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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6156852 | Hydroxy-terminated polyhydroxyalkanoates Hydroxyterminated PHA is produced by cultivating a PHA-producing microorganism in the presence of an aliphatic diol or an aliphatic polyol. High molecular weight hydroxy-terminated PHA is obtainable by the disclosed process, and is useful in the productio... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6146665 | Entrapment or microencapsulation of drugs in a polyhydroxyalkanoate formed by enzyme synthesis A hydrophilic or lipophilic drug is entrapped or microencapsulated in a polyhydroxyalkanoate homopolymer or copolymer. The homopolymer or copolymer is synthesized in an aqueous medium containing a dissolved hydrophilic drug by in vitro enzyme polymerizati... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146861 | Processes for the production of amidase An amidase or nitrilase is made by continuous culture under carbon limitation using a carbon source which includes, respectively, either (a) an amide or amide precursor or (b) a nitrile or nitrile precursor. Novel enzymes have particular stability. A nove... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143532 | Process for recovering carboxylic acids from a fermentation broth Carboxylic acids are recovered from a fermentation broth by adjusting the pH of a fermentation broth comprised of a carboxylic acid to at least about 6.0 and then heating the pH-adjusted broth to a temperature sufficient to effect the formation of three i... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6136575 | Enzymatic process for the manufacture of ascorbic acid, 2-keto-L-gulonic acid and esters of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid The present invention is directed toward efficient, high-yield processes for making ascorbic acid, 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, and esters of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid. The processes comprise reacting the appropriate starting materials with a hydrolase enzyme catal... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6117658 | Methods of making polyhydroxyalkanoates comprising 4-hydroxybutyrate monomer units The PHA biosynthetic pathway is combined with a succinic semialdehyde metabolic pathway that metabolizes succinic semialdehyde via a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA intermediate in order to produce high levels of PHA comprising 4HB monomer units. This combination is... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117827 | Biodegradable lubricant base oil and its manufacturing process A biodegradable lubricant base oil of satisfactory low-temperature fluidity, oxidative stability and lubricity, and having a low cloud point, is disclosed. The lubricant base oil is manufactured by mixing and subjecting the following simultaneously to an ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6103956 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis in plants Novel transgenic plants and plant cells are capable of biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Heterologous enzymes involved in PHA biosynthesis, particularly PHA polymerase, are targeted to the peroxisome of a transgenic plant. Transgenic plant mater... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6096524 | Chemically derived maltodextrins High solids maltodextrin syrups, some of which are useful as the base for remoistenable adhesives, are prepared by a high solids alpha amylase enzyme conversion process. They are characterized by their high solids content (at least 55 wt. %) and light col... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6090598 | Enzymatic process for interesterification of fats and oils using distillation There is disclosed a process for modifying fats and oils by an interesterification reaction to efficiently increase concentrations of the desired triglycerides. In the process, a step for subjecting a fat or oil to an interesterification reaction with a f... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6091002 | Polyhydroxyalkanoates of narrow molecular weight distribution prepared in transgenic plants Methods for the biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate homopolymers and copolymers are described. In a preferred embodiment, the polymers have a single mode molecular weight distribution, and more preferably have a distribution of between about 2 and about ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6083729 | Methods for isolating polyhydroxyalkanoates from plants Methods are provided for separating polyhydroxyalkanoates ("PHAs") from plants, such as transgenic oil crop plants. The methods advantageously permit both the oil and the PHAs to be recovered from the plant biomass. To isolate the PHAs, in one embodiment,... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080402 | Immobilization of lipases by entrapment in silica matrices Lipases are immobilized by entrapment in silicon-containing matrices obtained by hydrolysis of alkoxy-silicon compounds in the presence of a catalyst and additives such as proteins, polyhydroxy compounds, insoluble organic polymers and/or insoluble inorga... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080562 | HV/HB copolymer production Microorganisms are modified to permit production of HV/HB copolymers from substrates such as glucose by inducing amiono acid overproduction in those capable of synthesising and polymerising hydroxybutyrate or adding to an amino acid overproducer the genet... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077696 | Recombinant production of novel polyketides Novel polyketides and novel methods of efficiently producing both new and known polyketides, using recombinant technology, are disclosed. In particular, a novel host-vector system is described which is used to produce polyketide synthases which in turn ca... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6063602 | Lipopolysaccharide biosurfactant The invention relates to a new lipopolysaccaride biosurfactant, a strain of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus which produces this biosurfactant, and a process for its preparation. The biosurfactant has a high emulsifying capacity, it promotes the biodegradation... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6063916 | Transesterification of insoluble polysaccharides Bacillus subtilis protease catalyzes the acylation of organic solvent-insoluble polysaccharides in isooctane solution containing vinyl esters of fatty acids as acyl donor. The reaction occurs only when the enzyme is solubilized via ion-pairing with the an... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6046040 | Method for producing glycoconjugates A method for producing glycoconjugate, which comprises the steps of: (i) binding a sugar residue to the side chain of a water-soluble polymer via a linker having a selectively cleavable linkage to give a primer, and bringing said primer into contact with an im... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6046043 | Method for the conversion of carbonyl compounds to their ଲ-unsaturated derivatives using molecular oxygen as the oxidant The present invention provides a general biocatalyst for transforming saturated carbonyl compounds to their ,ଲ-unsaturated analogs. The transformation is regio- as well as stereoselective. These catalysts are useful in the chiral resolution o... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043063 | Methods of PHA extraction and recovery using non-halogenated solvents Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polyester is extracted from biomass by dissolving the PHA in a non-halogenated solvent which comprises a PHA-good solvent or a mixture thereof. Suitable PHA-good solvents can be selected from the disclosed alcohols, esters, amid... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6043058 | Preparation of cyclic depsipeptide compounds and a novel cyclic depsipeptide Known cyclic depsipeptides which are PE 1022F substance and PF 1022H substance, as well as a novel cyclic depsipeptide, PF 1022G substance, are now prepared simultaneously by cultivating a fungal strain capable of producing PF 1022F substance, PF 1022G su... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033882 | Chiral synthesis of 2-hydroxy carboxylic acids with a dehydrogenase Inter alia, an enzyme, a 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid dehydrogenase, characterised in that it is obtainable from Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. Bulgaricus and in that it catalyses the production of (R)-hydroxy derivatives of 2-keto acids, which are unsubstit... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6025188 | Fumonisin detoxification compositions and methods Methods for identifying organisms capable of degrading fumonisin. Fumonisin can be incorporated into culture medium for selection of organisms resistant to fumonisin and/or capable of growing on fumonisin as a sole carbon source. Using this method, severa... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022719 | Enzymatic process for the manufacture of ascorbic acid, 2-keto-L-gulonic acid and esters of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid The present invention is directed toward efficient, high-yield processes for making ascorbic acid, 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, and esters of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid. The processes comprise reacting the appropriate starting materials with a hydrolase enzyme catal... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6022717 | Use of oxidation promoting chemicals in the oxidation oxidizable galactose type of alcohol configuration containing polymer Process for the oxidation of the oxidizable galactose type of alcohol in oxidizable galactose type of alcohol configuration containing polymer, such as guar, with galactose oxidase in the presence of oxidation promoting chemicals.... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6005066 | Aliphatic polyester composition A polymer composition comprises an aliphatic polyester and at least one compound of the general formula (I): R1a (A)R2b, where A is a polyfunctional hydrocarbon group; R1 is an electron-donating group such as hy... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001618 | Haloacetoacetate reductase, method for producing said enzyme, and method for producing alcohols using said enzyme A novel enzyme is provided. This enzyme is capable of reducing 4-haloacetoacetic acid esters to produce (S)-4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid esters with high optical purity. The enzyme was isolated from a microorganism belonging to the genus Kluyveromyces. Us... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5994478 | Hydroxy-terminated polyhydroxyalkanoates Hydroxyterminated PHA is produced by cultivating a PHA-producing microorganism in the presence of an aliphatic diol or an aliphatic polyol. High molecular weight hydroxy-terminated PHA is obtainable by the disclosed process, and is useful in the productio... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5994105 | Epimerase A novel polypeptide, acylglucosamine 2-epimerase as shown in FIG. 1 and derivatives thereof, DNA coding for said enzyme, a recombinant vector containing said enzyme, a transformant integrated thereinto said vector, a method for producing said enzyme and a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5986095 | Enantioselective preparation of halophenyl alcohols and acylates A process is described for preparing a compound of the formula or the S-enantiomer thereof, wherein: R is alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl, R1 is halogen; R2 is halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or ##STR1## wherein... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5981240 | Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of macromolecules in organic solvents A method is described for a simple, fast and efficient synthesis of homopolymers and copolymers by the enzymatic ring opening polymerization of lactones and lactides. The enzyme used is an ion paired protease. The advantage of this enzymatic system is in ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976875 | Diacylglycerol kinase isoforms epsilon and zeta and methods of use thereof Two novel diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) isoforms are disclosed. The cDNA of one DGK isoform, designated DGK&3xb5;, is about 2.6 kb in length. The DGK&3xb5; cDNA has an open reading frame encoding 567 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 63 kDA.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5968792 | Calcium activation of lipase enzyme in process of pressure splitting glycerides A process for pressure splitting glycerides into fatty acids and glycerols involving the steps of: (a) providing a glyceride feedstock; (b) providing a hydrolytic lipase enzyme; (c) providing an alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of c... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968805 | Polyester synthase and a gene coding for the same The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or a sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 where in, one or more amino acids are deleted, replaced or added, and the polypeptide having polyester synthase activity. A polye... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5962724 | High enantio-selective process for producing pure enantiomeric cyclopentane and cyclopentene-(ଲ)-amino acids The present invention relates to a highly enantioselective process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure cyclopentane- and -pentene ଲ-amino acids of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which A and L, A and D or E and L, D and E, R2 | 10/05/1999 |
| 5958743 | Stereospecific bioconversion of benzyl acetoacetate to benzyl-(s)-(+)-hydroxybutyrate A bioconversion process where benzyl acetoacetate is converted to benzyl-(S)-(+)-3-hydroxybutyrate.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5952460 | Process of recovering polymers of hydroxyalkanoic acids A process of recovering PHA from a suspension which comprises particles of PHA in a liquid which comprises maintaining the suspension at a temperature at which the PHA melts and substantial coalescence of PHA particles occurs thereby at least partly formi... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5945318 | Refining oil compositions This invention relates to a process for treating an oil composition containing saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in the form of triglycerides, with at least some of the unsaturated fatty acids being polyunsaturated, in order to obtain a refined produc... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5945316 | Lactic-acid-containing cyclic depsipeptides having 18 ring atoms as endoparasiticidal agents, and process for their preparation The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of lactic-acid-containing, optically active, cyclic depsipeptides having 18 ring atoms with the aid of fungal strains of the species Fusarium or enzymatic preparations isolated therefrom.... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5935828 | Enzymatic production of monoglycerides containing omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids An enzymatic process for preparing an oil based product significantly enriched in omega-3 fatty acids is disclosed. The process is a two-step procedure involving lipase-catalyzed transesterification of triglycerides followed by low-temperature crystalliza... | 08/10/1999 |
