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| 20120070867 | PROCESS FOR THE ENZYMATIC REDUCTION OF ENOATES A process for the enzymatic reduction of an enoate (1) wherein the C═C bond of the enoate (1) is stereoselectively hydrogenated in the presence of an enoate-reductase and an oxidizable co-substrate (2) in a system which is free of NAD(P)H, 03/22/2012 | |
| 20120052535 | PRODUCTION OF TERPENES AND TERPENOIDS IN GLANDULAR TRICHOME-BEARING PLANTS Methods for producing heterologous terpenes, terpenoids and/or small molecules in transgenic glandular trichome-bearing plants are provided, as well as the transgenic glandular trichome-bearing plants capable of producing the heterologous terpenes, terpenoids and small ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045806 | ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF NOOTKATONE Polypeptide with an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID No. 1 or a variant in which up to 10% of the amino acids have been altered by insertions, deletions or substitution.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045807 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CHEMICALS USING MICROBIAL FERMENTATION OF SUBSTRATES COMPRISING CARBON MONOXIDE A process for converting a substrate such as carbon monoxide to useful chemicals has been developed. The process involves providing a substrate comprising CO to a bioreactor which contains a culture of one or more micro-organisms and anaerobically fermenting the substra... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120036599 | NOVEL FUNGAL ENZYMES This invention relates to novel enzymes and novel methods for producing the same. More specifically this invention relates to a variety of fungal enzymes. Nucleic acid molecules encoding such enzymes, compositions, recombinant and genetically modified host cells, and me... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120030838 | NOVEL FUNGAL ENZYMES This invention relates to novel enzymes and novel methods for producing the same. More specifically this invention relates to a variety of fungal enzymes. Nucleic acid molecules encoding such enzymes, compositions, recombinant and genetically modified host cells, and me... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120015414 | Production of organic compounds The present invention provides methods for the production of hydrocarbons, particularly alkanes and alkenes, using biosynthetic routes, as well as genes and enzymes involved therein.... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120004319 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CAROTENOID The present invention provides a method for producing a carotenoid-containing composition, comprising the steps of: subjecting a culture of a carotenoid-producing microorganism to an extraction treatment using a water-soluble organic solvent; dispersing the resulting ex... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110287471 | System and Method of Producing Volatile Organic Compounds from Fungi An isolated fungus is described. The isolated fungus produces at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,8-cineole, 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene, and (+)-α-methylene-α-fenchocamphorone. A method for producing at least one compound selected from the g... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110289632 | METHYLKETONE SYNTHASE, PRODUCTION OF METHYLKETONES IN PLANTS AND BACTERIA Isolated genes and amino acid sequences encode methylketone synthase 2 (MKS2) enzymes from tomato plants, including, ShMKS2 and SlMKS2. When expressed recombinantly in bacteria and other host cells, the MKS2 enzymes produce methylketones of various carbon chain lengths ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110275128 | Use Of Whey For The Manufacture Of Erythritol Erythritol is prepared from whey. Whey is treated to form lactose, the lactose is treated to form glucose and galactose, the glucose and galactose are separated, and then the glucose is treated to form erythritol.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110269177 | ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Provided are antimicrobial agents produced from Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) bacteria, in particular from bacteria which comprise a cluster of polyketide synthesis genes. Also provided is use of the antimicrobial agents in the treatment of disease. Further ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110262981 | CAROTENOID FERMENTATION METHOD The present invention provides a method for producing a carotenoid, which comprises culturing a carotenoid-producing bacterium in an amino acid-supplemented medium, and collecting the carotenoid from the resulting cultured product, wherein the amino acid is at least one... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262980 | MICRO-ORGANISMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACETOL OBTAINED BY A COMBINATION OF EVOLUTION AND RATIONAL DESIGN The present invention concerns a new method combining evolution and rational design for the preparation of a strain of micro-organism for the production of acetol from a simple carbon source. The said method comprises:
