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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7700327 | Resistant starch with cooking properties similar to untreated starch A method has been discovered to produce a resistant starch product that retains the same cooking quality as found in untreated rice starch or flour, but has a higher percentage of starch resistant to α-amylase digestion. This method uses a debranching enzyme, e.g.,... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7687248 | Resistant starch with cooking properties similar to untreated starch A method has been discovered to produce a resistant starch product that retains the same cooking quality as found in untreated rice starch or flour, but has a higher percentage of starch resistant to α-amylase digestion. This method uses a debranching enzyme, e.g.,... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7360614 | Steering control for drive wheels of vehicle In a vehicle, a pair of left and right drive wheels are linked with a steering input device so that the drive wheels are turned in accordance with a driver's steering input force input by a driver to the steering input device. In this course, a steering assistance f... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7276126 | Production of enzyme-resistant starch by extrusion A process for producing alpha-amylase resistant starch comprises extruding a feed starch at a temperature in the range of about 60-220° C., thereby producing a product alpha-amylase resistant starch. The feed starch can be in the form of an aqueous slurry or paste ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7226760 | Method for preparing a fluid absorber Disclosed are a fluid absorber, a method for preparing a fluid absorber, and a method for absorbing fluid from the skin. The disclosed method for preparing a fluid absorber generally comprises the steps of selecting a starch and an enzyme for hydrolysis of the starc... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189288 | Enzyme-resistant starch and method for its production A process for producing an enzyme-resistant starch uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises (i) starch that contains at least about 50% by weight amylose, (ii) water, and (iii) alcohol. The concentration of starch in the feed composition is between about 5% a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176017 | Triphasic bioreactor and process for gas effluent treatment A triphasic bioreactor for physico-chemically treating a gas is disclosed. The triphasic bioreactor comprises a reaction chamber with a liquid and biocatalysts in suspension in the liquid, for catalyzing a reaction between the gas and the liquid to obtain a treated ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7078194 | Methods and compositions for synthesis of oligosaccharides using mutant glycosidase enzymes Mutant glycosidase enzymes are formed in which the normal nucleophilic amino acid within the active site has been changed to a nonnucleophilic amino acid. These enzymes cannot hydrolyze disaccharide products, but which can still form them. Using this enzyme, oligosa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6946148 | Method for absorbing fluid Disclosed are a fluid absorber, a method for preparing a fluid absorber, and a method for absorbing fluid from the skin. The disclosed method for preparing a fluid absorber generally comprises the steps of selecting a starch and an enzyme for hydrolysis of the starc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929815 | Method of increasing the α-amylase-resistant starch content (rs content) of a polysaccharide, polysaccharides, the use thereof and food containing said polysaccharides The invention relates to a process for increasing the content of α-amylase-resistant starch (RS content) of a polysaccharide wherein the polysaccharide used is, under a water deficit, incubated, t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6846656 | Process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid The present invention provides a process for economically producing N-acetylneuraminic acid without using expensive materials such as pyruvic acid and phosphoenolpyruvic acid. The process comprises: allowing (i) a culture of a microorganism having N-acetylneuraminic... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844172 | Amylose products as matrix former for programmed release systems, process for preparing these amylose products, and process for making programmed release systems The invention relates to matrix-forming amylose products for programmed release systems and a process for the preparation thereof. These amylose products have a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 5 to 10, a content of long-chain amylose of 20 to 40 wt. % on dry substance, ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6825013 | Isolation of biosynthesis genes for pseudo-oligosaccharides from Streptomyces glaucescens GLA.O, and their use The invention relates to a recombinant DNA molecule which comprises genes for biosynthesizing acarbose and homologous pseudo-oligosaccharides; to oligonucleotide primers for the PCR amplification of the molecule; to proteins which can be obtained by expressing the g... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6635454 | DNA molecules coding for debranching enzymes derived from plants The invention describes DNA molecules which code for plant proteins having the biological activity of a debranching enzyme. Furthermore described are transgenic plant cells and plants having reduced or increased debranching enzyme activity, as well as mod... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6623943 | Process for preparing resistant starch The present invention relates to a process for preparing resistant starch, the resistant starch obtainable from this process and use thereof.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6562600 | Production of cyclic alternan tetrasaccharides from oligosaccharide substrates The cyclic tetrasaccharide, cyclo{-6)--D-Glcp-(1,3)--D-Glcp-(1,6)--D-Glcp-(1,3)-. alpha.-D-Glcp-(1-}, may be produced by alternanase hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates other than alternan. Panose, pullulan, -D-Glcp-(1,6)-&... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6448049 | Starch conversion process The present invention relates to a starch conversion process of the type which includes a debranching step wherein an isoamylase being active at the process conditions prevailing is used for debranching the starch and to the use of thermostable isoamylase... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6376219 | Amylose products as matrix former for programmed release systems, process for preparing these amylose products, and process for making programmed release systems The invention relates to matrix-forming amylose products for programmed release systems and a process for the preparation thereof. These amylose products have a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 5 to 10, a content of long-chain amylose of 20 to 40 wt. % on dry ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6303346 | Method of producing saccharide preparations The present invention relates to a method for the production of saccharide preparations, i.e., syrups, by saccharifying a liquefied starch solution, which method comprises a saccharification step during which step one or more enzymatic saccharification st... