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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413881 | Chitosan and method of preparing chitosan A highly deacetylated chitosan obtained from microbial biomass, a method of obtaining chitosan from microbial biomass, and biomass for making chitosan are disclosed. The method includes providing chitin-containing biomass; reacting the chitin-containing biomass in a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7323325 | Shrimp alkaline phosphatase The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 20 or having at least 55% sequence identify therewith and/or capable of hybridising under medium stringency conditions to the complementary seq... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267975 | Methods and compositions relating to insect repellents from a novel endophytic fungus The present invention relates to the discovery of a novel endophytic fungus, Muscodor vitigenus, from the liana, Paullinia paullinioides. This fungus produces naphthalene under certain cultural conditions that has chromatographic and mass spectral prop... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7226770 | Lipolytic enzyme variant The properties of a fungal lipolytic enzyme can be altered by substituting amino acid residues corresponding to certain specified amino acid residues in the T. lanuginosus lipase. The altered property may be, e.g., an increased thermostability, an altered pH ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7157090 | Process for producing a culture of and product obtained thereby The present invention relates to the establishment of a cultivation condition that is suitable for the large-scale production of pharmacologically active filtrates from a culture of A. camphorata, in particular, by optimizing the agitation rate and/or pH valu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118906 | Process for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wastewater and other contaminated sites The present invention particularly relates to a process of removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons phenanthrene and chrysene from wastewater and other contaminated sites by using a white-rot fungus Flavodon flavus (K 1) Ryv., which has been deposited at A... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7094586 | Transglutaminase from oomycetes The present invention relates to transglutaminases and transglutaminase preparations obtained from lower fungi belonging to the class Oomycetes and unprecedented high-level expression is achievable by growing these coenocytium forming organisms, especially the strai... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7087232 | Process for producing a culture of and product obtained thereby The present invention relates to the establishment of a cultivation condition that is suitable for the large-scale production of pharmacologically active filtrates from a culture of A. camphorata, in particular, by optimizing the agitation rate and/or pH valu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067303 | Culture containing biomass acid hydrolysate and fungus Agricultural biomass hydrolysate is detoxified by culturing in the presence of the fungus Coniochaeta ligniaria (teleomorph) or its Lecythophora (anamorph) state. This organism is capable of significantly depleting the toxicant levels of furans, partic... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067304 | mutants and their use in preparing fermentation products having blood pressure lowering activity The invention relates to Monascus purpureus mutants, which are useful in the preparation of fermentation products having blood pressure lowering activity with a very low amount of citrinin. The invention also provides a process for preparing the fermen... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037711 | Process for producing a culture of and product obtained thereby The present invention relates to the establishment of a cultivation condition that is suitable for the large-scale production of pharmacologically active filtrates from a culture of A. camphorata, in particular, by optimizing the agitation rate and/or pH valu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033586 | Insecticidal Paecilomyces tenuipes strain FERM BP-7861 The present invention provides a Paecilomyces tenuipes T1 FERM BP-7861, insecticidal compositions, methods and uses. The insecticidal compositions comprise an insecticidally effective amount of Paecilomyces tenuipes T1 FERM BP-7861. The methods compris... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022512 | Schizochytrium and thraustochytrium strains for producing high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011962 | Method of producing lipids by growing microorganisms of the order thraustochyriales Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005280 | Method of producing lipids by growing microorganisms of the order thraustochytriales Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994849 | Yeast NRRL Y-30752 for inhibiting deleterious microorganisms on plants A biologically pure culture of a yeast of the species Metschnikowia fructicola. The yeast is identified as NRRL Y-30752 and is capable of inhibiting growth of a deleterious micro-organism on a portion of a plant to which a biologically effective amount of a c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953685 | Process for removing dye from dye containing water or soil using white rot-lignin-modifying fungus flavadon flavus The present invention relates to a novel white rot lignin-modifying fungus Flavodon flavus deposited at National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, at accession No. 312 which is being deposited in ATCC with accession No. ______, and a process for removal ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942971 | Apparatus for analysis of a nucleic acid amplification reaction An apparatus for determining a threshold value (e.g., a threshold cycle number or a time value) in a nucleic acid amplification reaction comprises a detection mechanism for measuring, at a plurality of different times during the amplification reaction, at least one ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943007 | Immuno-stimulating polysaccharide substance from Phellinus spp. strain and use thereof There is disclosed novel Phellinus linteus Yoo. This mushroom is identified as novel as analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism and by microbiological features. A polysaccharide substance isolated from the fruiting bodies or mycelia the strain an... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916630 | Method and spiral bioreactor for processing feedstocks A potential energy field flow bioreactor for processing a reagent includes a flow pathway, preferably in the form of a spiral, through which pathway is flowed reactant particles and at least one initial reagent adapted to react therewith. The reaction generates an e... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916639 | Erythritol-producing moniliella strains An isolated strain of the Moniliella species that converts glucose to erythritol with a conversion rate of at least about 45% is disclosed, as is a method of producing erythritol from such a strain. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911327 | Method for quantitative analysis of a nucleic acid amplification reaction A method for determining an unknown starting quantity of a target nucleic acid sequence in a test sample comprises amplifying the unknown starting quantity of the target nucleic acid sequence in the test sample and known starting quantities of a calibration nucleic ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6890913 | Chitosans A chitosan having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000-140,000 g/mole and a degree of deacetylation of 85-95%. Also disclosed are a method of preparing a chitosan from a fungus, and a method of using a chitosan for treating breast or cervical cancer. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6858405 | Process for producing protein hydrolyzate The present invention relates to a method which can prevent browning of hydrolyzed protein obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of vegetable protein material. A vegetable protein material containing saccharides is mixed with the fungal culture and is subjected to... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6858212 | Water-soluble yeast extract produced by adding peroxide to growing yeast cells Provided is a process of and product resulting from adding a sub-lethal amount of a peroxide, or said peroxide in combination with sub-lethal ultra violet radiation, to a growing culture of a yeast; observing the change in absorbance of the culture at 256 nm as a me... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6849709 | Aerothricin derivatives The present invention relates to novel Aerothricins represented by the Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6835559 | Process for the production of optically active β-amino alcohols A process for producing an optical active β-amino alcohol, the method comprising the step of allowing at least one microorganism selected from the group consisting of microorganisms belonging to the genus Morganella and others, to act on an enantiomeric mixture of ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6833266 | Method for culturing agaricus edible fungus A mushroom fungus belonging to the order of Agaricales, is cultured with good efficiency by using a liquid culture medium in such a way as to prepare the mycelia separated from the culture medium such that the culturing liquid can be served for food us... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6815591 | Enhancing endophyte in grass The present invention relates to plants that are stably infected with an endophyte fungus. The purpose in providing to plants unique fungal endophytes is to import desired traits. These traits include insect resistance and drought tolerance and improved persistence ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6800477 | Stereoselective reduction of substituted acetophenone The present invention is directed to novel stereoselective processes for the preparation of (S)-1-arylethanols by the reduction of the corresponding keto group containing compounds by microorganisms. (S)-1-arylethanols are useful as intermediates in the synthesis of... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6767543 | Process for producing a culture of Antrodia camphorata and product obtained thereby The present invention relates to the establishment of a cultivation condition that is suitable for the large-scale production of pharmacologically active filtrates from a culture of A. camphorata, in particular, by optimizing the agitation rate and/or pH valu... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759232 | Method of facilitating mass production and sporulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi aseptic in vitro Provided is a method for the in vitro aseptic mass production and sporulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The method comprises providing symbiotic root organs with AMF propagules and spores after the root organs are inoculated with AMF inoculums in advanc... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6689358 | Phytase variants The present invention relates to phytase variants, their preparation and uses, which phytase variants, when aligned according to FIG. 1, are amended as compared to a model phytase in at least one of a number of positions. Preferred model phytases are basi... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6664100 | Conversion of organic waste into humic products using multiple aerobic fermentations for soils restoration A method for converting organic solid waste into humic products and the corresponding apparatus, in which a preliminary aerobic fermentation of the organic solid waste is performed, followed by a second aerobic fermentation of the organic waste in the pre... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660291 | Use of paecilomyces spp. as pathogenic agents against subterranean termites The entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and certain related species, such as P. javanicus are useful for controlling infestations by subterranean termites, particularly those belonging to the family Rhinotermitidae. The family Rhinotermitida... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6638742 | Methods for obtaining taxanes Methods for obtaining taxanes from novel sources are disclosed. Angiosperms other than hazelnut and the gymnosperm ginkgo have been discovered to be sources of taxane, including paclitaxel. Taxane may also be obtained from fungal endophytes from these pla... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635467 | Monascus purpureus mutant and its use in preparing yellow pigment The invention relates to a mutant of Monascus purpureus, designated as Monascus purpureus M011, which is useful in the production of yellow pigments with a low amount of citrinin.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6613559 | Simultaneous decolorization and detoxification of molasses spent wash using novel white rot-lignin-modifying fungus Flavodon flavus The invention relates to a process for simultaneous decolorization and detoxification of molasses spent wash or water/soil contaminated with molasses spent wash using white-rot lignin modifying fungus strain Flavodon flavus which has been deposited at the... | 09/02/2003 |
