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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5686248 | Fungal stress proteins A polypeptide sequence from Candida albicans is described which has significant sequence homology with known stress proteins from other organisms, particularly the heat shock protein hsp 90 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Corresponding DNA sequences are also... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5679557 | Process of asymmetrically reducing 1-phenyl-2-oxo-propane derivatives with microorganisms An (S)-1-phenyl-2-substituted propane derivative shown by the following formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 represent a lower alkyl group, etc., or R1 and R2 may form together an alkylene group, etc.; R | 10/21/1997 |
| 5677168 | Enantiomeric separation of (RS)1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-chloroethanol by lipase catalyzed hydrolysis of its acetate Process for the preparation of one or both enantiomers of 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-chloroethanol, which comprises an enantioselective enzymatic hydrolysis of (b1;)--(4-chlorophenyl)chloroethyl acetate by means of an enzyme which is horse liver aceton... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5658726 | Detecting eukaryotic microorganisms A method for constructing a cDNA probe for use in detecting in a sample, under conditions of predetermined stringency, a target organism belonging to a strain of fungal microorganisms, and not detecting in the sample under such conditions a reference micr... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5635614 | Sugar/sugar alcohol esters The invention disclosed relates to a process for the preparation of sugar and sugar alcohol esters of general formula I (R--COO--)n --R1 (I) wherein R is an alkyl group, R1 is derived from a sugar or ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5618708 | Process for production of inositol and microorganism used therefor A process for production of inositol comprising the steps of (1) culturing a microorganism capable of extracellularly secreting inositol and belonging to the genus Candida in a medium so as to extracellularly accumulate inositol in the medium; and optiona... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5597714 | Strong acid hydrolysis of cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials A economically viable method for producing sugars using concentrated acid hydrolysis of biomass containing cellulose and hemicellulose is disclosed. The cellulose and hemicellulose in the biomass is first decrystallized and then hydrolyzed to produce a hy... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5593872 | Enzymatic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes in a continuous reaction system using Candida boidinii A process for the enzymatic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes in a continuous reaction series is disclosed utilizing crude cellular methanol oxidase and catalase produced by an acceptable organism. The process maintains a steady-state aldehyde concentrat... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5587318 | Process for preparing(s)--methylarylacetic acids The invention relates to a process for preparing (S)--methylarylacetic acids from mixtures, such as racemic mixtures, of (R)- and (S)--methylarylacetic acid esters by enantiospecific hydrolysis using extracellular lipases of microbial origin... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5567314 | Apparatus for biologically treating lipid-containing waste water An apparatus for biologically treating lipid-containing waste water comprising a waste water introducer, a biological treatment constituted by a carrier holding a fixed lipid-assimilating, and a discharge for discharging the treated waste water. The carri... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5538891 | Process for enzymatic production of isomerically pure isosorbide-2 and 5-monoesters and their conversion to isosorbide-2 and -5 nitrate Process for the enzymatic production of isomerically pure compounds having the general formulae I and II ##STR1## in which the substituents R have the meanings stated in the claims, as well as their use for the production of isomerically pure is... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5523223 | Ketoester reductase for conversion of keto acid esters to optically active hydroxy acid esters A keto ester reductase capable of being used in an NADH-dependent enzymatic reaction for converting ଲ, γ and δ ketonic acid esters into the corresponding optically active ଲ, γ and δ hydroxycarboxylic acid esters can be isolated from strain... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5494821 | Process for separating optically active 1-hydroxy-cyclopentane methanol derivatives using lipase from candida or pseudomonas In the present invention, an optically active cis type 1,2-diol derivative of the following formula (I) is produced by reacting a cis type 1,2-diol derivative of the formula (I) with a carboxylic acid derivative of the formula (II) in the presence of a li... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5457052 | Process for the preparation of optically active 3-chloro-1-phenyl-propanol by a lipase catalyzed hydrolysis An enantiomeric mixture of a 3-chloro-1-(substituted) phenyl-1-propyl ester of a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid is treated with an enzyme which can asymmetrically hydrolyze the mixture, for example, a lipase originating in a microorganism of the ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5455163 | Process for producing alcohol A process for the production of alcohol by the fermentation of D-xylose employing the yeast Canadida shehatae in the presence of synthetic aluminosilicates of mineral faujasite structure zeolites of X or Y type or a combination thereof.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451517 | D-arabinitol dehydrogenase from Candida tropicalis ATCC 750 or Candida shehatae 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... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5437991 | Process for the synthesis natural aromatics A novel method for the production of natural aromatic ester compounds such as methyl anthranilate, ethyl anthranilate butyl anthranilate methyl cinnamate and methyl salicylate comprises the esterification of their corresponding acids using microbially der... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5429935 | Process for the production of optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid Optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid can be obtained by treating 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid with an optionally treated microorganism capable of asymmetrically reducing the 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid into (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-but... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5425941 | Biological control of diseases of harvested agricultural commodities using strains of the yeast Candida oleophola The present invention is drawn to isolates of Candida oleophila which are effective for the control of postharvest diseases in fruit and to biocontrol compositions which include such isolates. A method of utilizing the isolates to inhibit pathogens which ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5422255 | Method for producing D-alanine A high concentration of DL-alanine can be supplied in a culture medium and D-alanine can be efficiently obtained with high yield for a short time by cultivating a yeast which belongs to the genus Candida, the genus Cryptococcus, the genus Hansenura or the... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5420024 | Process for synthesis of acylated HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors from a lactone diol precursor using Candida cylindracea An immobilized lipase is employed in an organic solvent to esterify diol lactone derivatives of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors to form HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors of formula (I). ##STR1## This process allows for the efficient, one-step production of H... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5418151 | Regio-selective process for resolution of carbohydrate monoesters There is provided a regio-selective method for the resolution of carbohydrate monoester mixtures, by treating such mixtures with one or more selective enzymes. The resolution of such mixtures results in monoesters comprising significantly purer isolates o... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5405745 | Methods for detecting candida albicans Isolated nucleic acid molecules capable of hybridizing to sequences of Candida albicans along with methods utilizing such probes for the detection of Candida albicans in clinical and other biological samples.... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5403724 | Microbiological reduction of prostacyclin intermediate products with a 15-keto group A process for production of 15-alpha-hydroxyprostaglandin intermediates of formula I ##STR1## wherein X is CH2, A is trans --CH.dbd.CH-- B is ethylenedioxy or 2,2-dimethylpropylenedioxy, R1 is benzoyl, and R2 is ##STR... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5403710 | Nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting pathogenic candida yeasts Nucleic acid probes are described for detecting yeasts capable of causing Candida infection, specifically yeasts of the genera Candida, Torulopsis, and Yarrowia. The preferred probes are complementary to ribonucleic acid sequences unique to specific Candi... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5380659 | Process for highly regioselective esterification and ester cleavage on unsaturated sugar compounds with the aid of lipases and esterases A process for highly regioselective esterification and ester cleavage on unsaturated sugar compounds with the aid of lipases and esterases, and products which can be prepared by this process. Highly regioselective esterifications and ester cleavages can be car... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378627 | Process for preparing (2S,3R)-3-alkyl-phenylglycidic acid esters using lipase A process for preparing optically active 3-phenylglycidic acid esters comprising reacting a racemic trans-3-phenylglycidic acid with an alkanol in the presence of a hydrolase to esterify preferentially either (2S, 3R) isomer or (2R, 3S) isomer of said rac... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5360724 | Process for the preparation of chiral 1-aryl-2-aminopropanes One chiral form of a 1-aryl-2-aminopropane is produced in preference to its enantiomer by allowing a 1-arylpropan-2-one to react with a 1-amino-1-phenylethane of predominantly one chiral form and reducing the resultant 1-(1-arylprop-2-ylideneimino)-1-phen... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5360718 | Diagnosis of Candida vaginitis by detecting D-arabinitol in vaginal fluid A method for the presumptive detection of Candida in vaginal fluid, thereby providing an aid to the diagnosis of Candida vaginosis. A sample of vaginal fluid is combined with a test composition comprising an indicator system that provides a chromogenic re... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5322791 | Process for preparing (S)--methylarylacetic acids The invention relates to a process for preparing (S)--methylarylacetic acids from mixtures, such as racemic mixtures, of (R)- and (S)--methylarylacetic acid esters by enantiospecific hydrolysis using extracellular lipases of microbial origin... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5312742 | Process for making L-phenyl acetyl carbinol (PAC), microorganisms for use in the process, and a method of preparing the microorganisms Mutations are induced in a microorganism selected from the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae or from the species Candida flareri. The resulting mutants are cultured in the presence of a fermentation inhibitor, such as acetaldehyde, ephedrine or PAC-dione, ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5294546 | Method for production of a growth factor for Bifidobacterium sp. A method of producing a growth promoting factor for Bifidobacterium species from lactose which comprises contacting lactose with resting cells of a lactose-utilizing yeast strain having activity to rearrange lactose to galacto-oligosaccharides.... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5294539 | Nitrate reductase from yeasts, the preparation and use thereof The invention relates to NAD(P)H-dependent nitrate reductase from yeasts, to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in a reagent for determining nitrate. The nitrate reductase is characterized by a molecular weight of about 350 000 D... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5288620 | Process for the production of optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid Optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid can be obtained by treating 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid with an optionally treated microorganism capable of asymmetrically reducing the 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid into (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-but... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5288639 | Fungal stress proteins A polypeptide sequence from Candida albicans is described which has significant sequence homology with known stress proteins from other organisms, particularly the heat shock protein hsp 90 of Sacchromyces cerevisiae. Corresponding DNA sequences are also ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5273898 | Thermally stable and positionally non-specific lipase isolated from Candida Thermally stable, positionally non-specific lipases native to Candida species of C. antartica, C. tsukubaensis, C. auriculariae, C. humicola, and C. foliarum, are isolated. The lipase of C. antarctica, is preferred. Two lipase activities are elaborated by... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5266485 | Method of manufacturing optically active (-)-2-halo-1-(substituted phenyl) ethanol by ketone reduction A method is proposed for manufacturing (-)-2-bromo-1-(3'-chlorophenyl) ethanol by bringing a 2-bromo-1-(3'-chlorophenyl) ethanone into contact with a microorganism belonging to 9 genuses including Ashbya genus and Brettanomycess genus to thereby reduce it... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5256552 | Process for the production of optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid 2-Oxo-4-phenylbutyric acid is treated with a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically reducing 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyric acid into either (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid or (S)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid, and the ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5231007 | Efficient riboflavin production with yeast A method of systematically generating and isolating highly flavinogenic strains of Candida famata. The strains Candida famata GA18Y8-6#2 dgr and Candida famata GA18Y8-6#2#11 have been developed and produce yields of ca. 7.0 to 7.5 grams per liter per 6 da... | 07/27/1993 |