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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335503 | 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. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7261279 | Device for stirring and aerating a liquid in a treatment vessel A device for stirring and aerating a liquid in a treatment vessel may include a funnel disposed in the upper portion of the vessel to form a passage with the vessel. A duct is connected to the funnel and extends toward the bottom of the vessel and includes an openin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7074325 | Device for concentrating and stabilizing conjugated estrogens from mare urine An apparatus for concentrating and stabilizing conjugated estrogens from pregnant mare urine on solid adsorbent supports to obtain a starting material for pharmaceuticals that contain a natural mixture of conjugated estrogens as active ingredient. The apparatus is s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063969 | Yeast-based process for production of l-pac The invention provides a method of synthesis of a substituted or unsubstituted carbinol compound, comprising the steps of subjecting the corresponding substituted or unsubstituted aromatic aldehyde to acyloin condensation mediated by yeast in the presence of either ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052724 | Method of producing active dry yeast A novel technique is provided for drying a yeast for brewing and a method of producing alcoholic beverages by using the yeast. It is intended to provide a method of producing a dry yeast which has the optimum fermentability when directly used in fermentation and giv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018828 | Microbial culture medium containing agar and iota carrageenan Media and kits are disclosed for use in processes requiring microbial culture. More specifically, the invention provides carrageenan-stabilized agar-based microbial culture media and kits constructed using the media. The media and kits of the invention may allow the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994850 | Method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition comprising swine manure The present invention provides a method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition that comprises yeast cells and swine manure. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compounds,... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979444 | Method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition comprising poultry manure The present invention provides a method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition that comprises yeast cells and poultry manure. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compound... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6902912 | Process for producing glutathione There is disclosed a fermentation process for producing glutathione which comprises (a) the obtainment of a biomass pre-culture by pre-cultivating, in aerobic conditions, a strain of a glutathione producing yeast wherein the glutathione content per biomass unit is h... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6793933 | Dietary supplements for enhancing the immune system Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to enhance the immune system (e.g., increase the activity of T and B lymphocytes and natural killer cells) in a mammal, said ability resultin... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6759055 | Dietary supplements for improving kidney function Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to improve kidney functions (e.g., restoring urine secretion and/or lowering blood urea nitrogen, serum proteinuria, and/or serum creatinine ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6756050 | Dietary supplements for improving memory Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells have been cultured in the presence of an alternating electric field having a specific frequency and a specific field strength for a period of time sufficient to increase the ca... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6753008 | Dietary supplements beneficial for the liver Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to normalize the serum level of GPT, AP and/or LDH-5 in a mammal, said ability resulting from their having been cultured in the presence of a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6737258 | Process for the conversion of and aqueous biomass hydrolyzate into fuels or chemicals by the selective removal of fermentation inhibitors A process of making a fuel or chemical from a biomass hydrolyzate is provided which comprises the steps of providing a biomass hydrolyzate, adjusting the pH of the hydrolyzate, contacting a metal oxide having an affinity for guaiacyl or syringyl functional groups, o... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6660508 | Dietary supplements for treating hyperlipemia Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to treat hyperlipemia (e.g., regulate triglyceride and/or beta-lipoprotein levels) in a subject as a result of having been culture... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649383 | Dietary supplements beneficial for the gastrointestinal system Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to increase secretion of gastric juice or alleviate gastric ulcer in a mammal, said ability resulting from their having been cultu... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6548288 | Method for producing high density antagonistic microbe base material and high density antagonistic microbes produced by the same The present invention discloses high density antagonistic microbe base materials and a method of producing the same, more particularly, a method for preparing high density antagonistic microbe base material comprising the steps of: inoculating a mixture o... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6440713 | Methods and compositions for suppressing growth of pathogenic microbes Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells have been cultured in the presence of an alternating electric field having a specific frequency and a specific field strength for a period of time sufficient to subs... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6383810 | Dry powder cells and cell culture reagents and methods of production thereof The present invention relates generally to nutritive medium, medium supplement, media subgroup and buffer formulations. Specifically, the present invention provides powder nutritive medium, medium supplement and medium subgroup formulations, particularly ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6368643 | Assimilation of inorganic selenium and organic germanium by yeast The yeast, Saccharomyces boulardii, has been used to invent a non-toxic selenium-germanium yeast product. Culture growth conditions can influence the biosorbent selenium and germanium uptake capacity. The invention involves assimilation of selenium and ge... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6358700 | Method for detecting microorganisms by fluorescent staining using hydrostatic pressure A method for detecting microorganisms present in a sample comprises the steps of: applying a non-lethal hydrostatic pressure to a sample containing microorganisms; and staining the microorganisms with a fluorescent dye. The method permits a significant in... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6326185 | Method for decontaminating yeast An improved method for reducing colony forming units bacteria in yeast is disclosed. The method involves contacting the yeast with a hop acid in an amount sufficient to give a final concentration of the hop acid of at least about 40 ppm.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6287830 | Fermentation process for preparing erythritol by a high salt tolerant mutant of Candida sp. A fermentation process for preparing a high yield erythritol using a salt tolerant mutant of Candida sp. [Candida magnoliae SR101:KCCM-10160]. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for preparing erytlritol under optimal fermentatio... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6265203 | Microorganism culture material containing a water-soluble polymer layer and a porous matrix layer A culture material is formed containing a water-soluble polymer layer and a porous matrix layer arranged such that when water is applied to the surface of the matrix layer the water diffuses through the matrix layer to dissolve the water-soluble polymer l... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6248323 | Dietary supplementation with and methods for preparation of yeast-derived chromium salts The present invention solves the need for non-toxic forms of bioactive chromium which is an essential part of the human diet. This invention provides novel dried-yeast products containing chromium as well as a method of producing the dried yeast products.... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6159725 | Transformed yeast strains Transformed yeasts are provided which constitutively express a hexose transporter gene. The transformed yeast can be used in the beer, bread, wine and whisky production.... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6146857 | Method for producing glycogens for use in cosmetics by culturing yeast cells in two phases A process is provided for the production of glycogens or an extract rich in glycogens from yeast cells, and a cosmetic composition containing them. A given quantity of yeast cells, from a specific culture or recovered as residues of a fermentation process... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6140108 | Wine yeast cultures The invention provides method and compositions for yeast cultures with a predetermined desirably improved trait, such an enhanced or reduced ability to produce particular fermentation products. In one embodiment, the breeding scheme involves assembling an... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6117835 | Process for preparing saturated lactones, products produced therefrom and organoleptic uses of said products A two phase environmentally friendly fermentation process for producing high yields of δ-decalactone and δ-dodecalactone from the corresponding unsaturated starting materials is carried out under oxidative growth conditions using a Saccharomyces species... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5854057 | Panification ferment containing saccharomyces cerevisiae steineri DSM 9211 A biomass which can be used directly as panification ferment without previous separation of the culture medium and the biomass and without addition of industrial yeast is prepared by cultivating at least one strain of yeast in a culture medium specified i... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5849565 | Panification ferment containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae steineri DSM 9211 and lactic acid bacteria A biomass constituted of yeast and of lactic acid bacteria, which can be used directly as panification ferment without previous separation of the culture medium and the biomass, is prepared by cocultivating at least one strain of yeast and at least one st... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5798226 | Yeast host strains with defects in N-glycosylation Saccharomyces mutants with defects in N-glycosylation which are obtainable by 3 H!-mannose suicide selection, introduction of one or several selective markers, selection of those strains which, after transformation with the plasmid YEpL/gluco... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795771 | Culture medium for Saccharomyces cerevisiae A synthetic culture medium for the growth of recombinant yeast and the production of recombinant proteins. The medium is useful for the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae which comprises per liter about 10 g ammonium sulfate, about 10 g potassium phosphat... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5723292 | Stable DNA constructs Methods are provided for producing protein products in host cells and for selecting transformed cells comprising the step of transforming the host cell with a DNA molecule comprising a gene which complements a deficiency in the host cell. The host cell is... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5700643 | Stable DNA constructs Methods are provided for producing protein products in host cells and for selecting transformed cells comprising the step of transforming the host cell with a DNA molecule comprising a gene which complements a deficiency in the host cell. The host cell is... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5693526 | Strains of yeast of saccharomyces cerevisiae and a process for the preparation of such strains of yeast The present invention relates to a novel strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae having accession number MTCC Y0022B211 (=NCYC 2647), which is useful for the preparation of ethanol by the fermentation of sugars. The invention also encompasses a proce... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5593855 | Method of using yeast to recover phytin by precipitation from cornsteep liquor or light steep water A process for recovery of phytin with a higher purity comprises the steps of preparing LSW or CSL, inoculating a yeast into LSW or CSL, culturing the yeast therein to precipitate phytin and separating phytin by sedimentation. The method may comprise a fur... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5593883 | Ancient microorganisms The recovery of live ancient bacteria, fungi and other biological material from various sources fossilized in amber or related resins is described. Several ancient bacterial strains have been classified as related to various species of the modern genus Ba... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5585257 | Process for the production of human lysozyme Yeast cells whose DNA has been appropriately engineered to produce and to secrete lysozyme under control of a regulatable promoter are grown in the substantial absence of lysozyme synthesis and then are induced to produce and to secrete lysozyme under gro... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5432082 | Expression and secretion vector in yeasts, useful for preparing heterologous proteins The invention provides an expression and secretion vector in yeasts which is useful for preparing heterologous proteins, comprising a synthetic oligonucleotide which directs the secretion of the heterologous protein wherein the synthetic oligonucleotide i... | 07/11/1995 |
