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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173405 | Nerolidol, terpene, and terpene deriviative synthesis According to one embodiment, the description relates to a method of nerolidol production. The method includes culturing a yeast strain lacking functional squalene synthase and overproducing HMG CoA reductase in synthetic medium lacking uracil and producing nerolidol... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7993889 | Fermentive production of four carbon alcohols Methods for the fermentative production of four carbon alcohols is provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably isobutanol is produced by the fermentative growth of a recombinant bacterium expressing an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7816107 | Method for producing an optically active 2-methyl-alkane-1-ol from the corresponding 2-methylalk-2-en-1-al, comprising carbonyl-selective reduction, enantioselective hydration and lipase-catalyzed, stereoselective acylation in order to enrich the desired A process for preparing optically active 2-methylalkan-1-ol of the general formula (III) comprising the following steps: (i) carbonyl-selective reduction of 2-methylalk-2-en-1-al of the general formula (I) to 2-methylalk-2-en-1-ol of the general formula... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7659097 | Production of isoprenoids The present invention provides methods for a robust production of isoprenoids via one or more biosynthetic pathways. The invention also provides nucleic acids, enzymes, expression vectors, and genetically modified host cells for carrying out the subject methods. The... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7405063 | Biooxidation capabilities of sp A bioprocess for producing carboxylic acids, alcohols and aldehydes is provided by culturing Candida sp. in a fermentation medium containing various defined substrates. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7083812 | Chemical library preparation method from natural product The present invention relates to a preparation method of a general library and a focused library from crude extracts of natural products including herbal drugs, said libraries, and the method for developing new drugs such as an anticancer drug and new substances usi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083973 | Stereoselective reduction of substituted oxo-butanes The present invention relates to a process for the stereoselective enzymatic reduction of 1-halo-2-oxo-3-(protected)amino-4-substituted-butanes utilizing certain species of Rhodococcus and Brevibacterium. The product 1-halo-2-hydroxy-3-(protected)amino... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081509 | Method for producing highly functional, hyper branched polyester by means of enzymatic esterification The present invention relates to a process for preparing highly functional hyperbranched polyesters which comprises reacting a reaction solution comprising solvent and (a) one or more dicarboxylic acids or one or more derivatives thereof with one or mor... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7056439 | Process for producing 1, 3-propanediol Disclosed herein are processes for the recovery of 1,3-propanediol from an aqueous feed stream. The present invention involves contacting an aqueous feed stream that comprises water, 1,3-propanediol, and at least one contaminant with at least one solvent extractant ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056540 | Enzymatic process for the preparation of optically active alcohols from ketones using tuberous root The present invention relates to an enzymatic process for the preparation of optically active chiral alcohols using tuberous root Daucus carota; particularly invention relates to an enzymatic process for the preparation of optically active alcohols by enantio... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049109 | Method of producing 1,2-propanediol using A method of producing 1,2-propandiol is provided. The method includes incubating Klebsiella pneumoniae in a medium containing 10–30 g/L of a sugar carbon source excluding 6-deoxyhexose, in aerobic conditions; and separating 1,2-propandiol from the cultures.... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6974685 | High production method of prenyl alcohol using saccharomyces cells The present invention provides a high production method of prenyl alcohol, which comprises culturing prenyl alcohol-producing cells in a medium with an increased sugar content in the presence of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a surfactant,... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972191 | Method for production of geranylgeraniol and analogous compounds thereof by microorganisms The present invention provides a method for producing geranylgeraniol and analogous compounds thereof, which comprises culturing yeast cells (ascomycetes and deuteromycetes), bacterial cells, actinomycete cells or filamentous fungus cells, all of which are capable o... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6916639 | Erythritol-producing moniliella strains An isolated strain of the Moniliella species that converts glucose to erythritol with a conversion rate of at least about 45% is disclosed, as is a method of producing erythritol from such a strain. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6872931 | Optical input device for measuring finger movement An optical input device for measuring the movement of a finger (15) ia accommodated in a housing provided with a transparent window (12) for transmitting a measurement beam (13) from a diode laser (3) to the finger and radiation reflected... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6818426 | (R)-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase The objective of the present invention is to produce a novel (R)-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase useful for the production of ketones, alcohols, and particularly optically active vicinal diols. It has been found that Pichia angusta produces novel (R)-2,3-butaned... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6737257 | Hyperthermophilic enzymes for industrial chemical redox reactions: a method for biofuel ethanol production The present invention is directed to use of hyperthermophilic enzymes for industrial chemical redox reactions such as ethanol production. The present invention is especially useful for the coupled synthesis and recovery of alcohols whereby recovery of alcohol is sim... | 05/18/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6558933 | Mutant 1,3-propanediol dehydrogenase The present invention relates to mutant 1,3-propanediol dehydrogenase and a novel microorganism that is capable of growing in concentrations of at least 105 g/l 1,3-propanediol, levels normally toxic to wild-type microorganisms. The present invention also... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6485948 | Carbonyl reductase, method for producing said enzyme, DNA encoding said enzyme, and method for producing alcohol using said enzyme A novel carbonyl reductase useful for producing alcohol, particularly derivatives of (S)-4-halo-3-hydroxybutyrate ester, is provided. A novel carbonyl reductase derived from Kluyveromyces aestuarii and the nucleic acid encoding the enzyme are provided. Th... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6458570 | Process for the production of xylitol The present invention relates to a process for the production of xylitol. Specifically the process comprises two reaction steps. The first step is the fermentative conversion of a hexose to a pentitol. The second step is the catalytic chemical isomerisati... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6448053 | Erythritol-producing yeast strains A method of producing erythritol. The method includes growing in a culture an isolated yeast strain that possesses certain unique characteristics and is capable of converting glucose to erythritol in a glucose-containing medium, and purifying erythritol f... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6440711 | Dehydrogenase enzymatic synthesis of methanol A method for conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol comprises contacting formate dehydrogenase enzymes, formaldehyde dehydrogenase enzymes and additional dehydrogenase enzymes selected from the group consisting of alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes and metha... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6432685 | Method for the oxidation of substituted trimethylcyclohexenyl compounds with bacteria of the family Streptomycetaceae The invention relates to a process for the oxidation of substituted trimethylcyclohexenyl compounds in the presence of microorganisms of the order Actinomycetales and to the use of microorganisms in oxidation reactions.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6365383 | Method of producing erythritol by repeated fed-batch fermentation The invention relates to a method of producing erythritol by fed-batch and repeated fermentation of sugars by microorganisms which produce erythritol, characterised by the fact that the fermentation is started by introducing said microorganisms into a fer... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6337197 | Coenzymes useful for the synthesis of L-carnitine The invention described herein relates to coenzymes useful for the synthesis of L-carnitine, particularly a compound of coenzyme A, and more particularly gamma-butyrobetainyl-coenzyme A and crotonobetainyl-coenzyme A, to procedures for their preparation a... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6303353 | Process for preparing xylitol Xylitol is produced by contacting D-arabitol with a microorganism that belongs to the genus Gluconobacter, Acetobacter, Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Arthrobacter, Azotobacter, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium, Erwinia, Flavobacterium, Micrococcus, Nocardi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6300107 | Erythritol-producing yeast strains A yeast strain capable of converting glucose to erythritol, said strain having the following identifying characteristics: an absence of motile spores; septate mycelia; asexual reproduction; an absence of reniform cells; conidia optionally formed on short ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6274358 | Method for providing green note compounds Green note compound, such as cis-3-hexen-1-ol, is provided by subjecting linolenic acid and a fresh watermelon foliage to shearing in the presence of an aqueous liquid and yeast. Enzymes within the plant material (i.e., lipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyas... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6238898 | Hydroperoxide lyases The present invention relates to the production of HPO lyase proteins in hosts via recombinant expression of said proteins. Recombinant HPO lyase proteins, DNA sequences encoding these proteins, vectors containing these DNA sequences and hosts containing ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6228623 | 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 ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5981241 | Method of producing erythritol A method of producing erythritol is disclosed, in which a microorganism having an ability of producing erythritol is cultivated for generation in a medium containing preferably 5 ppm or more of calcium, and erythritol is collected from the culture, thus p... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5942646 | Optically active alcohol and process for the production thereof A novel R-configuration or S-configuration optically active alcohol of the formula (1), CF3 C*H(OH)(CH2)m OCH2 CHn F3-n(1) wherein C* is an asymmetric carbon atom, m is an integer of 2 to 7, and n ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 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 |
