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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4380502 | Process for the production of polyether polyols Polyether polyols are made by alkoxylating a mixture which is from 20-80 weight % sucrose and 80-20 weight % formitol. The product polyether polyols have an average hydroxyl functionality of at least 3 and a hydroxyl number of from 28 to 1000. These polye... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4376761 | Homocitric acid oligoriboside derivative for prevention of dental caries Dextransucrase synthesis of dextran from sucrose is inhibited by a novel homocitric acid oligoriboside derivative and its nontoxic salts. The new derivative is obtained by fermentation of certain Streptomyces sp. such as Streptomyces sp. MF 980-CF1 (FERM-... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4368324 | Sizing agent and process for the manufacture thereof A sizing agent for yarns made of cotton, regenerated cellulose and synthetic fibers and their mixture. The sizing agent substantially comprises a hydroxyalkylated polysaccharide from the seed of Cassia occidentalis. The polysaccharide has a viscosity of f... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4366265 | Starch-amine-based polyether polyols and polyurethane foams prepared therefrom A novel process for the preparation of starch-amine-based polyols which involves reacting starch with a polyhydric alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a crude polyglucoside reaction product, the proportion of alcohol to starch being at lea... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4359573 | Methyl glucoside-amine-based polyether polyols and process of preparation A novel process for the preparation of methyl glucoside-amine-based polyols which involves reacting starch with methanol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a crude methyl glucoside reaction product. An amine compound is admixed with the reaction ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4355188 | Method for treating polypropylene ether and poly-1,2-butylene ether polyols Polyetherpolyols containing residues of catalysts of the double metal cyanide complex class are treated with a strong base and ion exchanged or neutralized and filtered to provide a stable polyol with reduced tendency to form allophanates with diisocyanat... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4342864 | Starch-amine-based polyether polyols and process of preparation A novel process for the preparation of starch-amine-based polyols which involves reacting starch with a polyhydric alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a crude polyglucoside reaction product, the proportion of alcohol to starch being at lea... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4332936 | Method of making polyether polyols from solid hydroxyl containing initiators This invention provides a novel method for making polyether polyols from solid initiator compounds containing from 4 to 8 hydroxyl groups. The method involves dissolving the solid initiator compound in a solvent such as dimethyl formamide prior to alkoxyl... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4329338 | Compositions for use as cosmetics The invention relates to new compositions to be used as cosmetics. The new cosmetics according to the invention contain as active agent 0.06 to 10% by weight of a reaction product of nicotinic acid, a nicotinic acid salt or a nicotinic acid halide and a p... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4329449 | Method of using recycled mother liquors to produce aldosides The present invention relates to the preparation of aldoside mixtures, recovering at least a portion of one aldoside component therefrom and reusing the remaining portion of the aldoside mixture to prepare additional aldoside. The aldoside mixture may be ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4326047 | Process for reacting alkylene oxides with hydroxyl-containing initiator compounds Polyether hydroxyl-containing compounds are prepared by reacting a monoepoxy-containing compound such as propylene oxide with a compound containing one or more OH and/or SH groups such as a low molecular weight adduct of glycerine and propylene oxide in t... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4322523 | Methylolated mono- and oligosaccharides This invention is directed to a derivative of a reducing sugar, said reducing sugar having molecular weights of from 120 to 2000, in that said derivative having at least one methylol group which branches the carbon structure of the reducing sugar in the &... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4322524 | Cyanoethylpullulan The present invention provides a novel compound cyanoethylpullulan which is a cyanoethylation product of pullulan. Pullulan is readily cyanoethylated by the reaction with acrylonitrile in the presence of an alkali catalyst such as sodium hydroxide. The cy... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4321364 | Preparation of soluble chromogenic substrates A chromogenic substrate for the assay of polysaccharide endo-hydrolases is the reaction product of a polysaccharide susceptible to endo-hydrolase degradation, a chemical reagent for increasing the solubility of the polysaccharide so as to increase its sus... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4309532 | Modification of amino polyols with epoxy resins The modification of rigid amino polyols by their reaction with epoxy resin and alkylene oxides is described. The modified polyols produce rigid polyurethane foams that have higher heat distortion temperatures and better low temperature properties than foa... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4307229 | 6,6'-Diesters of trehalose and process for the synthesis thereof An improved process is described for synthesizing simple and complex 6,6'-diacyl esters of trehalose and intermediates useful therein. Novel 6,6'-diacyl esters of trehalose and novel intermediates useful in the process of the invention are also disclosed.... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4298395 | Activated polymeric carriers An activated polymeric carrier useful for bonding high and low molecular weight ligands has at least one unit thereof of the formula: ##STR1## wherein T represents atoms of the polymeric carrier; X is a divalent oxygen or sulfur atom, --NH--, --NHR5 | 11/03/1981 |