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6287826 | Enzymatic preparation of glucose syrup from starch The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a glucose syrup wherein starch is treated with a Termamyl-like -amylase comprising a substitution in Val54 shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or in the corresponding position in another Termamyl-... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284498 | Method of manufacturing a maltose-rich syrup The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a maltose-rich syrup, comprising the successive stages consisting of: (a) carrying out a liquefaction of a starch milk; (b) carrying out a saccharification of the liquefied starch milk in the presence of a mal... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6242224 | Maltohexaose and maltoheptaose-forming amylase, and its preparation and uses Disclosed is a novel amylase which mainly forms maltohexaose and maltoheptaose when acts on starch, but does not substantially hydrolyze maltohexaose and a lower molecular oligosaccharide than maltohexaose. The amylase can be prepared from microorganisms ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6235505 | Process for the production of cyclodextrin Disclosed is the use of amylopectin potato starch obtained from potatoes whose amylose formation is inhibited through breeding, or through genetic engineering or other molecular biological processes, as starting material for a process for production of cy... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6221639 | Process for preparing optically pure(S)-3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid derivatives The present invention relates to a process for preparing optically pure (S)-3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid derivatives expressed by the following Formula 1 and more particularly, to a process that enables preparing optically pure (S)-3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6218164 | Thermopallium bacteria and enzymes obtainable therefrom The present invention provides thermophilic alkaliphilic bacteria designated Thermopallium natronophilum and thermophilic alkaliphilic polypeptides obtainable therefrom. It also provides compositions, particularly detergent compositions comprising the pol... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6156543 | Method for preparing surface-active agents Process for preparing surfactant, which comprises contacting cane trash, maize by-products, sorghum by-products, barley by-products, rice by-products, fruits, chicory pulp, tubers or cynara for at least 5 seconds with a hydrolysing agent selected from an ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6146856 | Process for the production of isomatulose and other products The present invention relates to a process for the simultaneous production of converted and non-converted sugar and/or non-sugar products. The process is especially adapted to the simultaneous production of isomaltulose and/or trehalulose, and betaine or ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6136571 | Method of producing saccharide preparations The present invention relates to a method for the production of saccharide preparations, i.e., syrups, by saccharifying a liquefied starch solution, which method comprises a saccharification step during which step one or more enzymatic saccharification st... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129788 | Method of producing saccharide preparations The present invention relates to a method for the production of saccharide preparations, i.e., syrups, by saccharifying a liquefied starch solution, which method comprises a saccharification step during which step one or more enzymatic saccharification st... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126754 | Process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate with high dextrose content The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a starch hydrolysate with high dextrose content comprising the stages of: (a) liquefying starch milk with the aid of an -amylase so as to obtain a liquefied starch milk; (b) saccharifying the lique... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6090594 | Process for preparing starchy products The invention relates to a starch composition containing a relatively high proportion of so called "resistant starch" structures. The compositions of the invention are obtrained by debranching an aqueous slurry of a gelatinized starch and retrograding the... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6054302 | High solids, single phase process for preparing enzyme-converted starches A high solids, enzyme conversion process for preparing an enzyme-converted starch is carried out by adding to a modified or unmodified starch, preferably a granular starch, water and an enzyme in an amount sufficient to produce a single phase powdered mix... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6025168 | Method for the production of isomalto-oligosaccharide rich syrups The present invention describes a method for the production of isomalto-oligosaccharides syrups. The method comprises the use of enzymes immobilized on a re-usable carrier. The carrier is preferably an anion exchanger. The enzymes used for the conversion ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5993889 | Trehalose phosphorylase, its preparation and use A thermostable trehalose phosphorylase which is obtainable from microorganisms of the genus Thermoanaerobium and which hydrolyzes trehalose in the presence of an inorganic phosphoric acid to form D-glucose and ଲ-D-glucose-1-phosphoric acid. The treh... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5972665 | Pyrodictium pullulanase The invention relates to novel thermostable pullulanases obtainable from Pyrodictium.... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5955324 | Process for producing carbohydrate or glycoconjugate To provide a process for producing a carbohydrate or a glycoconjugate without forming any hydrolytic product of the remodeled sugar chain. A process for producing a carbohydrate or a glycoconjugate by a remodeling reaction in the presence of a glycosidase whic... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5935636 | Trehalose and its production and use Microorganisms which are able to produce maltose/trehalose conversion enzyme, a novel enzyme, are cultivated in nutrient culture media with malose. During the cultivation, the microorganisms readily convert maltose into trehalose to accumulate trehalose i... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5935826 | Glucoamylase converted starch derivatives and their use as emulsifying and encapsulating agents The present invention relates to modified starches which are prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of a starch molecule using glucoamylase after the preparation of a starch derivative containing a hydrophobic group or both a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic group... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5919668 | Non-reducing saccharide and its production and use In the production of non-reducing saccharides such as trehalose, alpha-glycosyl trehaloses and alpha-glycosyl alpha-glycosides where a solution of liquefied starch is subjected either to non-reducing saccharide-forming enzyme or non-reducing saccharide-fo... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5912330 | Crystalline maltosyl glucoside, and its production and use Novel crystalline maltosyl glucoside is obtained by crystallizing maltosyl glucoside from a maltosyl glucoside solution, prepared by exposing either an aqueous solution containing trehalose and an -glucosyl saccharide or an aqueous solution contain... | 06/15/1999 |
