Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427500 | Method for preparing xylitol with high yield using recycling microorganism Provided is a process for continuously producing xylitol in high yield and productivity using a vacuum microfiltration bioreactor containing a fermentation medium for a strain of the genus Candida, which includes: 5 300 g/l of xylose, 1 10 g/l of urea, 1 10 g... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7309601 | Sequences from an endosymbiont and their uses rDNA corresponding to an endosymbiotic bacteria associated with Ecteinascidia turbinata has been identified. The bacterium appears to be responsible for the biosynthesis of ecteinascidin compounds. The 16S rDNA sequence corresponding to Candidatus Endo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7129067 | Method for producing lactone This invention relates to a method for producing a lactone comprising culturing Candida sorbophila in a medium containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy fatty acid, a hydroxy fatty acid derivative, and a hydrolysate of a hydroxy ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7109005 | Process for the simultaneous production of xylitol and ethanol Effective processes are provided for the production of xylitol and ethanol and other products from solutions derived from lignocellulose-containing material in biomass. The solutions can be hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed before being fermented with microbes. The... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090857 | Antigenic preparations The present invention relates to antigenic preparations comprising polysaccharides and/or glycopeptides preparable from keratinophilic fungi as well as yeasts, process for the preparation of these antigenic preparations, their use as pharmaceutical substances as wel... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7067300 | Process for the biological production of 1,3-propanediol with high titer The present invention provides an improved method for the biological production of 1,3-propanediol from a fermentable carbon source in a single microorganism. In one aspect of the present invention, an improved process for the conversion of glucose to 1,3-propanedio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063958 | Nucleic acids db, the receptor for leptin The present invention relates to identification of a receptor for a satiety factor, which is involved in body weight homeostasis. Mutations in this receptor are associated with obese phenotypes. In particular, the present invention relates to identification and char... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7009045 | Transformation systems for flavinogenic yeast This invention is directed to the transformation of the flavinogenic yeasts, Pichia guilliermondii and Candida famata, and mutants thereof, by electroporation (electrotransformation) and by spheroplast transformation. The invention is also directed to ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6846657 | Process for the simultaneous production of xylitol and ethanol The invention relates to a process for the simultaneous production of xylitol and ethanol from a hydrolyzed lignocellulose-containing material starting. The starting material is fermented with a yeast strain, the ethanol produced is recovered, a chromatographic sepa... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6808918 | Production of ascorbic acid The present invention provides for the production of ASA from yeast capable of producing ASA from KLG. The present invention provides methods for the production of ASA as well as recombinant yeast capable of producing ASA from a carbon source. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6773911 | Apoptosis-inducing factor The present invention related generally novel mammalian apoptosis-inducing factors, polynucleotides encoding such factors and methods related thereto. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764842 | Enantioselective bioreduction for the preparation of integrin receptor antagonist intermediates The present invention relates to a novel enantioselective bioreduction using a yeast microorganism for the preparation of the chiral allylic alcohols of structural formula I (R is hydrogen or methyl) which are useful in the asymmetric synthesis of integrin αvβ3... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6720151 | Therapeutic agents that inhibit the tup1 pathway A gene previously identified in the context of controlling filamentous growth in C. albicans, TUP1, plays a central role in the regulation of phenotype switching in Candida cells. Accordingly, compounds and therapeutic protocols can be screened for an ability... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6699691 | Alcohol oxidase 1 regulatory nucleotide sequences for heterologous gene expression in yeast Polynucleotides that comprise regulatory regions of the yeast alcohol oxidase 1 promoter are provided. Isolated polynucleotides, recombinant polynucleotides, vectors, expression cassettes and transformed cells containing the regulatory regions are disclos... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6645746 | Carbonyl reductase, gene thereof and method of using the same A novel polypeptide for producing tert-butyl (3R,5S)-6-chloro-3,5-dihydroxyhexanoate, a gene encoding the polypeptide, and a method of using the polypeptide, are provided. The polypeptide has an enzyme activity to asymmetrically reduce tert-butyl (S)... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6537753 | CaESS1: a Candida albicans gene, methods for making and using, and targeting it and 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.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6503734 | Cytochrome b5 gene and protein of Candida tropicalis and methods relating thereto A novel gene has been isolated which encodes cytochrome b5 (CYTb5) protein of the ω-hydroxylase complex of C. tropicalis 20336. Vectors including this gene, and transformed host cells are provided. Methods of increasing the production of a CYTb5 protein ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6489147 | Gene for adenylate cyclase and its use A gene which contains the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 from nucleotide 671 to nucleotide 6295 or a nucleotide sequence which can be obtained therefrom by substitution, insertion or deletion of up to 30%, preferably up to 10%, particularly pref... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6444204 | Candida maltosa used for the bio-degradation of petroleum product pollutants The present invention relates to the field of bio-technologies and environmental protection, and refers the cleaning of water, soil and other media polluted with petroleum products. The cleaning method of the present invention is carried out with a biolog... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6426204 | Method for detecting candida infection A D-arabinitol dehydrogenase enzyme is disclosed. The enzyme is capable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-arabinitol and substantially incapable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-mannitol and is substantially free of other enzymes capable of oxidizing D-man... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6423310 | Biological coating with a protective and curative effect for the control of postharvest decay Novel methods and compositions are provided for the biocontrol of plant diseases by use of a biological coating that confers both a protective and a curative effect for the control of postharvest decay. The coating includes chitosan salts, an antagonistic... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6379937 | Process for the preparation of a mixture of 19 hydroxyelcosatetraenoic acid and 20 hydroxyeicosatetracnoic acid (10 hete and 20 hete) The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of mixture of 19 hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and 20 hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (19 HETE and 20 HETE) by biotransformation of Arachidonic acid or Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA) wi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6379678 | Antigenic preparations The present invention relates to antigenic preparations comprising polysaccharides and/or glycopeptides preparable from keratinophilic fungi as well as yeasts, processes for the preparation of these antigenic preparations, their use as pharmaceutical subs... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6346411 | DNA encoding--candida albicans integrin-like protein An isolated and purified DNA molecule encoding Candida albicans protein with integrin-like motifs, the protein itself, antibodies thereto, and methods of use, are provided.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6344231 | Yeast extract composition, yeast for obtaining the same, and process for producing yeast extract composition A composition of yeast extract from genus Candida is provided. In the said composition, contents of mannitol, glutamic acid, alanine, 5'-IMP and 5'-GMP are above 0.5%, above 2.0%, above 0.5%, above 1.5% and above 1.5%, respectively, all of which should si... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6287833 | Method for detecting Candida infection A D-arabinitol dehydrogenase enzyme is disclosed. The enzyme is capable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-arabinitol and substantially incapable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-mannitol and is substantially free of other enzymes capable of oxidizing D-man... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284480 | Antifungal assay The present invention provides high throughput screening systems for identifying antifungal compounds. The method can be performed in plurality simultaneously with fluorescence or absorbance readouts.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280988 | Method for detecting Candida infection A D-arabinitol dehydrogenase enzyme is disclosed. The enzyme is capable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-arabinitol and substantially incapable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-mannitol and is substantially free of other enzymes capable of oxidizing D-man... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6271007 | Yeast strains for the production of xylitol The invention relates to novel yeast strains having a reduced ability to metabolize xylitol. The invention further relates to the use of said strains for the production of xylitol.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6224915 | Production of bioproteins for zootechnical use from whey and waste of dairy industries The aim of the present invention is to obtain bioproteins derived from whey and/or wheyey residues and waste of the dairy industry. The obtainment of these bioproteins therefore entails the treatment of the whey and/or wheyey residues and includes a metho... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6171828 | Method for culturing microorganisms having a methanol metabolic pathway The present invention discloses a method for culturing microorganisms having a methanol metabolic pathway in which an expression unit is introduced that comprises a target gene linked downstream from a promoter that can be induced by methanol; wherein, du... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6159724 | Process for preparing culture mediums for culturing yeasts and lactic acid bacteria A culture medium which is completely free of chemical additives and which can be used for the individual culture of yeast and of lactic acid bacteria or for the coculture of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria is prepared. The preparation of the medium is car... | 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 |
| 6090562 | Recombinant clone selection system Cloning systems useful for the isolation of recombinant nucleic acid are disclosed in which the recombination of cloning-system nucleic acid and foreign nucleic acid is linked to the expression of a moiety on the surface of a host organism, the moiety bei... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5998181 | Fermentation process for preparing xylitol using Candida tropicalis The present invention relates to a fermentation process for preparing xylitol with high productivity and high yield using a novel strain of Candida tropicalis, more specifically, for preparing xylitol under optimal fermentation conditions for maximum xyli... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5968810 | Stress-relieving feed A feed and a method for relieving stress of livestock and poultry are provided. The feed for relieving stress containing yeast rich in glutathione or a mixture of glutathione and yeast is prepared and is fed to livestock and poultry to relieve their stres... | 10/19/1999 |
