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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7790188 | Antifungal protein and usage thereof The present invention relates to an antifungal protein gene and cDNA sequence thereof, which is obtained by mining the whole genome sequences of Monascus pilosus BCRC 38072 and the unigene database. The gene can encode an antifungal protein MAFP1. A purified ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7422736 | Somatic pluripotent cells The present invention discloses a cultured somatic animal cell having a normal karyotype; the cell develops into an embryoid body when induced in vitro, or develops into a teratoma when introduced into a SCID mouse. Also disclosed is a method of producing such a cel... | 09/09/2008 |
| 6455301 | Erythritol--producing Moniliella strains An isolated strain of the Moniliella species that converts glucose to erythritol with a conversion rate of at least about 45% is disclosed, as is a method of producing erythritol from such a strain.... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6448053 | Erythritol-producing yeast strains A method of producing erythritol. The method includes growing in a culture an isolated yeast strain that possesses certain unique characteristics and is capable of converting glucose to erythritol in a glucose-containing medium, and purifying erythritol f... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6428976 | Rapid identification of microorganisms A method of determining whether a test microorganism is a known microorganism, involving use of an agent that specifically affects the growth of the known microorganism. The invention also features a method of identifying E. coli O157:H7 that are based on... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6255085 | Production of chitosan and chitin The invention relates to a method of producing chitin or chitosan by culturing a Rhizopus azygosporus fungus or an Actinomucor taiwanensis fungus and isolating chitosan or chitin from the culture.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6168947 | Nematophagous fungus Esteya vermicola A fungus which has high infectivity toward a stem, leaf, bud, or flower nematode and is characterized by the production of a first type of conidiophores, conidiogenous cells, and conidia and a second type of conidiophores, conidiogenous cells, and conidia... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5877013 | Rhodosporidium D-amino acid oxidase This invention relates to a D-amino acid oxidase of the genus Rhodosporidium and a gene encoding it.... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5849596 | Process for determining the smoke content of edible oil The present invention provides a process for determining the smoke content of an edible oil of a given amount, which comprises heating the edible oil to a temperature necessary to generate smoke; collecting the generated smoke by sulfuric acid; and determ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5614392 | Process of L-phenylalanine fermentation The present invention provides a process for L-phenylalanine fermentation by coryneform bacterium. The present invention successfully applies an oxystat to control the timing of feeding of molasses so as to maintain low dissolved oxygen tension and low su... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5612186 | Enzyme-capture assay (ECA) for the identification of Escherichia coli in clinical samples An enzyme-capture assay (ECA) for rapid identification of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in clinical samples comprising contacting a clinical sample which is suspected to contain E. coli with an immobilized antibody against ଲ-D-glucuronidase which then ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5597704 | Bioconversion of cephalosporin C to glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid A method of converting cephalosporin C to glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid. The method including obtaining a cell preparation from a microorganism which produces D-amino acid oxidase, the preparation being a cell-free extract or a suspension of permea... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5418140 | Rapid identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from foods A method for rapid identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in a sample containing suspect colonies which includes the steps of: (i) coating latex particles with a solution of antibodies or antisera against outer membrane proteins of V. parahaemolyticus at an... | 05/23/1995 |
