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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119171 | Method for the prevention or reduction of haze in beverages The invention relates to a method for the prevention or reduction of haze in a beverage by the addition of an prolyl-specific endoprotease and to new beverages obtainable by the method according to the invention. It also relates to new endoproteases. Sequence inform... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7998511 | Process for the production of animal feed and ethanol and novel animal feed A method for the production of ethanol and a modified animal feed is provided. The method replaces the starch in known corn-based animal feed with biomass fiber treated to make it more digestible by animals. The process includes wherein the pericarp and germ are rem... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7560126 | Amylases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as a... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7494675 | Process for the production of animal feed and ethanol and novel animal feed A method for the production of ethanol and a modified animal feed is provided. The method replaces the starch in known corn-based animal feed with biomass fiber treated to make it more digestible by animals. The process includes wherein the pericarp and germ are rem... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7276229 | Oral compositions comprising a viscosity modifier for reduction of tooth erosion The use of viscosity modifying polymer materials, commonly used as stabilisers, thickeners and emulsifiers, as tooth erosion inhibitors in acidic compositions for oral administration, especially in acidic beverages such as fruit drinks and oral healthcare products s... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7131370 | Centrifugal separating device and method of clarifying must during the production of wine The invention relates to a centrifugal separating device and method for clarifying must during wine production, especially with a separator (7). Gas and/or gelatine and/or other additives are added to the must that is clarified in the separating device after ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115289 | Method of manufacturing fermented malt beverages Fermented malt beverages with reinforced filling taste and fullness of mouthfeel are manufactured by addition of α-glucosidase prior to a heat treatment in a wort production process in the course of manufacturing fermented malt beverages Production of acetic... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083812 | Chemical library preparation method from natural product The present invention relates to a preparation method of a general library and a focused library from crude extracts of natural products including herbal drugs, said libraries, and the method for developing new drugs such as an anticancer drug and new substances usi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6391296 | Method of stabilizing useful protein and useful protein compositions A method of stabilizing a useful protein by mixing a useful protein and an aqueous solution of a compound having the basic structure of arabic acid, and a stabilizied useful protein compositon containing a useful protein and a compound having the basic st... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6303326 | Insect salivary enzyme triggers systemic resistance The present invention includes the characterization of the major salivary protein or enzyme of the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea for triggering resistance to bacterial blight and frogeye leafspot in soybeans and for triggering resistance to insects in toma... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6284518 | Synthetic media for the production of malolactic starter cultures This invention relates to the production of Leuconostoc oenos or Lactobacillus spp., preferably Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus hilgardii, Lactobacillus brevis or Lactobacillus casei biomass in novel synthetic media (which are free of fruit or vege... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6238880 | Method for protein stabilization of wines A process for the production of a biological product having a stabilization effect on the protein precipitations of white wines, characterized in that it consists in carrying out an enzymatic digestion of invertase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by hydrolysi... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6117459 | Filtration adjuvants, filtration supports, filtration process using them and process for regenerating said adjuvants The invention relates to new regenerable filtration adjuvants which are usable for the filtration of liquids, particularly beer at the end of the secondary fermentation storage, characterized in that they comprise synthetic or natural incompressible polym... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5993865 | Beverage and a method of preparing it The present invention concerns a beverage containing proteins and/or peptides and is characterized in that it contains Cereal-LT and/or homologues as herein defined and/or a modified Cereal-LTP fraction obtainable from the Cereal-LTP and/or homologues by ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5955070 | Inoculation by Geotrichum candidum during malting of cereals or other plants The invention provides micro-organism strains of the Geotrichum candidum family, obtainable by selecting and cloning natural strains of the micro-organism, and which have the following properties: a lipase activity of less than 2.5.multidot.10-7 | 09/21/1999 |
| 5639493 | Method for preparing non-alcoholic malt beverages A method is disclosed of preparing a colorless, clear beer by a method including ultrafiltration and the addition of dextrins, bittering agents and a foam enhancer. Methods of preparing improved nonalcoholic malt beverages and making natural beer foaming ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5510125 | Process for selective removal of sugar from beverages To remove selectively particularly sugar from nonalcoholic or alcoholic beverages, first the sugar is either carried away in the permeate in a membrane separation unit (2) by suitable choice of membrane (4) or is retained in the retentate. Afterward, the ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5362501 | Method for removing oxygen from solutions containing acids The present invention is directed to a novel method, composition and device for removing dissolved oxygen from solutions containing alcohols and/or acids. By removing oxygen from various products, the present invention is an effective antioxidant for beve... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5306634 | Soluble ALDC derivative and use thereof The ALDC derivative is produced by treating ALDC in an aqueous medium with glutaraldehyde in defined proportions with optional subsequent immobilization. The ALDC derivative which is used in beer fermentation exhibits a satisfactory stability at low pH.... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5106633 | Dry yeast immobilized in wax or paraffin for scavenging oxygen A food-grade oxygen scavenger for removing oxygen from foods and beverages in containers is prepared by immobilizing dried yeast containing at least 92% dry matter in a solid material such as wax or paraffin. The solid material allows for very slow penetr... