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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7816113 | Starch debranching enzymes The invention relates to a genetically engineered variant of a parent starch debranching enzyme, i.e. a pullulanase or an isoamylase, the enzyme variant having an improved thermostability at a pH in the range of 4-6 compared to the parent enzyme and/or an increased ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7449320 | Truncated forms of pullulanase The present invention relates to modified pullulanases useful in the starch industry. The present invention provides methods for producing the modified pullulanase, enzymatic compositions comprising the modified pullulanase, and methods for the saccharification of s... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7399623 | Modified forms of pullulanase The present invention relates to modified pullulanases useful in the starch industry. The present invention provides methods for producing the modified pullulanase, enzymatic compositions comprising the modified pullulanase, and methods for the saccharification of s... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7374922 | Starch debranching enzymes The invention relates to a genetically engineered variant of a parent starch debranching enzyme, i.e. a pullulanase or an isamylase, the enzyme variant having an improved thermostability at a pH in the range of 4-6 compared to the parent enzyme and/or an increased a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361736 | Family 44 xyloglucanases The present invention relates to xyloglucanases belonging to family 44 of glycosyl hydrolases and having a relative xyloglucanase activity of at least 30% between pH 5 and pH 8 are derived from the genus Paenibacillus especially from a strain of Paenibacil... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348168 | Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase II activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase II activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence, which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nuc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7279316 | Enzymes having glycosidase activity and methods of use thereof The invention relates to glycosidases and to polynucleotides encoding the glycosidases. In addition methods of designing new glycosidases and method of use thereof are also provided. The glycosidases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268221 | Alpha(1,6)-linked glucose oligosaccharide hydrolyzing enzyme polynucleotides and polypeptides and methods of use thereof This invention relates to a method for utilizing less purified starch in fermentation processes. One example is a recombinant E. coli containing a exogenous extracellular isoamylase activity that is capable of utilizing small oligomers containing (1,6) linkag... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7148052 | Nucleic acid encoding β-1,3-glucanase from lily The present invention relates to a novel nucleic acid encoding a β-1,3-glucanase polypeptide of lily, and an expression vector, host cell and transgenic plant comprising the nucleic acid of the invention. The expression of the nucleic acid of the invention in the p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7112429 | Thermal tolerant mannanase from acidothermus cellulolyticus The invention provides a thermal tolerant mannanase that is a member of the glycoside hydrolase family. The invention further discloses this mannanase as ManA. ManA has been isolated and characterized from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. The invention further pr... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7060482 | Thermostable xylanases The present invention is directed to thermostable xylanase enzymes are suitable for feed pelleting applications. The novel xylanase enzymes comprise at least 40% of their optimal activity from a pH range from about pH 3.5 to about pH 6.0, and from about 40 to about ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7049125 | EGVIII endoglucanase and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention provides a novel endoglucanase nucleic acid sequence, designated egl8, and the corresponding EGVIII amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding EGVIII, recombina... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045332 | BGL4 β-glucosidase and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl4, and the corresponding BGL4 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL4, recombinant ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026152 | Methods and compositions for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation The invention provides compositions and methods for the synergistic degradation of oligosaccharides by endoglucanases. The invention further provides recombinant host cells containing one or more genes encoding endoglucanses which are capable of the synergistic degr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6939704 | Enhanced expression of proteins in genetically modified fungi The present invention relates to increasing the production of a protein of interest from a fugal host. The invention discloses nucleotide sequences comprising, a regulatory region in operative association with xylanase secretion sequence and a gene of interest. The ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6919428 | Detergent compositions comprising benefit agents Fusion protein comprising a cellulose binding domain and a domain having a high binding affinity for another ligand and detergent compositions comprising such fusion proteins. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911319 | Methods and kits for detecting protein kinases A method for measuring protein kinase activity comprising: (a) providing a first solution comprising ATP and a protein kinase to be tested, and a second solution comprising ATP in the absence of said kinase to be tested; ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6897358 | Nucleic acid molecules encoding wheat enzymes involved in starch synthesis The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules which code for enzymes and which are involved in the synthesis of starch in plants. These enzymes concern isoamylases derived from wheat. The invention also relates to vectors and host cells which contain the described... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887986 | α-amylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like α-amylase, comprising mutations in two, three, four, five or six regions/positions. The variants have increased stability at high temperatures (relative to the parent). The invention also relates to a DNA... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6849439 | Modified barley α-glucosidase Barley α-glucosidase is an important enzyme in the conversion of barley starch to fermentable sugars during the industrial production of ethanol, as in brewing and fuel ethanol production. The enzyme is, however, relatively thermolabile, a disadvantage for an enzym... | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6815192 | Family 44 xyloglucanases The present invention relates to xyloglucanases belonging to family 44 of glycosyl hydrolases and having a relative xyloglucanase activity of at least 30% between pH 5 and pH 8 are derived from the genus Paenibacillus, especially from a strain of Paenibaci... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6737563 | Transgenic seeds expressing amylopullulanase and uses therefor The invention provides DNA constructs and genetically engineered seeds for the expression of amylopullulanase in plant seeds such as rice seeds. Related methods are also provided for the production of sugars, modified starches, and high protein products, and use of ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6716612 | DNA molecules coding for debranching enzymes derived from plants The invention describes DNA molecules which code for plant proteins having the biological activity of a debranching enzyme. Furthermore described are transgenic plant cells and plants having reduced or increased debranching enzyme activity, as well as modified starc... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6689874 | Gene for enzyme having both alkaline pullulanase and alkaline alpha-amylase activities The present invention provides: a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline pullulanase and exhibiting both alkaline -amylase and alkaline pullulanase activity; a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline -amylase possessing an amino acid sequence d... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6677137 | Avian and reptile derived polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having heparanase activity Avian and reptile derived heparanase and nucleic acids encoding same.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6639126 | Production of modified polysaccharides The invention alters the physical characteristics of storage polyglucans including starch. Methods are provided to modify the polyglucan biosynthesis pathway by simultaneously altering the activity of a pullulanase debranching enzyme and the activity of a... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635454 | DNA molecules coding for debranching enzymes derived from plants The invention describes DNA molecules which code for plant proteins having the biological activity of a debranching enzyme. Furthermore described are transgenic plant cells and plants having reduced or increased debranching enzyme activity, as well as mod... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6600021 | Use of thiol redox proteins for reducing protein intramolecular disulfide bonds, for improving the quality of cereal products, dough and baked goods and for inactivating snake, bee and scorpion toxins Methods of reducing cystine containing animal and plant proteins, and improving dough and baked goods' characteristics is provided which includes the steps of mixing dough ingredients with a thiol redox protein to form a dough and baking the dough to form... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6566114 | Mannanases Novel mannanases comprising e.g. an amino acid sequence as shown in positions 31-330 of SEQ ID NO:2 or their homologues may be derived from e.g. Bacillus sp. I633, or may be encoded by polynucleotide molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence as shown in ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562600 | Production of cyclic alternan tetrasaccharides from oligosaccharide substrates The cyclic tetrasaccharide, cyclo{-6)--D-Glcp-(1,3)--D-Glcp-(1,6)--D-Glcp-(1,3)-. alpha.-D-Glcp-(1-}, may be produced by alternanase hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates other than alternan. Panose, pullulan, -D-Glcp-(1,6)-&... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6534632 | Sialidase localized in plasma membrane DNA coding for the same The present invention provides a protein defined in the following (A) or (B), and DNA coding for the same: (A) a protein which has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4, or (B) a protein which has the amino acid sequence including substitutio... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6509183 | DNA fragment containing gene for alkaline pullulanase A DNA fragment coding for alkaline pullulanase, which contains about 6.3 Kb base pairs and has a restriction map shown in FIG. 2, a recombinant vector containing the DNA fragment, and a microorganism carrying the vector. Also disclosed is a method of preparing... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6485954 | Enzyme with galactanase activity The present invention relates to an enzyme with galactanase activity, a DNA construct encoding the enzyme with galactanase activity, a method of producing the enzyme, an enzyme composition comprising said enzyme with galactanase activity, and the use of s... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6469230 | Starch debranching enzymes The invention relates to isolated nucleic acids obtainable from potato which encode isoamylases, a type of starch branching enzyme, particularly SEQ ID NOS:1-3 or variants encoding SEQ ID NOS:4-6; vectors comprising the nucleic acids; plant cells and plan... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6448049 | Starch conversion process The present invention relates to a starch conversion process of the type which includes a debranching step wherein an isoamylase being active at the process conditions prevailing is used for debranching the starch and to the use of thermostable isoamylase... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6433253 | Debranching enzymes and DNA sequences coding them, suitable for changing the degree of branching of amylopectin starch in plants The present invention relates to DNA sequences which, on the codogenic strand, code plant debranching enzymes whose transcripts formed in transgenic plants code new proteins with the enzymatic activity of debranching enzymes which in transgenic plants red... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432689 | Alkaliphilic and thermophilic microorganisms and enzymes obtained therefrom The present invention provides thermophilic alkaliphilic bacteria designated Thermopallium natronophilum and thermophilic alkaliphilic polypeptides obtainable therefrom. It also provides compositions, particularly detergent compositions comprising the pol... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6429358 | Corn pullulanase This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding all or a substantial portion of a corn pullulanase. The invention also relates to the construction of chimeric genes encoding all or a portion of a corn pullulanase, in sense or antisense ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6426208 | Recombinant -L-iduronidase, methods for producing and purifying the same and methods for treating diseases caused by deficiencies thereof The present invention provides a recombinant -L-iduronidase and biologically active fragments and mutants thereof, methods to produce and purify this enzyme as well as methods to treat certain genetic disorders including- -L-iduronidase defi... | 07/30/2002 |
