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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4385119 | Magnetic bacteria and products derived therefrom A biologically pure culture of a bacterium of the genus Aquaspirillum, designated MS-1, has been found to contain chains (so-called magnetosomes) of single domain magnetite particles. The magnetite particles are roughly cubic and are about 500 A on a side... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4383033 | Radioiodine labeling during protein synthesis Radioiodination of aminoacyl-transfer RNAs with either 125 I or 131 I resulted in the preferential addition of radioiodine to bound tyrosine. The radioiodinated tyrosyl-tRNA was 10-fold purified by chromatography and was found to con... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4346175 | Process for the microbiological modification of hardwood by the action of microorganisms The disclosure relates to a process for the microbiological modification of hardwood in that a microorganism, or an enzymatically active preparation thereof, specially selected for the hardwood in question, is supplied to the surface of the wood for attac... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4250267 | Immobilized biological material A process for immobilizing a biological material which can be a protein, a coenzyme having at least one primary or secondary amino group per molecule, an admixture of said coenzyme and an enzyme which is mediated by said coenzyme, or an antibiotic having ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4242361 | Preparation of sauerkraut When fermenting and ensilaging material such cabbage to produce sauerkraut, liquid is recycled during fermentation from the bottom of an ensilaging container to the top of the container and evenly distributed over the top of material in the container to p... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4241188 | Culture bottle having stopper lock An assembly is provided for the culturing of aerogenic microorganisms. It includes a culture bottle having a neck portion defining an opening therein. A lip is provided near the bottle opening and a stopper is positioned within the opening. A stopper lock... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4232121 | Process for selecting methine dyes which inhibit cell growth Methine dyes which inhibit cell growth are identified by (1) determining the reduction potential of the dye, (2) determining the ability of the dye to sorb to the cells and (3) selecting those dyes which have a reduction potential more negative than about... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4229544 | Living organism packaging A method of packaging, and the package so produced, for maintaining living organisms viable for a long period of time. The living organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, algae, etc., are mixed with a carrier, such as peat. The organism-carrier mixture is then... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4190645 | Rotavirus inner capsid subunit preparations A preparation of rotavirus inner capsid antigenic subunits which is substantially free from complete virus particles and fragments thereof. The subunits have a sedimentation coefficient of 17.5S, and a molecular weight of >2×105 and >2×10 | 02/26/1980 |
| 4156630 | Process and apparatus for carrying out a fermentation operation upon recycling of microorganisms In a fermentation employing microorganisms or enzymes the nutrient medium is mixed in the fermenter with a filter aid and the inoculum. After completion of the fermentation the fermentation broth is passed into a filter where it is directed through filtra... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4140763 | Vaccine for foot and mouth disease A vaccine comprised of a purified capsid protein of foot-and-mouth disease virus emulsified in an adjuvant was found to protect swine against the disease. The immunizing protein is the protein of the virus coat that is sensitive in situ to cleavage with t... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4140762 | Influenza sub-unit vaccine This invention provides a novel sub-unit vaccine comprising a mixture of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase components of the virus in the substantial absence of non-essential viral particles.... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4121976 | Culturing bottle and method of making The invention relates to a culture bottle comprising a side wall, a base on which the bottle can stand, and a partition wall within the bottle extending generally vertically when the bottle is standing on the base; and wherein the side wall is capable of ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4078971 | Bound, active cellular organelles and method of producing same Cellular organelles, examples of which are mitochondria, microsomes and chloroplasts, are bound in an active state on a substantially inert and insoluble support surface, examples of which are alkylated glass, kaolin, talc, silica, ferrites, alumina, and ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4056499 | Degradable polymeric composition There is disclosed the preparation of a gradable polymeric composition by the chemical modification of a polymeric material such as a polymer or copolymer. The preparation comprises reacting in the presence of free radicals the polymeric material with a n... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4046635 | Method for detecting enzymes capable of digesting fibrinogen or fibrin A method for detecting and measuring the activity of enzymes capable of digesting fibrinogen or fibrin and for detecting and measuring the activity of enzyme activators and enzyme inhibitors of said enzymes, by incubating an unknown enzyme sample in a hum... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4043869 | Water insoluble biologically active material The invention relates to biologically active protein molecules, such as enzymes, attached to water-insoluble solids to render the molecules insoluble. In one aspect the attachment is effected by molecules of diazotized m-diamino-benzene adsorbed on a surf... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4017602 | Process for preparing products for use in aerosol form Process for the preparation of products for use in aerosol form comprising the preparation of a base composition, the introduction of this composition into an aerosol container and the use of a propellant, wherein the composition is previously inoculated ... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4004981 | Cell removing device Apparatus for physically removing cells in sterile manner from a disc stack on which the cells have been cultured comprises a substantially shaft-like member having at least one rod-like member mounted at substantially a right angle to the axis of the sha... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3991173 | Radioactively tagged erythrocytes and agents containing them Radioactively tagged erythrocytes suitable for scintigraphic display.... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3934369 | Vitro net bioxynthesis of chlorophyll and grana In vitro net biosynthesis of chlorophyll and grana involving: irradiation of etiolated plant tissue; homogenization, in an environment including available oxygen, of the tissue in a buffer comprising biosynthetic cofactors including coenzyme A, glutathion... | 01/27/1976 |
