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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173404 | Process for converting whole barley into fermentable sugars A process for obtaining fermentable sugars from barley, involving treating hulled barley with H2SO4 to produce acid treated barley and treating the acid treated barley with enzymes to produce fermentable sugars. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8137941 | Chondroitin polymerase and DNA encoding the same A chondroitin polymerase having such properties that it transfers GlcUA and GalNAc alternately to a non-reduced terminal of a sugar chain from a GlcUA donor and a GalNAc donor, respectively, and the like; and a process for producing the chondroitin polymerase. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7579175 | Process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid The present invention provides a process for economically producing N-acetylneuraminic acid without using expensive materials such as pyruvic acid and phosphoenolpyruvic acid. The process comprises: allowing (i) a culture of a microorganism having N-acetylneuraminic... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7419795 | Metabolically engineered bacterial strains having non-functional endogenous gluconate transporters The present invention relates to engineering metabolic pathways in bacterial host cells which results in enhanced carbon flow for the production of ascorbic acid (ASA) intermediates. In particular, the invention relates to increasing the production of ASA intermedia... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7361273 | Separation of sugars, sugar alcohols, carbohydrates and mixtures thereof The present invention relates to a method of separating sugars and sugar alcohols from each other. More particularly the present invention relates to the use of a weakly basic anion exchange resin in a chromatographic separation process. The advantage of the present... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332355 | Method and compositions for the detection of protein glycosylation The invention provides methods and compositions for the rapid and sensitive detection of post-translationally modified proteins, and particularly of those with post-translational glycosylations. The methods can be used to detect O-GlcNAc post-translational modificat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329514 | Process for producing n-acetylneuraminic acid In the process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid by using a microorganism having the ability to produce N-acetylneuraminic acid, the present invention provides economical and efficient process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid by using a microorganism in whi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326549 | Myo-inositol oxygenases The invention provides methods and materials related to the production of organic products such as glucuronic acid, ascorbic acid, and glucaric acid. Specifically, the invention provides cells, methods for culturing cells, isolated nucleic acid molecules, and method... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320867 | Linker compound, ligand, and producing method thereof A linker compound has a structure represented by general formula (1) below, where n is an integer of 1 to 6, and X has a structure serving as a multi-branched structure moiety including three or four hydrocarbon derivative chains each having an aromatic amino group ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7267970 | Production of gluconate salts A method for producing substantially pure ammonium gluconate or metal gluconate that includes separating reagents for reuse from the enzymatically converted gluconate by ultrafiltration. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7208253 | Toner composition A toner containing a mixture of a sulfopolyester resin, a colorant and an alkyl amide. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183067 | Versatile linker compound, ligand, and producing method thereof A versatile linker compound has a structure represented by following general formula (1), wherein Y has a structure represented by O or NH, and X has a structure serving as a multi-branched moiety including four hydrocarbon derivative chains each of which has an aro... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7125704 | Gluconate dehydratase A novel gluconate dehydratase derived from Achromobacter xylosoxidans and a gene encoding the gluconate dehydratase are provided. By reacting the gluconate dehydratase or a transformed cell containing the gene with an aldonic acid, the corresponding 2-keto-3-... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7097954 | Toner processes A toner process comprising heating a mixture of a latex and a colorant dispersion in the presence of an aggregating agent, and subsequently adding in an amount of at least about 4 weight percent alumina particles, and optionally which particles primarily function as... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077953 | Nanofilter system and method of use An acid recovery system used in a hydrolysis operation includes a chromatographic unit to provide initial separation of sugar and acid. The sugar product provided by the chromatographic unit is processed to produce higher value products, such as ethanol. The remaini... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048793 | Beneficiated water reducing compositions Exemplary compositions comprise at least one aldopentonic acid, such as xylonic acid; and further comprise a lignin, a lignosulfonic acid or its salt, an additional sugar acid such as a aldohexonic acid or salt, a conventional admixture (such as a polyacrylate super... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033824 | shuttle vectors The present invention relates, in general, to vectors comprising Ketogulonigenium replicons. More specifically, the present invention relates to vectors comprising a Ketogulonigenium replicon found on the endogenous plasmid contained in Deposit No. NRR... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033804 | Methods for the production of products in host cells The invention provides methods and host cells for the production of ascorbic acid intermediates. The invention also provides host cells having a modification in a polynucleotide that uncouples the catabolic pathway from the oxidative pathway by deleting the encoding... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029817 | Toner processes A toner process comprising the aggregation and coalescence of a sulfonated polyester and a colorant, and wherein said polyester possesses a degree of sulfonation or a sulfonation percentage of from about 0.5 to about 3 mol percent. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6942997 | Process for the preparation of gluconic acid and gluconic acid produced thereby An enzymatic system comprised of glucose oxidase and a catalase of the same or different sources to result in the complete conversion of glucose to gluconic acid at a glucose concentration greater than 25% (w/w) ds. The resultant gluconic acid, which is essentially ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916369 | Beneficiated water reducing compositions Exemplary compositions comprise at least one aldopentonic acid, such as xylonic acid; and further comprise a lignin, a lignosulfonic acid or its salt, an additional sugar acid such as a aldohexonic acid or salt, a conventional admixture (such as a polyacrylate super... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916646 | Enterobacteriaceae fermentation strains Methods are provided for preparing improved fermentation strains of the family Enterobacteriaceae which comprise the steps of eliminating the cryptic plasmid from the progenitor strain thereby creating the improved strain. Methods for reducing the mobilization prope... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6878535 | Process for producing soyasapogenol B and novel microorganisms An objective of the present invention is to provide a method of producing soyasapogenol B and to provide novel microorganisms. The present invention provides a method of producing soyasapogenol B comprising the steps of culturing microorganisms that belong to genus ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6855526 | Method for making mannitol with Lactobacillus intermedius Mannitol is produced in a highly efficient fermentative method using Lactobacillus intermedius NRRL B-30560, or in a biochemical method using mannitol dehydrogenase isolated from this strain. Fructose serves as the primary carbon substrate in both the ferment... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855472 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE, PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR, CHARGE CONTROL AGENT CONTAINING SUCH POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE, TONER CONTAINING SUCH CONTROL AGENT AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS UTILIZING SUCH TONER The invention is to provide polyhydroxyalkanoate of a novel structure enabling application to wider fields, and a producing method therefor. The invention also provides a biodegradable charge control agent having excellent charging characteristics, excellent dispers... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6846656 | Process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid The present invention provides a process for economically producing N-acetylneuraminic acid without using expensive materials such as pyruvic acid and phosphoenolpyruvic acid. The process comprises: allowing (i) a culture of a microorganism having N-acetylneuraminic... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6828130 | Production of gluconate salts A method for producing substantially pure ammonium gluconate or metal gluconate that includes separating reagents for reuse from the enzymatically converted gluconate by ultrafiltration ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6808854 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES HAVING IN ITS SIDE CHAIN PHENYLSULFINYL STRUCTURE AND/OR PHENYL SULFONYL STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR; CHARGE CONTROL AGENT, TONER BINDER AND TONER CONTAINING SAME; AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE TONER The present invention provides a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) containing a 3-hydroxyalkanoic unit which has at its side chain terminal a substituted phenylsulfinyl group and/or a substituted phenylsulfonyl group, and a production process thereof. The novel PHA c... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6777213 | Isolation of carboxylic acids from fermentation broth A process for recovering carboxylic acids from an aqueous mixture such as a fermentation broth using a solvent containing at least one olefin without the need for first removing the spent microorganism cells is provided. A co-solvent which increases the partition co... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6773910 | Method of preparing (S)- or (R) -3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid Described are new micro-organisms and a new enzyme capable of using as sole source of nitrogen the propionic acid amide of formula (VI), in racemate form or as optically active isomers. Described also is a method of preparing (S)- or (R)-3,3,2-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6630330 | Ascorbic acid production from yeast Herein is disclosed a method of generating ascorbic acid from yeast. In one embodiment, the yeast is a Zygosaccharomyces spp. or a Kluyveromyces spp. growing in a medium comprising an ascorbic acid precursor. In a second embodiment the yeast is a recombin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6599722 | Method for producing ascorbic acid intermediates The present invention relates to non-fermentative methods for the production of ASA intermediates, KDG, DKG and KLG and methods for the regeneration of co-factor. The invention provides genetically engineered host cells comprising heterologous nucleic aci... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6541228 | Electrodialysis methods for purification and recovery of gluconic acid derivatives A process for purifying and concentrating a gluconic acid derivative, such as 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, comprising introducing a non-viable and/or acidified fermentation medium or an in-vitro reactor medium comprising at least the gluconic acid derivative an... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6500649 | Process for the conversion of organic materials, particularly saccharide materials, comprising an enzymatic oxidation step in the presence of ruthenium or palladium A process for the conversion of an organic material comprising an oxidation step during which an organic material undergoes the oxidising action of an enzymatic means capable of generating hydrogen peroxide, wherein said oxidation step is carried out, who... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6416981 | Production of gluconate salts A method for producing substantially pure ammonium gluconate or metal gluconate that includes separating reagents for reuse from the enzymatically converted gluconate by ultrafiltration.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6355453 | Method for making fluorinated sugars having a side chain and use thereof Furanosides or pyranosides can be reacted with pyruvate and converted into sialic acids in good yields by an enzymatic synthesis, using a suitable aldolase, where the concentration of aldolase, per 50 mM of pyruvate, is 1 to 2,500 U*/ml. For example, 3-fl... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6353095 | Ketoaldonic acids having formed stereogenic centers of R configuration: methods and compositions The present invention provides a ketoaldonic acid such as an octulosonic or nonulosonic acid having a formed stereogenic center of R configuration, as well as methods of synthesizing the same.... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6320065 | Fatty acid partial esters of polyols The invention relates to a process for the preparation of fatty acid partial esters of polyols, the fatty acid partial esters thus obtainable, and their use. The fatty acid partial esters (I) of polyols having at least 4 C atoms, at least one primary and ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6280984 | DNA constructs and methods of producing cellulytic enzymes An isolated nucleic acid constructs encoding cellulytic enzymes derived from a strain of Bacillus agaradherens, recombinant vectors and host cells comprising such constructs, and methods for obtaining cellulytic enzymes.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6271007 | Yeast strains for the production of xylitol The invention relates to novel yeast strains having a reduced ability to metabolize xylitol. The invention further relates to the use of said strains for the production of xylitol.... | 08/07/2001 |
