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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5413922 | Process for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol by reduction of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone An optically active 1,3-butanediol can be produced by either (1) treating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers with a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically assimilating said mixture, or (2) preparing a microorganis... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5254467 | Fermentive production of 1,3-propanediol A process for the transformation of glycerol into 1,3-propanediol by microorganisms comprising fermenting the microorganisms in media having a glycerol content of from about 5% to about 20% by weight under standard anaerobic fermentation conditions and re... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5246843 | Process for preparation of R-(-)-3-halogeno-1,2,-propanediol by treatment with microorganism A process for preparation of R-(-)-3-halogeno-1,2-propanediol which comprises cultivating in a medium containing racemate 3-halogeno-1,2-propanediol a bacterium, which, when cultivated in a medium containing racemate 3-halogeno-1,2-propanediol as a sole c... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5219757 | Production of optically active 1,3-butanediol by asymmetric assimilation or reduction of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone An optically active 1,3-butanediol can be produced by either (1) treating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers with a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically assimilating said mixture, or (2) preparing a microorganis... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5212089 | Process for prepartion of s-(+)-3-halogeno-1,2-propanediol by treatment with alcaligenes A process for preparation of S-(+)-3-halogeno-1,2-propanediol which comprises cultivating a bacterium, which has an ability to assimilate R-(-)-3-halogeno-1,2-propanediol and belongs to the genus Alcaligenes, or its culture broth in a medium containing ra... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5190869 | Process for obtaining sorbitol and gluconic acid or gluconate usingZymomonas mobilis The long-term activity of the biocatalyst for the production of sorbitol and gluconic acid from an aqueous solution of fructose and glucose is considerably improved with the aid of permeabilized cells of Zymomonas mobilis immobilized using .kappa.-carrage... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5164309 | Process for the microbiological preparation of 1,3-propane-diol from glycerol by citrobacter A process of the microbiological preparation of 1,3 propane diol from glycerol in growth media of suitable bacterial strains is described, accompanied by the addition of a cosubstrate in the form of a H-donor and the separation of the propane diol formed.... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5155030 | Process for preparing optically active (R)-(-)-3-halo-1,2-propanediol from an epihalohydrin by a strain of corynebacterium or microbacterium A process for preparing an optically active (R)-(-)-3-halo-1,2-propanediol comprising reacting an epihalohydrin with an epihalohydrin hydratase originating from a microorganism. For example, the microorganism belongs to the genus Corynebacterium or the ge... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5126267 | Protected hydroxy method for alcohol-ester separation A process is disclosed for the isolation of an enantiomerically enriched alcohol from a first mixture of an enantiomerically enriched alcohol and an enantiomerically enriched ester. The process includes the steps of: (a) contacting the mixture with a reagent c... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5126268 | Alcohol-ester sparation by reaction with acetate A process is disclosed for the isolation of an enantiomerically enriched alcohol from a first mixture of an enantiomerically enriched 1-arylsulfonate-2 -hydroxy-3-butene and an enantiomerically enriched 1 -arylsulfonate- 2-acyloxy-3-butene. The process in... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5120647 | 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 ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5102795 | Process for obtaining sorbitol and gluconic acid or gluconate A process for obtaining sorbitol and gluconic acid or gluconate from aqueous glucose/fructose mixtures by using Zymomonas mobilis cells which have been permeabilized by treatment with cationic surfactant is disclosed. The permeabilized cells are preferabl... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5096820 | Process for manufacturing xylitol and xylitol-rich products Process for manufacturing xylitol and xylitol-rich products, characterized in that it consists of: enzymatically isomerizing at M1 D-xylulose syrup into syrup containing D-xylose and D-xylulose then, without extracting the xylose, catalytically hydr... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5081026 | Method for the production of xylitol A method is disclosed for the production of xylitol from a xylose and/or xylan containing material. A solution containing xylitol and other hexoses is fermented with a yeast strain capable of converting free xylose to xylitol and other free hexoses presen... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5017484 | Process for preparing 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol A process for preparing an optically active 3-chloro-1, 2-propanediol by employing microorganism which can selectively metabolize (R)- or (S)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol. The decomposition rate of the substrate can be accelerated and the substrate concentrat... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5017485 | Process for obtaining sorbitol and gluconic acid by fermentation, and cell material suitable for this purpose A process is disclosed for obtaining sorbitol and gluconic acid, or gluconate, by fermentation in aqueous glucose/fructose mixtures. Zymomonas mobilis cells are used which have been permeabilized by the freeze technique and which have preferably been obta... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5002886 | Oxidoreductase and the preparation thereof An oxidoreductase is provided which, in the presence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) as a co-enzyme, will catalyse the oxidation of polyols having at least one hydroxyl group on each of at least two adjacent carbon atoms, e.g. 1,2-e... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4981796 | Manufacturing method of optically-active 1,2-diols A process of manufacturing optically active (S)-1,2-diols, wherein (R)-1,2-diols represented by the general formula [I] ##STR1## (where: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group) or a mixture... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4943528 | Process for the production of optically active (R)-(-)-3-halo-1,2-propanediol A process for the production of an optically active (R)-(-)-3-halo-1,2-propanediol which comprises contacting a 1,3-dihalo-2-propanol with a dehalogenase originating from a microorganism belonging to the genus Corynebacterium or Microbacterium. This proce... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4939091 | Novel auerobasidium sp. microorganisms, method for obtaining the same and method for preparing erythritol with the same Biologically pure culture of Aureobasidium sp. SN-124A strain (FERM BP-1429) and artificial mutants thereof according to the present invention show the properties of forming and accumulating erythritol in a culture solution, when aerobically cultured on a... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4937192 | Fungal chloroperoxidase method A halogenation method using a haloperoxidase obtained from a fungus selected from the dematiaceous hyphomycetes. The enzyme has an optimum activity above about pH 5.0, and can oxidize chloride, bromide, or iodide ions.... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4937191 | Stable haloperoxidase method A method producing a non-heme haloperoxidase which is substantially resistant to inactivation, at room temperature, in up to 0.3M H2 O2 for up to 25 hours, and up to 0.5mM HOCl for up to two minutes. One such haloperoxidase, isolated... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4923812 | Process for producing erythritol A process is disclosed for continuously producing erythritol by cultivating erythritol-producing microorganisms under aerobic conditions. The process comprises the steps of: maintaining the concentration of dissolved oxygen in a culture broth in a ferment... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4906569 | Process for isolating and recovering erthritol from culture medium containing the same A process for readily isolating and recovering highly pure erythritol at a high crystallization yield from an erythritol-containing culture medium, which contains erythritol together with various impurities such as salts, coloring materials and polysaccha... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4894344 | Method for manufacturing 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-mannitol 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-mannitol is produced from a microorganism strain of the genus Streptomyces or a mutant strain thereof in improved yields and purity.... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4892821 | Method for preparing vitamin D compounds A method for introducing hydroxyl groups into vitamin D compounds at 1- and/or 25-positions by use of a solution containing the mycelium of Actinomycetales being capable of hydroxylating vitamin D compound or the enzyme produced from the mycelium, ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4851344 | Microbial reduction of monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids in the presence of carbon monoxide and/or formates plus mediators Monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids of up to 10 carbon atoms, which may also contain double bonds and be substituted by halogen, phenyl or hydroxyl, are microbially reduced to the corresponding alcohols by performing the reduction with carbon monoxide a... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4837189 | Surfactant modified metal catalysts Surfactant-modified metal catalysts which can be used in a process for hydrogenating mediators.... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4798799 | Process for producing diol and furan and microorganism capable of same The invention provides a microbiological method for preparing diol and furan compounds from a variety of substrates using the microorganism Hyphozyma roseoniger, CBS 214.83 and ATCC 20624.... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4755467 | Method for the production of sorbitol and gluconate A method for the simultaneous production of sorbitol and either gluconolactone or gluconate from glucose and fructose. To this end to produce sorbitol and gluconolactone, glucose and fructose are reacted in the presence of a cell or cell-free extract of a... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4749670 | Selective regeneration of mediators in the presence of a catalyst and surfactant A process for hydrogenating mediators with the aid of surfactant-modified metal catalysts, and catalysts which can be used for this purpose, are described.... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4707447 | Fungal chloroperoxidase method A halogenation method using a haloperoxidase obtained from a fungus selected from the dematiaceous hyphomycetes. The enzyme has an optimum activity above about pH 5.0, and can oxidize chloride, bromide, or iodide ions.... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4686183 | Process for the manufacture of p-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of p-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol by the microbiological conversion of limonene in the presence of various fungi.... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4612286 | Acid hydrolysis of biomass for alcohol production A method of treating biomass having fermentable material is provided utilizing acid hydrolysis in a countercurrent diffusion treatment structure. By practicing the invention acid usage is minimized, pentose concentration in the hydrolysate solution is max... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4284723 | Preparation of epoxides and glycols from gaseous alkenes Epoxides or glycols are produced by passing a gaseous olefin through a reaction mixture containing a halogenating enzyme, an oxidizing agent and a halide ion source whereby the olefin is converted to a halohydrin. The halohydrin is converted to an epoxide... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4271268 | Process for producing D-arabitol The preparation of D-arabitol by a fermentative process utilizing a micro-organism of the species Pichia haplophila or mutants thereof in a nutrient medium containing as a carbon source a hydrocarbon or ethyl alcohol is disclosed.... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4138289 | Process for the manufacture of tertiary, optically active aliphatic compounds A process for asymmetrically hydrogenating through the use of microorganisms a double bond connected to tertiary carbon atom in an olefinic aliphatic compound to produce a tertiary, optically active aliphatic compound useful as an intermediate for optical... | 02/06/1979 |