| 4287078 | Surfactants derived from the reaction product of polyoxyalkylene polyols and polyglycidyl ethers and glycol-based antifreeze using same A material formed by the reaction of (1) a poly-2-hydroxyalkyl derivative of a polyol having at least five hydroxyl groups, with at least three, and preferably nearly all, of said hydroxyl groups being substituted with one or more 2-hydroxyalkyl groups an... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4284763 | Sugar acetals, their preparation and use Novel sugar acetals such as those of formula ##STR1## where Ra is hydrocarbyl; Rb and Rc are hydrogen or hydrocarbyl; R3' R4' and R6' are hydrogen or R4' with R3... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282151 | Reactive asymmetrical dicarboxylic acid esters and reagents for the investigation of cardiac glycosides New reactive asymmetrical dicarboxylic acid ester compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is an alkyl radical containing up to 3 carbon atoms or is a digoxin or digitoxin residue, R2 and R3, which may be the same ... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4276414 | Novel zwitterion polygalactomannan ether derivatives and a method for the preparation thereof Zwitterion polygalactomannan ether derivatives are prepared by reacting a polygalactomannan gum, such as guar gum or locust bean gum, with N-(2-haloethyl)iminobis(methylene)diphosphonic acid or with a N-(alkyl)-N-(2-haloethyl)aminomethylphosphonic acid. T... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4276412 | 3-Trehalosamine compounds Novel antibiotic 3-trehalosamine (U-59,834) producible in a fermentation under controlled conditions using the new microorganism Nocardiopsis trehalosei sp. nov., NRRL 12026. This antibiotic is active against Gram-positive bacteria, for example, Staphyloc... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4275196 | Glyoxal agarose A new composition of matter is provided having novel, valuable attributes in the zonal immobilization of proteins of biochemical origin which expands man's capacity to separate, isolate, detect, and sequentially sorb and desorb, concentrate, and quantify ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4272526 | Derivatives of chloral The present invention relates to a chloral derivative having the general formula ##STR1## in which Y' is a polysaccharide consisting of a chain of anhydroglucose, modified anhydroglucose or uronic acid units as substituent group and in which R i... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4268498 | Clear cosmetic sticks A composition for use as a base in clear cosmetic sticks comprises water, lower alkyl ester of fatty acid, propylene glycol, sodium salt of fatty acid, polyoxypropylene ether of a long chain alcohol, polyoxyethylene ether of a long chain alcohol, and poly... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4268663 | Macromolecular glycosidase substrates Macromolecular compositions are provided which find use as glycosidase substrates, particularly where steric modulation of enzyme activity is involved. The compositions have a macromolecular hub to which is linked by means of a spacer arm a chromophore, w... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4251520 | Glucofuranose derivatives The present invention provides a method of treating inflammatory and pyretic conditions in mammals, including humans, which comprises administering a derivative of 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene--D-glucofuranose to a mammal requiring treatment fo... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4251517 | Unsaturated or substituted methyl ethers having antibiotic activity The antibiotics Papulacandin A and Papulacandin B are etherified at the phenolic groups in positions 10 and/or 12 by introducing a group wherein K is a hydrocarbon radical which is either unsaturated and aliphatic, or it is saturated or unsaturated and substit... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4250301 | Anomer enrichment of alkyl glycosides of amino sugars Process for enrichment of ଲ-anomers of alkyl glycosides of amino sugars involving two steps. The first step comprises treating an equilibrium mixture of the - and ଲ-anomers of the alkyl glycosides with an inorganic base under controlled... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4243653 | Non-ionic polyiodo sugar substituted anilines Non-ionic polyiodo saccharidic ether substituted anilines are provided as contrast media, the ether being non-glycosidyl. The compounds have excellent physical properties in having acceptable water solubility or capable of stable suspension, relatively lo... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4240971 | Epoxy-sulfonylazide compounds Disclosed are epoxy-sulfonylazide compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R is a polyvalent organic radical, R' is a hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or aralkyl radical, and n and m are integers from 1 to 100. Also disclosed is the use of said epox... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4239907 | Preparation of low viscosity polyether polyols This invention is concerned with the employment of a water-soluble initiator, of sucrose, sorbitiol, trimethylpropane, ammonia or amine and water to form an initiator which is mixed and reacted with alkylene oxide in the presence of water and without the ... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4239906 | Method for obtaining a purified cellulose product from corn hulls A cellulose product containing hemicellulose derived from corn hulls is treated under acidic conditions to obtain purified cellulose having present at least about 70 percent alpha-cellulose. Hemicellulose or a xylose-containing solution may also be obtain... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4238473 | Artificial oligosaccharide antigenic determinants Carbohydrate antigenic determinants containing a glycosidically linked bridging arm are synthesized and coupled to carrier molecules to form artificial antigens, and to solid supports to form immunoadsorbents. Various artificial antigens of the blood grou... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4230824 | Sucrose based polyether polyols The invention provides a means for making a high functional (ࣙ6.5), low viscosity, low hydroxyl number sucrose-based polyether polyol. The process involves the use of a polyalkylene polyamine, such as diethylenetriamine, as both co-initiator and catalys... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4223129 | Continuous process for making alkyl aldosides from starch or other carbohydrates A continuous process for making alkyl aldosides from polysaccharides and more particularly mixed alkyl glycosides from starch by direct alcoholysis. A polysaccharide, such as starch, is slurried in an alcohol and passed through a heated, confined zone und... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4218561 | Process for the preparation of garamine and garamine derivatives A process for the preparation of garamine and garamine derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein the radicals R1 are each H or amino-protecting groups and the radicals R2 are each H or hydroxyl-protecting groups, comprises... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4202966 | Glucan polysaccharide A glucan which is characterized by repeating units of [3)-Glc-(1.fwdarw.4)-Glc-(1.fwdarw.4)-Glc-(1.fwdarw.] wherein Glc represents alpha-D-glucopyranose residue. This glucan may be prepared by cultivating a microorganism of the genus Elsinoe capable of pr... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4195177 | Hydroxyalkyl-etherified glycolipid ester A hydroxyalkyl-etherified glycolipid ester represented by the formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a methyl group or a hydrogen atom, R2 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 11 to 15 carbon atoms... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4187355 | Production of polyalkylene glycol ethers from formose and use thereof in the preparation of polyurethane resins This invention relates to a process for the production of novel polyalkylene glycol ethers based on a mixture of polyhydric alcohols, hydroxyaldehydes and hydroxy ketones produced by the auto-condensation of formaldehyde hydrate (formose). The improvement... | 02/05/1980 |
