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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4230738 | Process for preparing textured protein concentrate A process is provided for the preparation of a textured protein concentrate which has improved meat-like texture and bland flavor. The basic process utilized includes aqueous solvent extraction of water soluble constituents from protein extrudate containi... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4188399 | Process for preparing a heat coagulable viscous protein Heat coagulable viscous protein product is prepared from oleaginous seed materials by forming an aqueous slurry thereof having a pH of about 5.1 to about 5.9, separating the liquid from the solids portion of said slurry, and recovering the protein product... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4181657 | 2-Aminooctahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizines useful in treating cardiovascular disorders Novel compounds having the structural formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen, i-propyl, phenyl or a substituted phenyl having the structure ##STR2## wherein R2 is halogen, methoxy, lower alkyl, nitro, trifluoromethyl, ... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4163025 | Process for the production of benzylamine and dibenzylamine A process is provided for preparing benzylamine and dibenzylamine by passing benzonitrile and hydrogen counter-currently through a catalyst bed under suitable conditions of temperature and pressure to hydrogenate the benzonitrile and thereby produce the d... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4149017 | Intermediates for the preparation of bicycloalkyl derivatives of prostaglandins Useful intermediates in the preparation of bicycloalkyl analogues or derivatives of prostaglandins are represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein: X is an iodo or bromo radical; A is an acid-labile hydroxyl-protecting group; G is an integer having a valu... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4141999 | Bacon-like meat analog An improved bacon-like meat analog is provided having a novel simulated fatty portion which is intended when fried to ripple or crinkle and have a juicy, fatty mouthfeel similar to the fatty portions of bacon. The analog has alternate layers simulating th... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4133897 | Preparation of juicy, self-basting sausage-like food products A juicy, self-basting sausage-like food product is prepared by the following steps: (a) forming a protein binder slurry containing 20 to 32% water, 3 to 8% albumen, 0.5 to 4% caseinate and 0 to 2.5% vegetable protein isolate; (b) adding 3 to 15% vegetable... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4115453 | Bicycloalkyl derivatives of prostaglandins PGE1 alcohols Novel bicycloalkyl analogues or derivatives of prostaglandin A, E and F are useful modifiers of smooth muscle activity. The compounds have valuable pharmacological properties as platelet antiaggregating agents and gastric antisecretory agents. The compoun... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4115438 | Bicycloalkyl derivatives of prostaglandins 11-deoxy-PGE2 acids and esters Novel bicycloalkyl analogues or derivatives of prostaglandin A, E and F are useful modifiers of smooth muscle activity. The compounds have valuable pharmacological properties as platelet antiaggregating agents and gastric antisecretory agents. The compoun... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4108892 | Bicycloalkyl derivatives of prostaglandins: 11-deoxy-PGE1 acids and esters Novel bicycloalkyl analogues or derivatives of prostaglandin A, E, and F are useful modifiers of smooth muscle activity. The compounds have valuable pharmacological properties as platelet antiaggregating agents and gastric antisecretory agents. The compou... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4108847 | Method for preparing bland protein enriched products from grain gluten A bland, protein enriched product is produced by forming an aqueous slurry of a crude grain gluten which contains oil and water soluble constituents at a pH between about 6.5 and 10.0, agitating the slurry to form an oil-water emulsion, separating the glu... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4098823 | Monospiroalkyl derivatives of prostaglandins Novel monospiroalkyl analogues or derivatives of prostaglandin A, E and F are useful modifiers of smooth muscle activity. The compounds have valuable pharmacalogical properties as platelet antiaggregating agents and gastric antisecretory agents. The compo... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4097479 | Synthesis of 5-substituted tetrazoles Synthesis of 5-substituted tetrazoles via reaction of an organic nitrile with azide anion is improved by performing the reaction in an amine as solvent and in the presence of an acid-addition salt of the amine as catalyst.... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4074063 | Bicycloalkyl derivatives of prostaglandins Novel bicycloalkyl analogues or derivatives of prostaglandin A, E and F are useful modifiers of smooth muscle activity. The compounds have valuable pharmacological properties as platelet antiaggregating agents and gastric antisecretory agents. The compoun... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4066834 | Cycloalkenyl analogues of prostaglandins E Analogues of prostaglandins A, E, and F in which the C13 -C20 chain of the natural prostaglandins is replaced by a cycloalkenyl or a hydroxycycloalkenyl moiety such that vinylene radical and the hydroxyl group of the ring respectivel... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4061760 | Method for using 3-substituted-5-phenyl-5-pyridyl hydantoins as antiarrhythmic agents Compounds having the generic structure, ##STR1## and their nontoxic, pharmacologically acceptable salts are useful in the chemotherapy of arrhythmias in individuals for whom such therapy is indicated. In the preceding structural formula: R1 | 12/06/1977 |
| 4015462 | Device and method for the determination of the specific gravity or osmolality of a liquid Devices and methods are provided for determining specific gravity or osmolality of liquids. The preferred devices comprise a carrier matrix incorporated with microcapsules having osmotically fragile, semipermeable polymeric membrane walls encapsulating th... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3986833 | Test composition, device, and method for the detection of peroxidatively active substances Improved test compositions, devices and methods are provided for detecting peroxidatively active substances in body fluids, excreta and the like. In the type of test compositions including an indicator capable of being oxidized in the presence of a peroxi... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3974134 | Recovery purification of cheese whey protein from protein-polycarboxylic acid precipitates Protein can be isolated and purified from polycarboxylic acid-protein precipitates, obtained by mixing an aqueous cheese whey solution with a polycarboxylic acid selected from the class consisting of polyacrylic acid, hydrolyzed ethylene maleic anhydride ... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3956514 | Process for preparing wet spun proteinaceous filaments Wet spun proteinaceous filaments are prepared from pulverized, functional defatted leguminous materials having a protein content of about 45 to about 55 percent, by forming an aqueous slurry thereof to extract proteins and carbohydrates, precipitating the... | 05/11/1976 |