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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6329011 | Antimicrobial agent against acid-resistant and heat-resistant bacteria An antimicrobial agent with a high degree of safety is provided, which is derived from a natural product and can exhibit growth-inhibitory activity against acid-resistant and heat-resistant bacteria such as Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris, which is resis... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6165740 | Method and device for flow-cytometric microorganism analysis To reduce the effects of the contaminants in the measurement of microorganisms and the reduction of the time necessary for the measurement. Measurement is performed of the microorganism prior to and following culture, and the difference between the two is... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5888802 | Thermostable xylanase The invention relates to a thermostable xylanase selected from xylanase XP1 having a molecular weight of about 22,500, an isoelectric point at around 8.1 and an optimum temperature for reaction of 70° C. or xylanase XP2 having a molecular weight of about... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5837482 | Culture medium and methods for detecting staphylococci A medium for detecting staphylococci is described. The medium contains components selective for growing staphylococci, and a glucopyranoside indicator substance in sufficient quantity to distinguish colonies containing Bacillus and other microorganisms fr... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5770393 | Biological indicator for detection of early metabolic activity A bacteria impermeable container or ampule (10) contains a liquid growth medium and a substrate-indicator complex. The complex includes a substrate component, e.g., starch, and an indicator molecule, e.g., a dye, a fluorescent molecule, or the like, which... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5744516 | Biodegradable resin molded article A biodegradable resin molded article molded from a kneaded material obtained by kneading, melting or mixing a biodegradable resin raw material and at least one of a biodegradable additive and an additive made of a substance existing in the nature, an inje... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5551515 | Hemicellulase active at extremes of Ph and temperature and utilizing the enzyme in oil wells Soil bacteria can be isolated which produce an enzyme capable of catalyzing the degradation of mannan-containing hemicellulose under conditions combining high pH and high temperature. Such bacteria can be cultured or used as sources of genetic information... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5498526 | Bacillus circulans based biological indicator for gaseous sterilants Biological indicators are provided for use in validating and routinely monitoring oxidizing gas sterilizations. The biological indicators are based on Bacillus circulans spores that are enclosed in packages with sufficient permeability to admit a steriliz... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5405759 | Heparitinase, process for producing the same and bacteria producing the same Disclosed are novel enzymes, heparitinase T-I, heparitinase T-II, heparitinase T-III and heparitinase T-IV, which degrade heparan sulfate and/or heparin, a process for producing thereof by cultivating a novel Bacillus circulans HpT 298 having an ability o... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5290695 | Heparitinase, process for producing the same and bacteria producing the same Disclosed are novel enzymes, heparitinase T-I, heparitinase T-II, heparitinase T-III and heparitinase T-IV, which degrade heparan sulfate and/or heparin, a process for producing thereof by cultivating a novel Bacillus circulans HpT 298 having an ability o... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5061490 | Biological inoculant A biological inoculant is disclosed for facilitating and fostering the growth of edible corn plants. The inoculant includes biologically pure cultures of bacterial strains, including Bacillus circulans, a yet unidentified bacterial strain, and Xanthomonas... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5053328 | Process for the fermentative preparation of L-amino acids from -keto carboxylic acids The preparation of an L-amino acid, particularly valine, leucine, isoleucine, alanine and phenylalanine, from the corresponding -keto carboxylic acid by bacterial fermentation in the presence of ammonium ions is carried out with the aid of thermoph... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4958016 | Bifunctional oligosaccharides and also active compounds derived therefrom Bifunctional oligosaccharides, characterized by the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms or an alkali metal, R2 represents a single bond or a divalent radical compound of... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4929445 | Method for inhibiting Listeria monocytogenes using a bacteriocin A method for inhibiting Listeria monocytogenes in a food or other material which can be contaminated with this pathogen using a bacteriocin produced by DNA in Pediococcus acidilactici is described. The bacteriocin is particularly produced by Pediococcus a... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4925795 | Method of using G-4 amylase to produce high maltotetraose and high maltose content starch hydrolysates Maltotetraose or maltose is specifically produced in a high yield from starch by causing an amylase produced by a microorganism of genus Bacillus circulans G-4 to act on the starch.... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4835262 | Process for preparing pectin A process for preparing pectin which comprises subjecting a plant tissue containing pectic substances to the action of a microorganism which belongs to the genus Bacillus and possesses an activity liberating pectin from a plant tissue but substantially do... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4769329 | Preparation of optically pure D- and L- lactic acid A process for the preparation of optically pure D- or L-lactic acid by fermentation of an aqueous nutrient medium, which contains nitrogen, vitamins, aminoacids, sugars and trace elements, by means of a microorganism, at pH 4-6, wherein the nutrient mediu... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4704360 | Enzymatic degradation of lipopolysaccharide bioemulsifiers Methods and compositions are provided for the production and use of enzymes that degrade lipopolysaccharide bioemulsifiers, and, in particular, emulsans. The enzymes may be used to demulsify bioemulsifier-stabilized hydrocarbon-in-water emulsions.... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4396579 | Luminescence detection device A luminescence detection device for quantitatively detecting an analyte in a liquid sample, which device comprises (1) a reaction compartment having, along a primary axis, opposite end portions, a first of which is for introduction of fluid reagents and s... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4360593 | Process of producing a peptide antibiotic with Bacillus circulans A novel peptide antibiotic complex designated herein as Bu-2470 is produced by fermentation of Bacillus circulans strain G493-B6 (ATCC 31,805). Complex Bu-2470 may be separated into four bioactive peptide antibiotics designated as Bu-2470A, B1,... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4350770 | Microbiological process for removing oleaginous material from wastewater and microbiological combination capable of same A process for removing oleaginous materials containing those of animal origin from wastewater comprising treating wastewater containing oleaginous material with a microbial combination of: (a) a microorganism of the strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutant SGRR | 09/21/1982 |
| 4288545 | Microbiological process for removing oleaginous material from wastewater and microbiological combination capable of same A process for removing oleaginous materials containing those of animal origin from wastewater comprising treating wastewater containing oleaginous material with a microbial combination of: (a) a microorganism of the strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutant SGRR | 09/08/1981 |
| 4254227 | Processes for producing syrups of syrup solids containing fructose-terminated oligosaccharides The present invention relates to processes for producing syrups or syrup solids containing fructose-terminated oligosaccharides, characterized by subjecting a mixture containing liquefied starch and either fructose or sucrose to the action of immobilized ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4237230 | Novel lactase A novel lactase having a molecular weight of about 3×105, an optimum pH value of about 6.0, an optimum temperature of about 60° C. and at least 1 of the ratio of the activity for hydrolyzing lactose to the activity for hydrolyzing a synthetic... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4055468 | Processes for producing physiologically active peptide and its N-acyl derivatives A novel physiologically active peptide Val--X--Ala--X, in which X is 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid, which is prepared from R--Val--Val--X--Ala--X by the action of a microbial enzyme, N-acyl derivatives thereof which are produced by acylating sa... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4011136 | Biochemical process A bacterial B-amylase from strains of Bacillus circulans producing no -amylase can be isolated by simple fractionation techniques and used in the production of maltose, especially high maltose syrups. The enzyme is not inhibited by organomercurials... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3972774 | Enzymatic de-esterification of cephalosporin para-nitrobenzyl esters Cephalosporin p-nitrobenzyl esters are de-esterified via an esterase enzyme derived from the genus Bacillus.... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3956064 | Deoxyribonuclease and process for its preparation A new deoxyribonuclease (DNase) having preservability and high temperature stability is provided by cultivating a new strain M-26 of the genus Bacillus in an alkaline culture medium. The DNase has such a specificity that it very selectively cleaves phosph... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3953293 | Process for the preparation of xylostasin A novel aminoglycoside antibiotic, xylostasin, of the nomenclature O-ଲ-D-xylofuranosyl-(1.fwdarw.5)-O-[-2,6-diamino-2,6-dideoxy-D -glucopyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.4)]-2-deoxystreptamine and its pharmaceutically acceptable acid salts which are effecti... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3941762 | O-acyl derivatives of antibiotic EM-49 Antibiotic EM-49, an antimicrobially active material obtained from the microorganism Bacillus circulans ATCC 21656, is chemically treated to acylate the hydroxyl group, thereby obtaining O-acyl derivatives which are effective against a variety of bacteria... | 03/02/1976 |
