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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7025974 | Absorbent product containing absorbent structure and bacillus coagulans The invention describes compositions and methods for inhibiting microbial infections associated with the use of sanitary products, such as diapers, bandages, sanitary napkins, tampons and the like. The invention comprises providing for use a sanitary product contain... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6777224 | Method for producing optically active mandelic acid derivatives The present invention provides a method for enzymatically producing optically active mandelic acid derivatives. An optically active mandelic acid derivative (shown as Formula II) is produced by reacting a culture or cell body of a microorganism, or processed product... | 08/17/2004 |
| 5763233 | Process for the production of δ decalactone This invention provides a process for the production of δ-decalactone by the microbial reduction of massoia lactone, characterized in that a bacterium having the ability to reduce massoia lactone is used as the microorganism. The δ-decalactone produced ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5447856 | Method for the production of trehalose using strains of Micrococcus and Deinococcus A microorganism belonging to the Gram-positive cocci having not less than about 55 mol % of guanine plus cytosine content of DNA is cultivated in a medium. Trehalose is produced and extracellularly accumulated in the medium with a good yield. The present ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5436145 | Process for preparing 6-hydroxy nitrogen-containing 6-membered ring compounds 6-Hydroxy nitrogen-containing 6-membered ring compounds of the following general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents carboxy group, carbamoyl group, cyano group, formyl group, C1 -C5 hydroxyalkyl group, C | 07/25/1995 |
| 5395613 | Process for degradation of keratin, keratinaceous material, collagen and collagenaceous material with enzyme material, cell-free culture or cell culture from micrococcus sedentarius A process for the degradation of keratin, keratinaceous material, collagen or collagenaceous material comprising contacting keratin, keratinaceous material, collagen or collagenaceous material with an enzyme material isolated from a culture of Micrococcus... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5244803 | Process for preparing optically active 3-phenylglycidic acid esters There is disclosed a process for preparing optically active 3-phenylglycidic acid ester compound, which comprises permitting a culture broth, cells or treated cells of a microorganism having an ability of stereoselectively hydrolyzing a (2R, 3S)-3-phenylg... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5213978 | Protease from Micrococcus sedentarius for degrading protein of human callus or corn tissue An enzyme material isolated from a culture of Micrococcus sedentarius which comprises one or more proteases having an ability to degrade protein, including human callus. In one embodiment the enzyme material is water soluble, non-dialyzable through a memb... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5212077 | Method for the synthesis of organic compounds from manure The invention relates to a method for producing an organic compound from manure, including the steps of: i) concentrating the manure to form a vapor; ii) condensing said vapor to form a condensate; iii) adding to said condensate micro-organisms which are capable of... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5082770 | Method for quantitative determination of polyamines A method for the quantitative determination of polyamines, which comprises allowing a polyamine oxidizing enzyme, an ω-aminoalkylaldehyde dehydrogenase, an oxidized nicotinamide coenzyme and, as required, an acylpolyamine anidohydrolase to act upon a sam... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5077208 | Microbial removal of nox from gases Disclosed is a process by which a gas containing nitric oxide is contacted with an anaerobic microbial culture of denitrifying bacteria to effect the chemical reduction of the nitric oxide to elemental nitrogen. The process is particularly suited to the r... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5013665 | Method for regenerating deactivated microorganisms The present invention relates a method for reactivating or regenerating the methane oxidizability of a methane-utilizing bacteria which have partly or wholly lost its methane oxidizability by culturing said methane-utilizing bacteria in a specified condit... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4931399 | Process for preparing optically-active glycerol ketal derivatives The invention relates to a method for microbiologically resolving racemic 2,3-o-substituted glycerol esters to obtain optically activated 2,3-o-substituted glycerol with remaining esters also being optically active.... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4931391 | Method for preservation of nitrile hydration activity Nitrile hydration activity of the nitrilase or the immobilized from thereof can be stably preserved by adding as a stabilizer at least one compound selected from nitriles, amides, and organic acids and salts thereof to a solution or suspension of the nitr... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4916062 | Enzyme, its method of production and its application to the preparation of methyl N-(L-aspartyl-1) L-phenylalaninate A polymeric enzyme having a molecular weight higher than or equal to 200,000 and not exhibiting any proteolytic activity on casein derived from a culture of Micrococcus caseolyticus is disclosed, as is a method of producing the enzyme by filtration on gel... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4886673 | Method of preserving meat products and microorganisms for the stabilization of meat products Microorganisms suitable for the stabilization of meat products. The present invention is intended to provide novel microorganisms, which lead within a short period of time to a particularly pure and agreeable aroma, a satisfactory pickled color and a stab... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4783403 | Process for producing l-phenylalanine L-phenylalanine is produced by using a microorganism belonging to the species Citrobacter freundii, Erwinia herbicola, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella oxytoca, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus cereus, Flavobacterium suaveolens, Serratia marcescens, Pseud... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4666838 | Process for the production of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine esters A process for producing L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine alkyl or aryl esters wherein L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine which is esterified with an alkyl group having at least two carbon atoms, an aryl group or an aralkyl group, are contacted in an aqueous me... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4645739 | Process and reagent for the determination of N-carbamoylsarcosine with the use of a new enzyme The present invention provides a process for the determination of N-carbamoylsarcosine, wherein a sample solution containing N-carbamoylsarcosine is reacted with N-carbamoylsarcosine-amidohydrolase to give sarcosine, which is then determined. The present ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4601986 | Protein product of reduced nucleic acid content and low allergenicity A nucleic acid-reduced substantially allergen-free single cell protein product is obtained by culturing a yeast, fungi or bacterium on an ultra-low sulfate medium, treating the produced cells with a base at a pH of about 9.5 with moderate heat, thereafter... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4567144 | Method of producing long chain wax esters from ethanol A process for producing wax esters having the general structural formula RCO2 R', where R and R' are radicals selected from the group consisting of CH3 (CH2)a CH.dbd.CH(CH2)b - and CH3... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4440858 | Process for the continuous production of acrylamide or methacrylamide using microorganisms A process for the continuous production of acrylamide or methacrylamide from acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile by use of a microorganism capable of promoting the hydration of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile into the corresponding amide. Said process c... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4425331 | Biological control A biologically pure culture of the microorganism Micrococcus pseudoflaccidifex, ATCC No. 31970, which is capable of producing death in insects by mechanisms associated with wilt disease.... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4416987 | Method of synthesizing proteins from methanol The invention disclosed provides a method for synthesizing proteins by means of strains of microorganisms improved as regards their performances in using methanol.... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4415657 | Process for preparation of an optically active monoalkyl ester of ଲ-(S)-aminoglutaric acid A process is disclosed in which an optically active monoalkyl ester of ଲ-(S)-aminoglutaric acid is prepared by subjecting a dialkyl ester of ଲ-protected aminoglutaric acid to the action of a culture broth, cells, or treated cells of a microorg... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4414331 | Process for producing a highly concentrated aqueous acrylamide solution by means of microorganisms A process for producing acrylamide from acrylonitrile by utilizing a microorganism or enzyme capable of hydrating acrylonitrile into acrylamide in the form of a highly concentrated aqueous solution of acrylamide which comprises bringing acrylonitrile in c... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4410625 | Salt-tolerant microbial xanthanase and method of producing same A novel Bacillus isolated from the soil is unique in its capacity to produce xanthanase, and is especially productive of the enzyme when cultured in the presence of other soil organisms. Both crude and purified xanthanases recovered from the fermentation ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4404283 | Long chain wax esters and method of making same A method is described for the manufacture of wax esters from saturated hydrocarbons by the metabolic action of microorganisms. These wax esters contain either 0, 1 or 2 internally located carbon-carbon double bonds, with no more than 1 carbon-carbon doubl... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4389485 | Uricase production method It has been found that highly active uricase can be produced by fermentation from the microorganism Micrococcus roseus NRRL B 12196. The optimum activity of this microorganism is close to the pH values of the physiological liquors. The uricase so produced... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4335211 | Process for producing optically active cephalosporin analogs Disclosed are optically active acylated cephalosporin analogs which are useful as antibacterial agents and methods for preparing such compounds.... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4317881 | Process for producing cyclodextrins A process for producing cyclodextrins which comprises using cultured medium of the strains belonging to genus Micrococcus, filtrate thereof or enzyme preparation obtained therefrom, especially, the process in which the ratio of -cyclodextrin to ... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4313936 | Biologically active substance, its preparation and compositions containing it The new water-soluble substance designated by the number 41,200 RP, is obtained from cells of Micrococcus sedogenes, M 78 strain (NRRL B-3505), and is particularly useful in human or veterinary therapy for increasing resistance to infections of various or... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4304868 | Process for the treatment of meat with compositions including Micrococcus varians and a lactic acid producing bacteria An improved process for producing a superior flavor in fermented meat, particularly sausage, using Micrococcus varians in admixture with Pediococcus cerevisiae NRRL-B-5627 and/or with other lactic acid producing meat fermenting bacteria for lowering the p... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4302541 | Process of producing optically active cephalosporin analogs by enzyme selective deacylation Optically active cephalosporin analogs are produced by optically selective deacylation of an optically inactive acylated analog. The compounds are useful as intermediates in the preparation of optically active acylated antimicrobial agents.... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4302540 | Process of producing optically active cephalosporin analogs by enzyme selective deacylation Disclosed are optically active cephalosporin analogs which are produced by optically selective deacylation of an optically inactive acylated analog. The compounds are useful as intermediates in the preparation of optically active acylated antimicrobial ag... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4248968 | Process for producing acrylamide or methacrylamide utilizing microorganisms The present invention relates to a process for producing acrylamide or methacrylamide utilizing microorganisms having a nitrilase activity. This process involves (1) utilizing highly active novel bacteria belonging to the genus Corynebacterium or the genu... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4247645 | Process for removing melamine from melamine-containing liquids A process for removing melamine from liquids containing melamine by biological means. The aqueous solution or suspension of melamine is brought into contact with microorganisms or enzyme preparations having melaminase activity, and the resulting mixture i... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4220657 | Method for treatment of human eye disease Sterile aqueous humor from patients afflicted with the disease endogenous uveitis contains a previously unreported pathogenic microorganism, Micromyces intracellularis, which also has been found in tissue specimens from other diseases. When inoculated int... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4148688 | Process for preparing L-methionine A process for preparing L-methionine by subjecting DL- or L-N-carbamoylmethionine to the action of a cultured broth, cells or treated cells of microorganisms having a capability in asymmetrically hydrolyzing the carbamoyl group of N-carbamoylmethionine. T... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4138292 | Immobilized catalytically active substance and method of preparing the same An enzyme or microorganism is entrapped within the gel matrix of a sulfated polysaccharide (said polysaccharide containing more than 10 w/w% of a sulfate moiety in its molecule) in the presence of ammonium ion, a metal ion, a water-soluble amine or a wate... | 02/06/1979 |