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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097708 | 10a-Azalide compound [Object]: To provide a compound having a novel structure effective against Hemophilus influenzae and erythromycin resistant bacteria (for example, resistant pneumococci and streptococci) as well as against conventional erythromycin sensitive bacteria. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8058247 | Antibacterial agent and therapeutic agent for johne's disease containing the same An antibacterial agent having high antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is provided. Specifically, the antibacterial agent of the present invention having high antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium avium... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8030052 | Midecamycin hyper producing strain A midecamycin hyper producing strain having improved productivity of midecamycin which is a member of macrolide antibiotics, and a method for producing midecamycins using the strain are provided. The midecamycin producing actinomycetes comprises a midecamycin biosyn... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7955789 | Adhesion-preventing material and process for preventing adhesion An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesion-preventing material which is capable of effectively preventing the surfaces of organs from adhesion, and which can be absorbed in the body with high safety and produced with ease and has high practical uti... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7910089 | Sialogogue, oral composition and food product containing the same A sialogogue characterized by comprising polyglutamic acid or its salt. This sialogogue is blended into an oral composition and a food product. This sialogogue is capable of rendering the oral mucosa pleasant even in the case of severe xerostomia. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7871982 | Lincomycin derivatives and antimicrobial agents comprising the same as active ingredient This invention provides compounds of formula (I) or its pharmacologically acceptable salt or solvate, wherein A represents aryl or a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic group, R1 represents a halide, nitro, substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally su... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7863248 | Tyrosinase activity inhibitor and ameliorant for facial blood flow A tyrosinase activity inhibitor and an ameliorant for facial blood flow that are excellent in terms of safety, and medicinal compositions, food compositions, and cosmetic preparations that contain the inhibitor and the ameliorant as active ingredients are provided. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858612 | Therapeutic agent for inflammatory bowel diseases The present invention relates to a method for maintaining the remission of or treating inflammatory bowel diseases, which comprises administering a maintenance therapeutically effective amount or a therapeutically effective amount of 7,8-dimethoxy-4(5H),10-dioxo-1H-... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7790430 | Cellulase resistant to surfactants Disclosed is a novel cellulose having an amino acid sequence in which the 162nd and/or 166th amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence of cellulose NCE5 are substituted. Further, a polynucleotide encoding the novel cellulose, an expression vector containing the... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7776579 | Method of degrading hardly degradable protein Disclosed is an agent for digesting a protein highly resistant to denaturation and degradation, comprising as an active ingredient an enzyme exhibiting an activity of digesting a protein highly resistant to denaturation and degradation and having the following prope... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7772426 | Method for producing L-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butanoic acid Disclosed is a method for efficiently and highly selectively producing L-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butanoic acid, which is useful as a herbicide, through a catalytic asymmetric synthesis reaction. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing L-2-amino-... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7687490 | 2-thioethenyl substituted carbapenem derivatives An objective of the present invention is to provide compounds that are effective against various resistant bacteria which cause current clinical problems, for example, pneumococci including penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoneae (PRSP), Haemophilus ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7658963 | Compositions for foods, process for producing the same and functional foods and drinks containing the same Black currant anthocyanin-containing compositions for foods comprising 1 to 25% by weight of black currant anthocyanin on the basis of solid matters; a process for producing a black currant anthocyanin-containing composition for foods characterized by purifying and ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7655266 | Method for making biscuits A method for making biscuits wherein a dough mixture is dispensed into an agitator. The dough mixture is agitated as it is being dispensed into cavities of a die. The dough mixture is compressed into the cavities of the die by a compression device. The dough mixture... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7575892 | Expression vector encoding a triterpene hydroxylase polypeptide Soyasapogenol B is biosynthesized via two steps of hydroxylation reaction of its precursor β-amyrin. However, the gene of the hydroxylase concerned in this reaction has not been revealed. Therefore, it was impossible to apply a genetic engineering technique on the ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7553989 | Malonic acid monoesters and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R represents a group that is easily removable upon hydrolysis in vivo. This compound is usable in the production of prodrug-t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7553640 | Saponin-decomposing enzyme, gene thereof and large-scale production system for producing soyasapogenol B The present invention provides a protein having saponin-decomposing activity, more specifically a protein which can decompose a glycoside having soyasapogenol B as an aglycone to produce soyasapogenol B, a polynucleotide encoding such a protein, and a method of prod... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7547682 | Tick galectin A novel galectin, a polynucleotide encoding the same, a vector and a transformant comprising the polynucleotide, an antibody against the galectin, and a screening method for screening a substance capable of modifying the galectin, are disclosed. According to the gal... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7482439 | Caprazene as novel compound and derivatives thereof, and caprazol as novel compound and derivatives thereof Caprazene and caprazol could be synthesized by hydrolysis of a caprazamycin. There could be synthesized a caprazene-1′″-amide derivative of the formula (II) and a caprazene-1′″-ester derivative of the formula (III) ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7445922 | -derived endoglucanase enzyme lacking cellulose-binding domain This invention relates to a protein that is a Zygomycetes-derived endoglucanase lacking the cellulose-binding domain and exhibits endoglucanase activity, and a method for using the same. This invention can enhance effects of an endoglucanase enzyme on fabric ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7439382 | 4-alkyl-2-haloaniline derivatives and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a compound of formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, n, and X are as defined in the specification, and a process for producing the same. This compound is useful as an intermediate for the synthesis of compo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432102 | Transformants producing substance pf1022 derivatives, methods for producing the same, and novel biosynthesis genes An objective of the present invention is to provide a method for producing substance PF1022 derivatives, in particular PF1022-220 and PF1022-260, by a direct fermentation method, and a transformant to be used for this method. According to the present invention, ther... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7374921 | Cellulase tolerant to surfactants Disclosed is a novel cellulase having an amino acid sequence in which the 162nd and/or 166th amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence of cellulase NCE5 are substituted. Further, a polynucleotide encoding the novel cellulase, an expression vector containing the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365174 | Azalide and azalactam derivatives and method for producing the same Compounds represented by the general formula (1) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, effective in the prevention and/or treatment of infections with microbes: (1) (a) wherein R1 is hydrogen or straight-chain C1-6 alkylcarbonyl; R... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351835 | Organic molecular cataylst having binaphthol skeleton and processes for producing the same and application thereof A novel organic molecular catalysts represented by the following formula (1) or (2): and a method for carrying out asymmetric reactions/asymmetric synthesis using these organic molecular catalysts. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335498 | Saponin-decomposing enzyme, gene thereof and large-scale production system for producing soyasapogenol B The present invention provides a protein having saponin-decomposing activity, more specifically a protein which can decompose a glycoside having soyasapogenol B as an aglycone to produce soyasapogenol B, a polynucleotide encoding such a protein, and a method of prod... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316989 | Compositions inducing plants disease-resistance and process for producing the same There is provided a plant disease resistance-inducing composition comprising a filamentous fungus-derived glycosphingolipid. There is also provided a method for controlling a plant disease, comprising the step of treating a target plant with a composition comprising... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7297357 | Process for producing puffed snack and production apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for manufacturing puffed snack having a hard surface layer and soft inside, and having a good texture and a difference in color tone between the surface layer and the inside. After spraying a coating liquid or water onto the surface of a dough... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297224 | Method of deinking waste paper using cellulase without lowering paper strength and method of evaluating the same A deinking method using a cellulase which enables the load upon the environment to be reduced; and an evaluation method whereby a cellulase effective in deinking and the effective addition level of the cellulase can be appropriately determined. By proposing p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285404 | Cyclic depsipeptide synthetase and method for recombinant production The present invention provides an enzyme that synthesizes a cyclic depsipeptide, particularly the substance 1022, and a gene thereof. A cyclic depsipeptide synthetase according to the present invention comprises (a) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or (b) a mo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7256031 | Enzyme having β-glucosidase activity and use thereof The invention is to provide a novel β-glucosidase and a gene that codes for the enzyme, and to develop a technique of utilizing the β-glucosidase or a composition that contains the enzyme for processing plants or plant-derived substances. According to the i... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250389 | Antifungal compound and process for producing the same Disclosed are novel compounds useful for prevention or control of diseases derived from fungi, a process for producing the same, and novel antifungal agents using the novel compounds. The compounds useful for prevention and treatment of diseases derived from fungi a... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238719 | Process for producing 1,2,3-Triazole compounds Disclosed is a process for efficiently producing a compound represented by formula (I): wherein R1 represents aryl, amino, alkyl, or alkoxy; R2 represents a protective group of the carboxyli... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229985 | Amorphous substance of tricyclic triazolobenzazepine derivative Disclosed are 2-(1-isopropoxycarbonyloxy-2-methylpropyl)-7,8-dimethoxy-4(5H), 10-dioxo-2H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-c][1]benzazepine, which has been rendered amorphous and possesses improved absorption and dissoluvability, and a pharmaceutical composition com... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7211413 | Process for producing purified anthocyanin and crystalline anthocyanin Provided are a process for producing purified anthocyanidin glucoside in which a rhamnose end of anthocyanidin rutinoside is cleaved using rhamnosidase to convert the anthocyanidin rutinoside component into anthocyanidin glucoside, the anthocyanidin glucoside compon... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7176163 | Pharmacological effect potentiators for pesticides By applying a compound selected from jasmonic acid represented by the following general formula (I) or 2-substituted form of jasmonic acid or derivatives thereof or salts thereof, the pharmacological action of a pesticide such as a microbicide or a herbicide applied... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7161022 | Process for producing 4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoic ester derivative A 4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoate derivative is stably supplied in a short period of time, at low cost, in high purity and on an industrial scale by a process for producing the 4-phenyl-4-oxo-2-butenoate derivative, which comprises simultaneously or continuously reacting... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153979 | Triterpene derivatives and remedies for liver diseases A triterpene derivative useful for the treatment of hepatic disorders is disclosed. This compound comprises as an active ingredient a triterpene derivative represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof: | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138261 | Cellulase preparations containing reducing agent and method of processing fiber A cellulase preparation comprising an endoglucanase derived from Zygomycetes, a cellulose-binding-domain-deleted endoglucanase, or a modified or homologous protein thereof, together with a reducing agent is disclosed. Further, a method of treating cellulose-containi... | 11/21/2006 |
| RE39357 | Medicine for clogging blood vessels of eye fundus An apparatus for clogging blood vessels of an eye fundus includes an illuminating optical system (1) for illuminating an eye fundus of a subject, who has been given an injection of an infrared fluorescent agent, with infrared rays of light and exciting the in... | 10/17/2006 |
