coating resin having low volatility Powder coating compositions having reduced volatility and improved processibility compared to conventional powder coatings consist essentially of a copolymer having pendant functionalities or pendant groups capable of reacting with a dicarboxylic acid such as the gl... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872946 | Method and sampling device for detection of low levels of a property/quality trait present in an inhomogeneously distributed sample substrate A process for detecting low levels of a predetermined quality trait present in an inhomogeneously distributed particulate substrate involving the steps of: (a) providing a particulate substrate to be analyzed; (b) providing a spectrometer with an electromagnetic det... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6867337 | Process for producing glycerin A process for producing glycerin is comprised of the steps of: (1) contacting a fat with water at a temperature and pressure sufficient to produce hydrolyzed fat and a sweet water stream comprised of water, fat and glycerin; (2) introducing the sweet water stream in... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851433 | All purpose spray cleaner compositions and concentrates therefor Aqueous liquid concentrates for use when diluted as all purpose spray cleaners comprising the following components: A) from about 3 to about 10% by weight of at least one base-catalyzed reaction product comprised of the following r... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6833479 | Antimisting agents Alkoxylated compounds of formula I R((AO)nH)mHp (I) wherein each AO group is independently an alkyleneoxy group selected from ethyleneoxy, 1,2-propyleneoxy, 1,2-butyleneoxy, and styryleneoxy groups; n is an i... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6828287 | Biodegradable two-cycle engine oil compositions and ester base stocks Lubricant compositions comprising biodegradable ester base stocks are provided for water-cooled or air-cooled two-cycle engines. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6790640 | Method of increasing conversion of a fatty acid to its corresponding dicarboxylic acid A nucleic acid sequence including a CYP promoter operably linked to nucleic acid encoding a heterologous protein is provided to increase transcription of the nucleic acid. Expression vectors and host cells containing the nucleic acid sequence are also provided. The ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6770129 | Coating compositions for paper Aqueous paper coating compositions containing at least one of a clay, a starch, casein, a resin, and a wax; and wherein the composition contains from about 0.001% to about 5% by weight of at least one base-catalyzed branched reaction product comprising the following... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6713466 | Processes for preparing sterol esters A food additive useful for lowering serum cholesterol in humans contains a sterol or stanol ester of a fatty acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester of a sterol or stanol made by reacting a sterol, stanol and a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a c... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6702872 | Processes for the recovery of copper from aqueous solutions containing nitrate ions A process for the recovery of copper from a copper-containing aqueous acid leach solution containing nitrate ions, in which the leach solution is contacted with a solution of an oxime extractant in a water-immiscible organic solvent, which comprises utili... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6680392 | Process for removing polysorbitols from sorbitan esters A process for removing polyol impurities from a sorbitan ester solution involving: (a) providing a sorbitan ester solution containing polyol impurities; (b) adding to the sorbitan ester solution a clarifying-effective amount of a silica component; (c) ads... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6680347 | Self-dispersible epoxide/surfactant coating compositions A process for making a self-dispersible, radiation curable coating composition involving: (a) providing a cationic oligomer; (b) providing an epoxy functional monomer; (c) providing a surfactant component; (d) providing a transfer agent; (e) providing a p... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6666985 | Polyol ester lubricants for hermetically sealed refrigerating compressors A high quality lubricant for hermetically sealed domestic air conditioner and refrigerator compressors, especially those using chlorine free hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant working fluids, is provided by mixed esters of hindered polyols, most desirably pent... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6664216 | Biodegradable two-cycle engine oil compositions and ester base stocks Lubricant compositions comprising biodegradable ester base stocks are provided for water-cooled or air-cooled two-cycle engines.... | 12/16/2003 |
