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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361487 | Enzyme fusion proteins and their use Cellulase fusion proteins comprising an endoglucanase core region and a heterologous cellulose binding domain are described. The fusion proteins may be produced by recombinant techniques using appropriate polynucleotides, expressing vectors and host cells. The fusio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351566 | 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552, and 65577 molecules and uses therefor The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated 27877, 18080, 14081, 32140, 50352, 16658, 14223, 16002, 50566, 65552 and 65577 nucleic acid molecules. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors co... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351573 | BGL3 beta-glucosidase and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl3, and the corresponding BGL3 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL3, recombinant ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326545 | antigens and corresponding DNA fragments and uses thereof The present invention provides a method of nucleic acid, including DNA, immunization of a host, including humans, against disease caused by infection by a strain of Chlamydia, specifically C. pneumoniae, employing a vector containing a nucleotide seque... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312063 | Overexpression of phytase genes in yeast systems The present invention relates to a method of producing a heterologous protein or polypeptide having phytase activity in a yeast system. The invention also provides proteins having phytase activity which have increased thermostability. Yeast strains which produce a h... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309599 | Aerobic fermentation method A method and apparatus for effectively aerating large-scale cultures of microorganisms is disclosed. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303868 | Mutant bank The invention relates to a mutant bank of diploid micro-organisms which consists of a population of mutant cells in which at least one cell has a random mutation which disrupts the activity of at least one gene, wherein the micro-organism is inducible into haploid f... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291495 | β-Secretase variant The invention provides polynucleotides and polypeptides encoding an isolated amyloid inhibitor protein (APIP) and compositions thereof. The polypeptides of the subject invention can be used to inhibit the catabolism or sequential cleavage of amyloid beta precursor p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288388 | Peptide-forming enzyme gene, peptide-forming enzyme, and peptide producing method The present invention provides a method for producing dipeptide using inexpensively acquirable starting materials by an industrially advantageous and simple pathway. Dipeptide is produced from L-amino acid ester and L-amino acid using a culture of microbes having th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285407 | Genes of cell wall-degrading enzymes derived from aspergillus, and method for the production the enzymes The purpose of the present invention is to isolate a gene encoding novel exo-, or endo-β-1,3-glucanase, to obtain a microorganism having an enhanced expression of said gene and to degrade β-1,3-glucan to its low molecular weight form by means of said enzymes. The ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285403 | Xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains Disclosed are xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains expressing xylose reductase, xylitol dehydrogenase, and xylulokinase and having reduced expression of PHO13 or a PHO13 ortholog, as well as methods of fermenting xylose to obtain ethanol using the recombinant... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282356 | D-aminoacylase mutants The present invention provides mutant D-aminoacylases and use thereof. The mutant D-aminoacylases are hard to be inhibited by the substrate and, comprise the amino acid sequences of the D-aminoacylase derived from Alcaligenes denitrificans subsp. xylosoxyd... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273737 | -prenyltransferases from plants This invention pertains to nucleic acid fragments encoding plant proteins that are homologs to the cis-prenyltransferases UPP synthase from the bacterium Micrococcus luteus or Dedol-PP synthase from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. More specifically, th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273741 | Copper tolerant yeast and pectinases produced by the yeast The object of the present invention is to provide a yeast which is tolerant to copper and which can incorporate copper at a high concentration, and also a method of removing or recovering copper from extracellular solution. The present invention is copper-tolerant y... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267968 | Microbial n-and o-demethylation of a thebaine derivative The invention provides a process for the N-demethylation or the N- and O-demethylation of a thebaine derivative which process comprises fermenting the derivative with a biocatalyst selected from the filamentous fungi from Cunnin... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267975 | Methods and compositions relating to insect repellents from a novel endophytic fungus The present invention relates to the discovery of a novel endophytic fungus, Muscodor vitigenus, from the liana, Paullinia paullinioides. This fungus produces naphthalene under certain cultural conditions that has chromatographic and mass spectral prop... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262027 | Polypeptide and DNA immunization against . infections The present invention provides compositions of novel polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, which polypeptides are useful for generating an immunological response in an individual and in therapeutic application of Coccidioides spp. infect... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262041 | Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262039 | Polypeptide This invention relates to a novel polypeptide having an α1,3-fucosyltransferase activity, a method for producing the polypeptide, a DNA encoding the polypeptide, a method for producing the DNA, a recombinant vector obtained by inserting the DNA thereinto, a transfo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259006 | Microorganism having an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid and use thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256023 | PUFA polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof The invention generally relates to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems isolated from or derived from non-bacterial organisms, to homologues thereof, to isolated nucleic acid molecules and recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding bi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252965 | Method of production of β-carotene by fermentation in mixed culture using (+) and (−) strains of The invention consists of fermenting selected strains of Blakeslea trispora in conditions such that β-carotene is produced in the form of stabilized preparations with residual contents of other carotenoids (γ-carotene and β-zeacarotene). The fermentation c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247441 | Nucleic acid sequence and protein in addition to polypeptides coding for mannitol dehydrogenases or parts thereof and the production and use thereof in diagnosis and therapy The invention relates to polypeptides made of mannitol-dehydrogenase of Cladosporium herbarum and Alternaria alternata nucleic acids coding therefor and the use thereof in diagnosis and therapy. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241612 | Methods and materials for control of insects such as pecan weevils A biopesticidal composition for controlling insects (e.g., pecan weevils, the diaprepes root weevil, fall armyworm, fire ants), containing an agriculturally acceptable carrier and an effective insect (e.g., pecan weevils, the diaprepes root weevil, fal... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241613 | Identification of cell surface proteins and their uses The invention provides for novel polypeptides of Candida species found on the cell wall of the Candida organism. The invention further provides for methods of using these polypeptides, the genes encoding the polypeptides and fragments thereof for prepa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238348 | Method of treatment of osteoporosis with compositions of red rice fermentation products Methods are disclosed for using red rice fermentation products for the treatment or prevention of osteoporosis and abnormal bone mass conditions. Particular Monascus strains yield fermentation products with the desired biological activities. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238482 | Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in oleaginous yeasts The present invention relates to methods for the production of ω-3 and/or ω-6 fatty acids in oleaginous yeast. Thus, desaturases and elongases able to catalyze the conversion of linoleic acid (LA) to γ-linolenic acid (GLA); α-linoleic acid (ALA) to stearidonic a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238501 | Process for producing trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline The present invention is directed to a process for producing trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline, which is useful as a raw material for medicines or as an additive to foods. In the process, L-proline is converted into trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline in the presence of an enzyme sou... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235246 | Dermatomycosis vaccine The present invention relates to the preparation of universal inactivated vaccines and their use in preparing compositions for the prophylaxis and therapy of dermatomycosis. Vaccines according to the present invention have the advantage of conferring immunity agains... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232565 | Use of endophytic fungi to treat plants The present invention is directed to methods and compositions of endophytic fungi that confer stress tolerance in inoculated plants, including both monocots and dicots. In particular, Curvularia species, isolated from a host grass Dichanthelium languinosum... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226735 | Xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains Disclosed are xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains comprising heterologous PsXYL1, Ps XYL2, and PsXYL3, as well as methods of fermenting xylose to obtain ethanol using the recombinant yeast strain. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226762 | Gene coding for glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase proteins The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding mutants of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and vectors and hosts cells including such nucleic acid molecules. These nucleic acid molecules are involved in the biosynthesis of a fine chemica... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217538 | : a gene, methods for making and using, and targeting it or its expression products for antifungal applications Disclosed and claimed is the CaESS1 gene, portions thereof such as primers or probes, expression products therefrom, and methods for using the gene, and expression products; for instance, for diagnostic, therapeutic or preventive compositions. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214491 | Δ-12 desaturase gene suitable for altering levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in oleaginous yeasts The present invention relates to a Δ12 fatty acid desaturase able to catalyze the conversion of oleic acid to linoleic acid (LA; 18:2). Nucleic acid sequences encoding the desaturase, nucleic acid sequences that hybridize thereto, DNA constructs comprising the desa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201847 | Wastewater treatment method utilizing white rot and brown rot fungi A method of treating wastewater sources such as sewer systems or those from pulp and paper mills which contain biomass waste involves adding white rot fungi in the presence of glucose. While glucose may be directly added to the wastewater source, it has been found t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198938 | Morphological mutants of filamentous fungi The present invention relates to methods of obtaining a mutant cell from a filamentous fungal parent cell, comprising: (a) obtaining mutant cells of the parent cell; (b) identifying the mutant cell which exhibits a more restricted colonial phenotype and/or a more ex... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195675 | Chitosan-containing polysaccharide, method for preparing the same and use thereof The present invention herein provides a chitosan-containing polysaccharide and a method for the preparation thereof as well as a medicine and a food containing the polysaccharide. The chitosan-containing polysaccharide is prepared by a method comprising the s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196189 | love variant regulator molecules The invention provides variant regulator proteins of secondary metabolite production and nucleic acids encoding said variant regulator proteins. In particular, the invention provides variant regulator molecules of the lovE protein. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182283 | Pulverizer real-time monitoring system A pulverizer monitoring system is applicable to at least one pulverizer having a rotatable bowl assembly, and at least one journal assembly having a grinding roll positioned proximal the rotatable bowl assembly, wherein the grinding roll is deflected by the feedstoc... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
