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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439067 | Isolated polynucleotides and methods of promoting a morphology in a fungus The invention includes isolated polynucleotide molecules that are differentially expressed in a native fungus exhibiting a first morphology relative to the native fungus exhibiting a second morphology. The invention includes a method of enhancing a bioprocess utiliz... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7393669 | Metabolically engineered micro-organisms having improved galactose uptake A recombinant prototrophic micro-organism such as a yeast is provided which over-expresses the activity of an enzyme catalysing the conversion of glucose-1 phosphate to glucose-6 phosphate in the galactose uptake and metabolism pathway. Suitably the increased enzyme... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7364880 | Integration of at least two processes to re-use acid The invention relates to integrating at least two processes that use at least one acid, wherein one process utilizes an ion-exchange purification step. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311837 | Process for the continuous recovery of free tartaric acid from raw materials containing potassium hydrogentartrate In a process for the continuous recovery of free tartaric acid from raw materials containing potassium hydrogentartrate, the same are mixed with water and the potassium hydrogentartrate is dissolved. The process is improved in that the suspension is decanted, the cl... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7262046 | Aerobic succinate production in bacteria Methods of increasing yields of succinate using aerobic culture methods and a multi-mutant E. coli strain are provided. Also provided is a mutant strain of E. coli that produces high amounts of succinic acid. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244610 | Aerobic succinate production in bacteria Methods of increasing yields of succinate using aerobic culture methods and a multi-mutant E. coli strain are provided. Also provided is a mutant strain of E. coli that produces high amounts of succinic acid. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232908 | Process for the production of piperidine derivatives with microorganisms The present invention relates to a process for the production of piperidine derivatives with microorganisms. This is carried out by incubating starting compounds in the presence of a microorganism under conditions effective to produce piperidine derivative products.... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223859 | Method for producing (R)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl) phenylamino]-pentanoic acid amide derivative The present invention provides a method for easily producing an (R)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenylamino]-pentanoic acid amide derivative useful for an intermediate for pharmaceutical products, particularly an inhibitor of a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) fr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7172887 | Methods for producing citric acid using host cells deficient in oxaloacetate hydrolase The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides having oxaloacetate hydrolase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as recombinant... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7138257 | Method for producing ethanol by using corn flours A method for producing ethanol starting from corn flours, which provides for the milling of the corn, the separation of the light fractions (bran), a first refining of the milled fractions, a first sifting with germ separation, a second refining of the milled fracti... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7063980 | Pretreatment kit for saliva and pretreatment method for saliva A pretreatment kit and a pretreatment kit for saliva in identification and quantitative determination of mutans streptococci by immunochromatography utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction, which can remove aggregation caused by mucin and chain formation of mutans st... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6740508 | Fermentation-based products from corn and method Corn oil and corn meal obtained from corn are included in useful products. A method for producing fermentation-based products comprises combining corn meal with water and an enzyme, and mixing the combination with a micro-organism capable of fermenting a carbon sour... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6703227 | Method for producing fermentation-based products from high oil corn Corn oil and corn meal obtained from high oil corn are included in useful products. A method of producing fermentation-based products comprising combining corn meal remaining after the extraction of oil from whole high oil corn with water and an enzyme. T... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6596521 | Method for manufacturing organic acid by high-efficiency continuous fermentation The present invention provides a method for manufacturing organic acid by high-efficiency fermentation, which comprises the steps of continuous culture of organic acid bacteria and collection of organic acid produced from the culture employing a cell-recy... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6303351 | Process for the continuous production of citric acid by fermentation A process for producing citric acid/citrate for use in producing citric acid, comprising the steps of continuously feeding to a fermenter containing a yeast capable of transforming glucose to citric acid by fermentation, in the presence of a nutrient medi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6130075 | Polymer conjugates of polyethylene glycols or oxides with polyethyleneimine or polypropylenimine for extracting carboxylic acids from solutions The invention provides novel polymer conjugates that are especially useful in the separation of carboxylic acids from complex fermentation compositions. The polymer conjugates comprise polyethylene glycols or oxides and polyethyleneimine or polypropylenei... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6087139 | Process for producing citric acid and/or citrates Citric acid and/or the salts thereof are produced from a raw material containing carbohydrates. An aqueous solution of the raw material is converted into a first solution containing citric acid by means of fermentation, and from the first solution a secon... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6063822 | Method for dewatering and purifying oil or fat The present invention provides methods for reducing the water content of an oil or fat sample, which are carried out by treating the sample with a lipolytic enzyme. Substances that are insoluble in oil or fat, which are precipitated as a result of the wat... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5965028 | Process for treating a liquid A process for treating a liquid comprising subjecting a liquid containing, in solution, citric acid as well as a less desirable component having a similar molecular weight to citric acid, to nanofiltration in a filtration step. From the filtration step, a... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5932456 | Production of ethanol and other fermentation products from biomass A method and apparatus for the production of ethanol and other fermentation products including citric acid, butanol and isopropanol from non-virgin biomass having deleterious materials therein is provided. The deleterious materials prevent or retard the p... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928911 | Method for producing citric acid Process for the manufacture of citric acid, characterized in that at least part of the carbohydrate raw material consists of a wheat starch B hydrolysate.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5827700 | Process for producing citric acid from an impure process stream The disclosed invention provides for two improved processes for recovering citric acid and other organic acids. The process for recovering citric acid from an impure process stream includes concentrating the impure process stream to obtain a concentrated ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5814498 | Process for the recovery of organic acids and ammonia from their salts A process recovers organic acid and ammonia from their salts preferably obtained from microbial fermentation of a saccharide in a nutrient. The fermented materials is passed through a nanofiltration or a chelating resin ion-exchange bed or a combination o... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5780276 | Recovery of carboxylic acid from organic solution that contains an amine and an extraction enhancer Recovery of carboxylic acid from an amine-based, water-immiscible organic extractant solution thereof that contains an enhancer, by extraction of the acid into an aqueous phase. A low molecular, at least partly water-miscible organic compound being a C | 07/14/1998 |
| 5759826 | Process of preparing an organic acid A process is disclosed for preparing an organic acid and/or its salts from a solution obtained through fermentation. In this process, a pure carbohydrate-containing raw material is used. The acid-containing solution prepared by means of fermentation is su... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5712131 | Recovery of organic acid from an impure process stream by addition of strong acid or salt thereof This invention provides an improved process of recovering organic acid from an impure process stream, such as a fermentation broth, by the addition of a strong acid or salt thereof to the impure process stream. The process provides for essentially one ste... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5691174 | Production of plastics materials from microorganisms A plastic is recovered from microorganisms containing it by chemically solubilising non plastic material with an oxidising agent in the presence of a chelating agent.... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5677160 | Fat splitting process An improved fat splitting process which eliminates the induction period encountered during pressure splitting. A partial hydrolysis is conducted prior to pressure splitting by combining a lipase in the presence of water with the fat or oil to be hydrolyze... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667996 | Process for production of bacterial cells containing poly-3-hydroxy butyric acid Disclosed is a process for accumulating a poly-3-hydroxy butyric acid in bacterial cells by continuously fermenting a methanol-assimilating bacterium having a capability of producing a poly-3-hydroxy butyric acid, in a single fermentation vessel by using ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5620877 | Method of fermenting sugars resulting from strong acid hydrolysis An economically viable method of fermenting a mixture of sugars resulting from the acid hydrolysis of material containing cellulose and hemicellulose allows for the simultaneous fermentation of both pentose and hexose sugars. The sugar solution is mixed w... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5532148 | Process for producing of citric acid and monovalent citrate salts A short process is disclosed for the production of citric acid in high yield and purity. Conidia of Aspergillus niger are cultured in an aqueous solution of decationized glucose syrup in a fermentation medium whose manganese(II) concentration is 2.5 to le... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5268283 | Method for the production of detergent builder formulations utilizing spray granulated citric acid and salts thereof Disclosed are compositions of particulate citric acid or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt thereof prepared by an improved method and an improved method of preparing a detergent builder composition. The method of preparing particulate citric ac... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5212078 | Process for producing a lactone Described is a microbiological method for producing the lactone, sclareolide having the structure: ##STR1## and a diol having the chemical structure: ##STR2## using a sclareol derivative having one of the structures: ##STR3## wherein a... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5149643 | Method for the production of granular citric acid and salts thereof Disclosed is an improved method for preparing a particulate citric acid or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt thereof. The method involves spray granulating citric acid or a salt thereof from its partially purified fermentation broth to form gra... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5104799 | Method for the production of granular citric acid and salts thereof Disclosed is an improved method for preparing a particulate citric acid or an alkali metal alkaline earth metal salt thereof. The method involves spray granulating citric acid or a salt thereof from its partially purified fermentation broth to form granul... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5099034 | Phospholipase A2 inhibitor A compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, and R3 are --COOR4, --COOR5, and --COOR6, respectively; R4, R5, and R6 each is hydrogen, lower ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5081025 | Process for the fermentative production of citric acid from carbohydrates Proposed is a process for the fermentative production of citric acid from carbohydrates by means of a microorganism of the species Aspergillus niger in a substrate containing zinc ions and hexacyanoferrate ions wherein carbohydrates not prepurified are em... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5045459 | Method for the production of granular citric acid Disclosed is an improved method for preparing a particulate citric acid material. The method involves spray granulating citric acid from its partially purified fermentation broth to form granules which are freer flowing and less inclined to fracture than ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4927760 | Production of crystalline pigments from monascus during fermentation Both the ease and cost of isolating the water insoluble orange pigment produced as a secondary metabolite by Monascus species can be substantially improved by inducing crystalline pigment formation directly in the culture medium. Poly(oxyethylene)sorbitan... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4910139 | Method for continuously producing citric acid by dual hollow fiber membrane bioreactor Aspergillus niger B60 was immobilized in a dual hollow fiber bioreactor to produce citric acid continuously. The fungi proliferated well in the interstitial region formed by a parallel arrangement of three microporous polypropylene hollow fibers contained... | 03/20/1990 |