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5071660 | Process utilizing alcohol oxidase Novel packaging in a process for producing same is disclosed whereby oxygen from the interior of an enclosed container is scavenged by introducing into the container the enzyme, alcohol oxidase and its substrate, alcohol.... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5055308 | Acid urease preparations for alcoholic beverages A preparation is provided by drying an aqueous medium containing acid urease and dextrin whose dextrose equivalent is not less than 20. Thus obtained preparation can be used in a good workability for degrading or eliminating urea in alcoholic beverages be... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5043276 | DNA strand coding for alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase and yeast transformed with the DNA strand DNA strand having an ability in biotechnological production of -acetolactate decarboxylase is disclosed. The DNA strand is characterized in that it has a nucleotide sequence coding for a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence is substantially from A... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5035902 | Foam stabilizing proteinase The present invention relates to processes for enzymatically hydrolysing protein in a protein-containing liquid, comprising the step of hydrolysing the protein with an enzymatic amount of a Candida enzyme preparation, in the absence of non-indigenous beer... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5000966 | Quality improvement of alcoholic liquors by enzymatic decomposing of ethyl carbamate Ethyl carbamate in an alcoholic liquor is decomposed by contacting the alcoholic liquor with a culture broth or processed matter thereof obtained from a microorganism which belongs to the genus Gluconobacter, Flavobacterium, Arthrobacter, Achromobacter, A... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4975289 | Method for reducing off-flavor in food materials with acetic acid bacteria The present invention relates to a method of reducing an off-flavor in foods containing medium chain aldehydes characterized in that said foods are brought into contact with acetic acid bacteria or immobilized acetic acid bacteria (Acetobacter aceti, Gluc... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4970153 | Method of producing acid urease and the use of the urease Lactobacillus fermentum TK 1214 produces an acid urease that is useful in decomposing urea that gives an objectionable taste when present in fermented foods. The urease produced has an optimum activity at a pH of 2.8-4.0 and at a temperature of about 60°... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4957749 | Process for removing oxygen in foodstuffs and drinks The present invention relates to a process for removing both molecular and free-radical oxygen from foodstuff materials capable of being degraded by oxidation. The invention is accomplished by the incorporation into foodstuff materials of an enzyme compos... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4954354 | Process utilizing alcohol oxidase Novel packaging in a process for producing same is disclosed whereby oxygen from the interior of an enclosed container is scavenged by introducing into the container the enzyme, alcohol oxidase and its substrate, alcohol.... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4844911 | Quality improvement of alcoholic liquors Alcoholic liquors containing carbamide are treated with the urease which has the optimal pH for the activity in an acid region, especially in the region of pH2 to 5. By such treatment, the carbamide can be completely decomposed and removed from the alcoho... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4746517 | Production of beer A process for improving the filterability of wort or beer comprising treating said wort or beer with an enzymatic product produced by Disporotrichum dimorphosporm exhibiting xylanase activity in an amount effective to improve the filterability.... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4735807 | Method of making cereal wine A method of making cereal wine includes mixing a ground cereal grain, sugar, amylase enzyme, yeast nutrient, wine tannin, and a sanitizing agent in water. After a time delay, started yeast is added to the mixed ingredients which are occasionally stirred a... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4725540 | Process for the preparation of amine-oxidase containing material, so produced amine-oxidase containing material A process for the preparation of histaminase, respectively a histaminase containing material, is described. Histaminase is a diamine-oxidase which metabolizes histamine. According to the process at least one microorganism which produces in its cells hista... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4708875 | Production of fermented alcoholic products having a low diacetyl content Fermented alcoholic products such as wine and beer are produced having a low diacetyl content by decomposing acetolactate with an enzyme. The enzyme is preferably acetolactate decarboxylase contained by Aerobacter aerogenes. The enzyme, in free or immobil... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4675192 | Method of making wheat wine A method of making wheat wine includes mixing wheat, sugar, yeast nutrient, wine tannin, pectic enzyme and sodium bisulfite in water. After a time delay, started yeast is added to the mixed ingredients which are occasionally stirred as fermentation occurs... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4617273 | Alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase enzyme and preparation thereof A novel alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase enzyme product with improved stability is provided. The novel enzyme is produced in high levels by cultivation of Bacillus strains selected from the group consisting of Bacillus brevis and Bacillus licheniformis AT... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4478854 | Method of treating plant polysaccharides Hydrolysis of plant kingdom polysaccharides by treatment with SPS-ase preparations. SPS-ase is an enzyme adapted to hydrolyzing the water-soluble protein binding polysaccharide present in soy flour decomposed by use of conventional pectinases, which polys... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4459312 | Enzymes bonded to living yeast cells Living, fermentable yeast cells are prepared having an enzyme or mixture of enzymes coupled thereto. Enzyme coupling is carried out by contacting at least partially dehydrated living yeast cells with an aqueous enzyme solution to cause the yeast cells to ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4439455 | Enzymatic treatment of wine and must The filterability of wine and must obtained from grapes infected with the mold Botrytis cinerea is improved by treatment thereof with an enzyme product produced by cultivating the microorganism Trichoderma harzianum. The enzyme product exhibits both alpha... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4414334 | Oxygen scavenging with enzymes Removal of ambient oxygen from aqueous liquids is effectively catalyzed by enzymatic deoxygenation systems comprising alcohol oxidase in the presence of alcohol optionally with catalase. Suitable deoxygenation systems described can be used to alleviate co... | 11/08/1983 |
