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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985567 | Host cells and methods for producing 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, and 3-methyl-butan-1-ol The invention provides for a method for producing a 5-carbon alcohol in a genetically modified host cell. In one embodiment, the method comprises culturing a genetically modified host cell which expresses a first enzyme capable of catalyzing the dephosphorylation of... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7972824 | Microbial fermentation of gaseous substrates to produce alcohols The present invention relates to methods for increasing the efficiency of anaerobic fermentation processes (1) that produce acetate as a by-product in addition to a desired product, and (2) that can utilize hydrogen and/or carbon dioxide in the fermentation. The met... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7910341 | Process for harvesting and processing sugar-producing crops Present-day harvest methods for sweet sorghum are labor intensive, and/or require that large quantities of matter be removed to a central location for processing. A field harvesting process for harvesting and further processing sweet sorghum includes cutting the cro... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7695942 | Enzymatic conversion of epoxides The invention relates to a process for converting an epoxide to an alcohol. The process according to the invention is enzymatically catalyzed and highly enantioselective and regiospecific. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695943 | Method for preparing 1,3-propanediol by a recombinant micro-organism in the absence of coenzyme B12 or one of its precursors The invention concerns a method for preparing 1,3-propanediol from a carbon-containing substance, said method comprising a step which consists in culturing a recombinant micro-organism not producing coenzyme B12 in the absence of coenzyme B12 or one of its precursor... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7645599 | Methods for producing optically active alcohols A method for producing optically active alcohols is provided. Optically active alcohols are useful intermediates in pharmaceutical production. The method of the present invention enables simple and efficient production of optically active alcohols with a high optica... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7501268 | Methods of producing prenyl alcohols A method of producing a prenyl alcohol, comprising creating a recombinant by transferring into a host a recombinant DNA for expression or a DNA for genomic integration each comprising a prenyl diphosphate synthase gene or a mutant thereof, culturing the resultant re... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7482144 | Method for the production of xylitol The invention relates to a method for the production of xylitol, the method comprising (a1) providing (i) a microorganism having xylanolytic activity, and (ii) a microorganism capable of converting a pentose sugar to xylitol; or | 01/27/2009 |
| 7413883 | Enantioselective immobilized lipase Immobilization of Candida rugosa lipase on a carrier selected from the group consisting of macroporous adsorbent resin of the acrylic type, synthetic epoxy activated resin and Mg—Al-hydrotalcite enhances its enantioselectivity by six to seven folds. The imm... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402414 | Enzymatic process for deacetylation of a phenoxy-alkynyl acetate to the corresponding alcohol A process for preparing the compound of formula II by reacting the compound of formula I with an enzyme that can hydrolyze the ester bond: where * indicates a chiral center, R1 and R... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7374926 | Enantioconvergent chemoenzymatic synthesis of ()-γ-amino-β-hydroxybutyric acid (()-GABOB) The present invention particularly relates to a chemoenzymatic process for the stereoselective preparation of both enantiomers of 3-hydroxy-4-trityloxy butanenitrile key intermediates for the preparation of (R)-GABOB by lipase mediated kinetic resolution of its race... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364884 | Method for producing a hydroxylation catalyst and the use thereof A process for preparing a hydroxylation catalyst by i) embedding a cystochrome P450 monooxygenase in a sol-gel matrix, ii) embedding an enzymatic NADPH-regenerating system in a sol-gel matrix, and combini... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341858 | Fungamyl-like alpha-amylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent Fungamyl-like fungal alpha-amylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability at acidic pH suitable for, e.g., starch processes. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341859 | ADH from The present invention relates to an alcohol dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus erythropolis. By means of such cofactor-dependent ADHs, chiral alcohols, which can be of use for use in organic syntheses, can advantageously be obtained with a cofactor-regenerating e... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341855 | Plant mangrove-associated fungus and a simple and efficient method of obtaining high yield of pure mannitol from the same The present invention relates to a plant mangrove-associated fungus Curvularia lunata, and a simple and efficient method of obtaining high yield of pure mannitol from a plant mangrove-associated fungus Curvularia lunata, said method comprising steps of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332304 | Process and materials for production of glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine A biosynthetic method for producing glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine is disclosed. Such a method includes the fermentation of a genetically modified microorganism to produce glucosamine and/or N-acetylglucosamine. Also disclosed are genetically modified microorga... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332297 | Enzymatic polymerization The invention relates to a novel method for enzymatic polymerization which includes (1) obtaining a reaction mixture including a monomer, a template, and an enzyme; and (2) incubating the reaction mixture for a time and under conditions sufficient for the monomer to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320884 | Fermentation process A process for forming a color and odor stable polycarboxylic acid or polyhydroxy acid is provided. The process is carried out by fermenting a mixture containing a substrate which can be converted by fermentation into a polycarboxylic acid or a polyhydroxy acid, an o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309582 | Polymer-template complex produced by enzymatic polymerization The invention relates to a novel method for enzymatic polymerization which includes (1) obtaining a reaction mixture including a monomer, a template, and an enzyme; and (2) incubating the reaction mixture for a time and under conditions sufficient for the monomer to... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309591 | Method for the production of resveratrol in cell cultures The invention relates to a method for the production of resveratrol in cell cultures. The inventive method consists in: incubating a culture of cells which produce resveratrol naturally, in suspension, in the presence of randomly-methylated β-cyclodextrin (RMBCD) w... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7273735 | Sesquiterpene synthases and methods of use The invention relates to sesquiterpene synthases and methods of their production and use. In one embodiment, the invention provides nucleic acids comprising a nucleotide sequence as described herein that encodes for at least one sesquiterpene synthases. In a further... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7241587 | Method of uncoupling the catabolic pathway of glycolysis from the oxidative membrane bound pathway of glucose conversion The invention provides methods for producing products comprising improved host cells genetically engineered to have uncoupled productive and catabolic pathways. In particular, the present invention provides host cells having a modification in nucleic acid encoding a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238514 | Diterpene-producing unicellular organism The present invention is directed to a unicellular organism system, such as a yeast, for producing geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate and a diterpene in vivo. The yeast cell preferably comprises an inducible nucleic acid sequence encoding geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synt... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229813 | Everninomicin biosynthetic proteins This invention is directed to nucleic acids which encode the proteins that direct the synthesis of the orthosomycin everninomicin and to use of the nucleic acids and proteins to produce compounds exhibiting antibiotic activity based on the everninomycin structure. T... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229803 | Reaction of (di)amines in the presence of a lysine oxidase and of a reducing agent The invention relates to methods for reacting (di)amines as substrates in the presence of a lysine oxidase arid a reducing agent, resulting in alcohols, diols or cyclic secondary amines. In a particular embodiment, the invention is directed to methods of preparing c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223575 | pentose-sugar fermenting strains and uses thereof Disclosed in the present invention is a Zymomonas integrant and derivatives of these integrants that posses the ability to ferment pentose into ethanol. The genetic sequences encoding for the pentose-fermenting enzymes are integrated into the Zymomonas | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217546 | Commercially viable process for high purity of fatty alcohol Cto Cand its cosmetic application for skin hair and nails The present invention discloses an economically viable process for producing large quantity of higher fatty alcohol of chain length C24–C36 from natural waxes. The said alkanols have enriched percentage of 70–95% of C28 fatty alc... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7202069 | (R)-2-octanol dehydrogenases, methods for producing the enzymes, DNA encoding the enzymes, and methods for producing alcohols using the enzymes This invention provides (R)-2-octanol dehydrogenase that catalyzes oxidation-reduction reaction using NAD+ (NADH) as a coenzyme and the genes that encodes them. The enzymes of this invention can be obtained from microorganisms such as the genera Pichia... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189558 | Process for producing pravastatin sodium salt using dsm 14455 In one aspect, the present invention provides an improved method for the manufacture of Pravastatin sodium salt by fermentation under optimal fermentation parameters using a new strain of Streptomyces flavidovirens. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189545 | Production and use of pyruvate decarboxylase A polypeptide with pyruvate decarboxylase activity, derived from the pyruvate decarboxylase from Zymomonas mobilis by substitution of an amino acid in position 553. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189544 | Enzymatic modification of lecithin The disclosure pertains to enzymatic modification of lecithin and to hydrolyzed lecithin products obtained by such modification. One particular implementation provides methods for producing a hydrolyzed lecithin product containing hydrolyzed phospholipids, monoglyce... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179624 | Eco friendly process for the preparation of chiral alcohols by asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones in water using soaked L (green grams) The present invention relates to a new eco-friendly process for the preparation of chiral alcohols by asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones in water using soked phaseolus aureus L (green grams). ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172894 | Reductase gene and use of the same A gene containing a DNA having the nucleotide sequence encoding any one of the amino acid sequences of the following (a) to (e): (a) an amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) an amino acid sequence having... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160710 | Fungamyl-like alpha-amylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent Fungamyl-like fungal alpha-amylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability at acidic pH suitable for, e.g., starch processes. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157411 | Odor neutralizers This invention relates to odor neutralizers comprising esters of the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms which can optionally contain a double bond; R2 is a hydrogen or an alkyl radical with 1 to 3 carbon atoms w... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157268 | Process for producing L-epi-2-inosose and novel process for producing epi-inositol using microorganisms Provided are novel processes for the efficient production of L-epi-2-inosose and epi-inositol which are useful either as various medicines or intermediates for the syntheses of various medicines. In the processes, inexpensive myo-inositol is used as a starting compo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7135309 | Processes for the bioconversion of a fermentable carbon source to 1,3-propanediol by a single microorganism A process is provided for the bioconversion of a carbon substrate to 1,3-propanediol by a single organism utilizing microorganisms, such as, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Clostridium, Klebsiella, Aerobacter, Lactobacillus, Aspergillus, Saccharomyces, Zygosaccharomyc... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129079 | Cells engineered to contain genes of interest Methods and materials are provided for stably introducing any gene into a specific locus in the genome of a microorganism such as yeast without the addition of any drug resistance genes. Specifically provided herein are new genetically engineered inositol-overproduc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098368 | Hydrogenation of biochemical derived 1,3 -propanediol The invention discloses a hydrogenation process for removing impurities and controlling acid for use in downstream processing of biochemically-derived 1,3-propanediol. Preferably, the biochemically-derived 1,3-propanediol, before the contacting, has an initial color... | 08/29/2006 |