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| 20110244525 | MICROORGANISM EXPRESSING XYLOSE ISOMERASE The present invention relates to a transformed microorganism capable of (a) a higher xylose isomerase activity than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (b) a higher growth rate in or on a growth medium comprising xylose than the equivalent micro... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110207187 | BACTERIUM PRODUCING 2-DEOXY-SCYLLO-INOSOSE (DOI) AND METHOD OF PRODUCING 2-DEOXY-SCYLLO-INOSOSE (DOI) BY USING SAME Disclosed is an Escherichia coli producing 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose (DOI), which, from a sucrose non-PTS gene group, has at least a sucrose hydrolase (CscA)-encoding gene and which is provided with a DOI production system or has an enhanced DOI production system. T... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110201070 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF 1,2-PROPANEDIOL AND ACETOL The present invention concerns a modified microorganism with an increased methylglyoxal reductase activity, and its use for the preparation of 1,2-propanediol and/or acetol. In particular this increased methylglyoxal reductase activity is obtained by increasing the expr... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110201054 | Process for improved recovery of fermentation products from intracellular and extracellular presence The present invention increases yield of the target fermented molecules by spray drying the fermentation broth and reducing the process volume to nearly one tenth the original. Thus, none of the target molecules are lost and requirements of the solvent and the other con... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110195028 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND/OR SPECTROSCOPY CONTRAST AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF The presently disclosed subject matter demonstrates that a spin state which has zero magnetic resonance signal, but an extremely long lifetime, can be used to store magnetization, which can then be recovered into an observable transition. Coupled with hyper-polarization... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110173724 | TRITERPENE OXIDASE DERIVED FROM PLANT BELONGING TO GENUS GLYCHYRRHIZA, GENE ENCODING THE TRITERPENE OXIDASE, AND USE OF THE PROTEIN OR THE GENE The present invention provides a protein having an activity of oxidizing a dammarane-type triterpene, a gene encoding the same, and use of the protein and the gene. The present invention specifically relates to a protein obtainable from a plant belonging to the genus 07/14/2011 | |
| 20110143406 | Novel (S,S) -Butanediol Dehydrogenase, Gene for the Same, and Use of the Same The present invention has its object to provide a novel (S,S)-butanediol dehydrogenase. The present invention also has its object to provide a gene coding for the enzyme protein, a vector containing the gene, a transformant harboring the vector, and a method of producin... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110124060 | YEAST PRODUCTION HOST CELLS Crabtree positive yeast cells that have endogenous expressed pyruvate decarboxylase genes inactivated and an engineered biosynthetic pathway utilizing pyruvate were found to have improved growth and product yield when glucose repression was reduced. These cells were abl... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110117606 | NRPS-PKS Gene Cluster and its Manipulation and Utility The present invention provides a nucleic acid molecule comprising: (a) a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 1; or (b) a nucleotide sequence which is the complement of SEQ ID No. 1; or (c) a nucleotide sequence which is degenerate with SEQ ID No. 1; or (d) a nucl... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110097766 | 1,2 - ADDITION OF CARBONYL COMPOUNDS USING THE ENZYME YERE A method is disclosed for forming a covalent bond between two groups having carbonyl radicals in accordance with the present reaction equation: where
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| 20110091948 | MICROORGANISM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING IMPROVED POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE BY USING THE SAME The present invention relates to a microorganism which is capable of producing a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and satisfies the requirements: (1) expression of a phbA gene is repressed or a catalytic activity of an enzyme encoded by the gene is repressed; (2) expression o... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110091944 | ADIPATE (ESTER OR THIOESTER) SYNTHESIS The present invention relates to a method for preparing an adipate ester or thioester. The invention further relates to a method for preparing adipic acid from said ester or thioester. Further the invention provides a number of methods for preparing an intermediate for ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110077431 | Method for Producing Natural 9 Decen-2-One by Bioconverting Undecylenic Acid Using a Mold, and Use in the Perfume and Food Flavoring Fields The present invention relates to a process for producing 9-decen-2-one, characterized by the bioconversion of undecylenic acid using a mold, and to its use in perfumery, cosmetics and food flavoring.... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110045554 | HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF EXTREMOPHILE HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS AND CHAPERONES IN MICROORGANISMS TO INCREASE TOLERANCE TO TOXIC COMPOUNDS The invention provides methods and compositions for increasing tolerance of microorganisms to toxic agents, such as solvents; and for increasing production of solvents from solvent-generating microorganisms. The methods comprise engineering a microorganism of interest t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039309 | PROCESS FOR TREATING BIOMASS TO DERIVATIZE POLYSACCHARIDES CONTAINED THEREIN TO INCREASE THEIR ACCESSIBILITY TO HYDROLYSIS AND SUBSEQUENT FERMENTATION A process is described for producing fermentable sugars derivable from biomass that contains polysaccharide, such as cellulose, made increasingly accessible as a substrate for enzymatic degradation or other methods of depolymerization. These fermentable sugars are subse... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033896 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN AQUEOUS GLUCOSE SOLUTION FROM PLANTS OF THE TRITICEAE SPECIES The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aqueous glucose solution from the starch components of Triticeae grains, for example from rye, triticale or in particular wheat grains. The invention also relates to a glucose-based fermentation method for m... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033391 | Transferases and Oxidoreductases, Nucleic Acids Encoding them and methods for making and using them This invention relates generally to enzymes, polynucleotides encoding the enzymes, the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides and more specifically to enzymes having transferase activity, e.g., transaminase activity, e.g., d-amino-acid transferase activity, and/or... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027844 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING QUINONES A method for conveniently and efficiently producing quinones, and particularly menaquinone, from a microorganism is provided. The present invention relates to a method for producing quinones, comprising culturing a microorganism that produces quinones in the presence of... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020884 | METHOD FOR THE CONVERSION OF PLANT MATERIALS INTO FUELS AND CHEMICALS BY SEQUENTIAL ACTION OF TWO MICROORGANISMS A process is disclosed for converting complex plant polysaccharides, including cellulosic materials, into fuels and other chemicals. In preferred embodiments, the process comprises sequential hydrolysis of the plant polysaccharides by two or more microorganisms... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110014668 | ORGANISMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CYCLOHEXANONE A non-naturally occurring microbial organism has cyclohexanone pathways that include at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a cyclohexanone pathway enzyme. A pathway includes a 2-ketocyclohexane-1-carboxyl-CoA hydrolase (acting on C—C bond), a 2-ketocyclohexane-... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008858 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR CARBON-EFFICIENT BIOSYNTHESIS OF MEK AND 2-BUTANOL A non-naturally occurring microbial organism has at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a MEK pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce MEK. The MEK pathway includes an enzyme selected from an acetoacetyl-CoA dehydrogenase (bifunctional), an aceto... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100306881 | Polypeptides having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299789 | Polypeptides having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100279369 | METABOLICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISM USEFUL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACETOL This invention concerns a microorganism useful for the production of acetol from a simple carbon source, wherein said microorganism is characterized by:
| 11/04/2010 |
| 20100273890 | IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIAL AUTOINDUCER AND USE IN TREATING BACTERIAL PATHOGENICITY A bacterial autoinducer, CAI-1, was purified and its structure identified. Methods for synthesis of the autoinducer and its analogues were elucidated. Methods of using the autoinducer or its analogues for treating bacterial pathogenicity and bio film formation are descr... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100227935 | CLASS OF TERPENE-DERIVED COMPOUNDS HAVING AN ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF The present invention relates to a new class of terpene-derived compounds having an antibiotic activity and of the formulae (I) or (II) in which A is selected from NR1, O, S, CR2R3 or R—(CH2)n—R′, wherein R an... | 09/09/2010 |
