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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7504120 | Xylanases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them The invention relates to xylanases and to polynucleotides encoding the xylanases. In addition, methods of designing new xylanases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The xylanases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7442398 | Phytase produced from The present invention relates to phytase enzyme, a gene encoding the enzyme, and a Citrobacter sp. producing the enzyme. Particularly, the present invention relates to the phytase enzyme produced from Citrobacter sp. having (a) molecular weight of 47 k... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7407677 | Enzymes having alpha amylase activity and methods of use thereof The invention relates to alpha amylases and to polynucleotides encoding the alpha amylases. In addition methods of designing new alpha amylases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The alpha amylases have increased activity and stability at acidic, neutral ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371552 | Polypeptide We disclose a food additive comprising a PS4 variant polypeptide, in which the PS4 variant polypeptide is derivable from a parent polypeptide having non-maltogenic exoamylase activity, in which the PS4 variant polypeptide comprises substitutions at the following pos... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358332 | Bioactive peptides, uses thereof and process for the production of same Novel bioactive peptide compositions and process for producing the same and the use of such compositions for enhancing the growth of warm blooded animals and fish is disclosed. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7309595 | Protein hydrolysates enriched in peptides having a carboxy terminal proline residue The present invention provides An isolated polypeptide which has proline specific endoprotease activity, selected from the group consisting of:(a) a polypeptide which has an amino acid sequence which has at least 40% amino acid sequence identity with amino acids 1 t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7282354 | Method for producing fermented milk product There is provided a fermented milk product that contains lactic acid bacteria capable of producing a large amount of lactotripeptide and a large amount of active ingredient having hypotensive activity and anti-stress effect, and that can be taken pleasantly as foods... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7250184 | Composition and method for tenderizing meat A method of tenderizing meat comprising providing an amount of meat and treating the meat with a composition comprising an enzyme mixture consisting of bromelin, ficin, papain and/or actinidin. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7078216 | Proteases from gram positive organisms The present invention relates to the identification of a novel metalloproteases in gram positive microorganisms. The present invention provides the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for the metalloprotease. The present invention also provides host cells having a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078214 | Aspergillus phenylalanine aminopeptidase The present invention describes isolated polypeptides from fungi which have aminopeptidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070953 | Protein hydrolysates produced with the use of cod proteases The invention relates to a method for enzymatically obtaining protein hydrolysates for human consumption, animal feed and cosmetics. The process involves the use of a proteolytic composition derived from fish, such as Cod (Gadus morhua), to obtain hydrolysate... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047207 | Method for customizing consumer product packaging by varying images appearing on packages The invention provides a method for customizing consumer product packaged thereby. The purpose of this method is to attract, increase, or retain consumer interest by varying the images appearing on packages of the products which appear to the consumer is different i... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026150 | Overexpression of phytase genes in yeast systems The present invention relates to a method of producing a heterologous protein or polypeptide having phytase activity in a yeast system. The invention also provides proteins having phytase activity which have increased thermostability. Yeast strains which produce a h... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022369 | Method of preparing nutritional legume product A nutritional convenient food product which enhances and defeats endogenous anti-nutritive factors in a whole food or base product by processing the whole food product by initially cleaning and breaking dormancy of the product, soaking and germinating, followed by a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001636 | Method for manufacturing feed pellets and a plant for use in the implementation of the method A method for manufacturing feed pellets, and a plant for the implementation of this method have been explained. The aim has been to improve the manufacturing of porous pellets, first and foremost to achieve a better control of the porosity of the pellets than the kn... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984406 | . WL-1 strain producing mannanase The present invention relates to a Bacillus sp. strain producing a mannanase which is highly active in the neutral and the acidic media. The Bacillus sp. WL-1 strain (KCTC 0800BP), which is isolated from the soil, produces in large scale the mannanase ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6958385 | Bioactive peptides, uses thereof and process for the production of same Novel bioactive peptide compositions and process for producing the same and the use of such compositions for enhancing the growth of warm blooded animals and fish is disclosed. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6932993 | Method for producing filled foodstuff hollow bodies Process for the production of filled food hollow mouldings, in which each hollow moulding has at least one cavity, which is open to the environment and filled with a filling material solid at ambient temperature and having a cross-sectional dimension between approxi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916497 | Health chew toy A vitamin and/or mineral and/or herbal enriched molded animal chew toy. The vitamins, minerals and/or herbal additives are incorporated into the molded chew toy under conditions that minimize thermal degradation of such additives. Suitable resins include starch, cas... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908634 | Transglutaminase soy fish and meat products and analogs thereof This invention relates to a transglutaminase-coupled vegetable protein composition and a process for preparing said composition. Further, this invention relates to soy fish and meat products and analogs thereof and a process for making the same. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6900173 | Perioperative multivitamin protein bar for use in preparing an individual for fast surgical recovery The perioperative multivitamin protein bar for promoting an anabolic state in a person is made of from about 250 mg to about 2500 mg of a digestive enzyme, such as bromelain, pepsin, amylase, protease, lipase, cellulase, lactase, alpha-g, glucoamylase, invertase, ma... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6875456 | Protein hydrolysates The present invention describes protein hydrolysates: obtainable by the hydrolysis of a protein containing substrate; comprising free amino acids and peptides; and wherein the molar fraction of at least one free amino acid, present in the protein hydrolysate is at l... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6841171 | Use of oyster flesh enzymatic hydrolysates for preparing compositions eliminating free radicals The invention concerns the use of an oyster enzymatic hydrolysate for preparing a composition eliminating free radicals. The invention is characterized in that said hydrolysate is obtainable by hydrolysis of oyster flesh by a protease. The invention is applicable in... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6814989 | Method for tenderizing pork A method of tenderizing pork comprising providing an amount of pork and treating the pork with a composition comprising an enzyme mixture consisting of bromelin, ficin and papain. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6770310 | Pickle solution including transglutaminese, method of making and method of using The present invention provides a composition having protein, transglutaminase and a transglutaminase suppressing compound such as an ammonium salt, which is useful in the preparation of pickle solutions and in methods of making processed meat products with the pickl... | 08/03/2004 |
| RE38507 | Antistaling process and agent The staling of leavened baked products such as bread is retarded by adding an enzyme with exoamylase activity to the flour or dough used for producing the baked product in question. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6660313 | Stable lactase tablets There is a formulation having improved chemical stability comprising: a) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of a combination of lactase and cutting agent where said combination has from 0 to about 4 parts by weight cutting agent for each part by weight l... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6555148 | Method for the preparation of feed pellets The present invention discloses a method for obtaining feed pellets. The method includes the addition of active ingredients to feed pellets after the pellets have been extruded. The method further includes the addition of a solution or suspension of the d... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6548089 | Dairy starter culture delivery system and use hereof A delivery system for introduction of a starter culture directly into a dairy process line, comprising a sealed enclosure having outlet means for connecting the enclosure to the process line, the sealed enclosure containing the starter culture and/or milk... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6537598 | Method for tenderizing raw beef An enzyme mixture for tenderizing raw beef comprising between about 98.7% and about 99.7% bromelin, between about 0.02% and about 0.08% ficin and between about 0.01% and about 0.05% papain. A method of tenderizing raw beef to produce a product that can be... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6461849 | Modified polypeptide The present invention relates to polypeptides with reduced immune response including reduced allergenicity having one or more amino acid residues being substituted with other amino acid residues and/or having coupled one or more polymeric molecules in the... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6455273 | Method for producing a protein hydrolysate with low bitterness A method for producing a protein hydrolysate with low bitterness by contacting a protein with a protease having a low specificity to cleave a site of a hydrophobic amino acid residue in the protein.... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6376650 | Bioactive peptides, uses thereof and process for the production of same Novel bioactive peptide compositions and process for producing the same and the use of such compositions for enhancing the growth of warm blooded animals and fish is disclosed.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6365208 | Stable lactase tablets There is a formulation having improved chemical stability containing: a) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of a combination of lactase and cutting agent where said combination has from 0 to about 4 parts by weight cutting agent for each part by weight lacta... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6319527 | Method of preparing a uniformly tender meat product A method of preparing a uniformly tender meat product having an extended shelf life comprises the steps of selecting one or more meat ingredients wherein the muscle weight is comprised of whole protein tissue fibers, such as beef or pork, and mixing an ac... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309681 | Multi-component marinades A multi-functional marinade for fish and meat products that adds flavor to the fish or meat product and improves the texture and color of the fish or meat product during cooking. The marinade does not require the addition of other ingredients and can be a... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6270813 | Preparation of dough and baked products A process for preparing a dough or a baked product comprises adding an amylase to the dough in an amount which is effective to retard the staling of the bread. The amylase is an exo-amylase which hydrolyzes starch to form mainly mal-totriose.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6221406 | Enzyme pre-granules for granular fodder The invention relates to the preparation of enzyme pregranules with stable activity which can be incorporated into particles of a granular animal feed. The invention further relates to the pregranules with stable activity which are obtained by the prepara... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6218165 | Mutant proteins having lower allergenic response in humans and methods for constructing, identifying and producing such proteins The present invention relates to a novel improved protein mutant which produces low allergenic response in humans compared to the parent of that mutant. Specifically, the present invention comprises neutralizing or reducing the ability of T-cells to recog... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6197352 | Antistaling process and agent The staling of leavened baked products such as bread is retarded by adding an enzyme with exoamylase activity to the flour or dough used for producing the baked product in question.... | 03/06/2001 |
