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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124758 | Process for the preparation of N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine monohydrate A process is described for the preparation of N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine monohydrate of formula (I) a specific intermediate in the synthesis of N-Acetyl-neuraminic acid, that is an important starting product for the synthesis of various pharmaceutically active products.... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7968705 | Production of 5'-ribonucleotides The present invention describes a composition comprising at least 55% w/w (on sodium chloride free dry matter weight) of 5′-ribonucleotides and a process for the production of this composition comprising the steps of: (i) treating microbial cells to release the ce... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7951937 | Process for purification of trichlorogalactosucrose based on direct extraction in organic solvent from reaction mixture followed by evaporative removal of solvent A process of azeotropic removal of dimethylformamide, abbreviated as DMF, from a process stream containing DMF requiring its removal, is described wherein the said Process Stream being obtained in a process for preparation of 4,1′,6′ trichlorogalactosucrose, abb... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7838668 | Method for crystallizing sucralose The present application discloses a method for crystallizing sucralose, which comprises using a mixed solvent, which comprises two solvents with different boiling points, wherein the solvent with lower boiling point has higher solubility to sucralose than the solven... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7812153 | Process for manufacturing high purity xylose A process for manufacturing xylose by extracting hemicellulose from a cellulosic material, such as by a cold caustic extraction method, concentrating the extract, such as by nanofiltration, into a hemicaustic stream containing hemicellulose with greater than about 8... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7718791 | Separation of contaminants from polysaccharide by pH manipulation A process for reducing the protein content and preserving the capsular polysaccharide content in a complex cellular Streptococcus pneumoniae lysate broth prior to purification is described. Utilizing pH reduction after cellular lysis has resulted in a purifie... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7626017 | Pressure-enhanced extraction and purification Methods for cell lysis and purification of biological materials, involving subjecting a sample to high pressure. Also featured is an apparatus for practicing the methods. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7550584 | Methods of purifying beta glucans The invention provides methods of using beta glucans to treat conditions associated with bone loss or low bone density as well as methods for promoting bone growth in situations where enhanced bone growth is desirable. In the invention methods beta glucans are admin... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7498430 | Process for the preparation and separation of arabinose and xylose from a mixture of saccharides A process for the preparation and separation of the pentoses, xylose and arabinose from mixtures of saccharides by forming acetals is described. D-xylose is a precursor to xylitol, a sweetener, and L-arabinose is a precursor to the drug intermediate (R)-3,4-dihydrox... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7442789 | Method and apparatus for alkaline saponification of polymer film The present invention provides a method for alkaline saponification of a polymer film, comprising the steps of: alkaline saponification of the polymer film with an alkaline solution; and washing away the alkaline solution from the alkali-saponified polymer film, whe... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439352 | Process for the production of anhydrosugar alcohols A process is provided for the preparation of anhydrosugar alcohols. The process involves heating a sugar alcohol or a monoanhydrosugar alcohol starting material in the presence of an acid catalyst, and subsequent purification of the anhydrosugar alcohol. In some emb... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439343 | Aminoglycoside-polyamine displacers and methods of use in displacement chromatography Aminoglycoside-polyamines are disclosed along with methods of use thereof in displacement chromatography and as DNA-binding ligands. The aminoglycoside-polyamines are derivatives of carbohydrates, such as sugars, amino sugars, deoxysugars, glycosides, nucleosides an... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7378519 | Adduct of topiramate and tramadol hydrochloride and uses thereof Processes for isolation and purification of enantiomerically enriched compositions comprising tramadol and topiramate, and also for the subsequent isolation of 1S,2S-tramadol hydrochloride, are disclosed herein. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361753 | Method for the production of easily wetted, water-soluble, powdered at least alkylated non-ionic cellulose ethers The invention relates to a method for the production of at least alkylated, non-ionic cellulose ethers, whereby at least 10% of all hydroxy groups contained therein are alkylated and which may flocculate in water, within a temperature range of 45 to 95° C. The inve... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348417 | Method of purifying moxidectin through crystallization Methods for the purification of the macrolide moxidectin result in higher purity levels than can often otherwise be obtained. The crystalline moxidectin is then used in a wide variety of pharmaceutical and veterinary applications, including the prevention, treatment... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347947 | Methods for filtrating and producing polymer solution, and for preparing solvent A cellulose acetate solution is filtrated with a filter medium formed of cellulose fiber. Hydroxyl groups on the filter medium are substituted to other functional groups. An acidic material is added to the cellulose acetate solution, and the filtration is preformed.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338681 | Process to prepare a premium formulated fried egg The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7288532 | Modified chitosan polymers and enzymatic methods for the production thereof The present invention is directed to homogeneous phase enzyme-catalyzed processes for producing modified chitosan polymers or oligomers. An enzyme is reacted with a phenolic substrate in the presence of a chitosan polymer or oligomer to produce a modified chitosan p... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288279 | Formulated fried egg product The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259257 | Process for producing particulate, water-soluble cellulose derivatives using a superheated gas mixture containing steam The present invention relates to a new, particularly economical process for preparing particulate water-soluble cellulose derivatives. The process involves forming a feed composition of swollen and/or dissolved cellulose derivative, and water. The feed composition i... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253278 | Purification process for manufacturing a high pure acarbose A process for purifying and preparing highly pure acarbose from acarbose-containing fermentation broth. The acarbose is purified through steps of alcohol precipitation, a strongly acidic cation exchanger chromatography and an immobolized enzyme affinity chromatograp... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252828 | Polysaccharide vaccine for infections The invention relates to compositions of the capsular polysaccharide/adhesin (PS/A) of staphylococci. The PS/A may be isolated or synthesized and includes various modifications to the structure of native PS/A based on the chemical characterization of PS/A. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241469 | Formulation and process to prepare a pre-formed filing unit The present process relates to a formulation for a food product and preparation of a pre-formed filling unit for the provision of a consumable food product containing eggs, which may be refrigerated and/or frozen for future heating within a microwave oven for consum... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229595 | Filtration column devices and methods of filtering therewith This relates to filter columns for isolating nucleic acids. The filter column is adapted for stable placement within the upper portion of standard plastic collection tubes of various sizes. The body of the filter column has a number of surfaces to accommodate placem... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229558 | Chromatographic separation method A method for fractionating a solution into two or more fractions. More particularly the invention relates to a method for fractionating a solution by a chromatographic simulated moving bed (SMB) process in which the dissolved substances present in the feedstock are ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227018 | Nucleic acid purification method and purification apparatus The object of the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid purification method and purification apparatus characterized by high washing efficiency where contamination does not occur and liquid does not remain in the nozzle tip. The present invention pro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220381 | Method for high pressure treatment of substances under controlled temperature conditions A product carrier for use in pressure processing substances is substantially fluidically closed, and is insulated, to prevent heat transfer from the product being treated to the cooler wall of the pressure vessel. The insulating material has compression heating prop... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208594 | Isoflavone concentrates as well as methods for their production Isoflavone concentrates are described, which contain at least about ten to about twenty weight parts of polysorbate to one weight part of isoflavone containing a genistein, and/or daidcein, and/or glycitein. Further, a method for the production of an isoflavone conc... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205284 | Potent immunostimulants from microalgae Immunostimulatory polysaccharides can be preferentially extracted from food-grade microalgae using an aqueous ethanol extraction procedure. The resulting preparations exhibit extremely potent immunostimulatory activity. The preferential extraction of these immunosti... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195675 | Chitosan-containing polysaccharide, method for preparing the same and use thereof The present invention herein provides a chitosan-containing polysaccharide and a method for the preparation thereof as well as a medicine and a food containing the polysaccharide. The chitosan-containing polysaccharide is prepared by a method comprising the s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195666 | Polyuronic acid derivative and aqueous ink composition polyuronic acid derivative A self-dispersed pigment ink composition is provided which gives reliable printing performance and yields printed images that have excellent print quality and a dispersant which can realize the ink composition. New polyuronic acid derivatives, as a dispersant, accor... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196178 | Sugar-derived gellant for hydrogel formation A gelatinizer having gel-forming capability in both organic solvents and water, is provided. The hydrogelatinizer is represented by: (where, A is a sugar residue, and R is an alkyl group). ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196072 | High molecular weight polysaccharide fraction from with immunostimulatory activity A complex, water soluble polysaccharide fraction having potent immunostimulatory activity isolated from Aloe vera. The polysaccharide fraction has an apparent molecular weight above 2 million daltons. Its major glycosyl components are glucose, galactose, mann... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183407 | Nucleic acid purification method and purification apparatus The object of the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid purification method and purification apparatus characterized by high washing efficiency where contamination does not occur and liquid does not remain in the nozzle tip. The present invention pro... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179336 | Process for preparing alkali-and heat-stable sugar alcohol compositions and a sorbitol composition The invention relates first of all to a process for preparing alkali- and heat-stable sugar alcohol compositions which exhibits an optical density lower than or equal to 0.100 in an S-test, in which a sugar alcohol composition is treated with a strong base anion exc... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169392 | serogroup B glycoconjugates and methods of producing the same The present invention pertains generally to novel Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B glycoconjugates. More particularly, the invention pertains to glycoconjugates formed from a Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B capsular oligosaccharide derivative (Men... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169919 | Process for preparing lipid II A process is described for preparing a substrate for the transglycosylase enzymes of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. The chemical synthesis makes available a sustainable and substantially pure source of supply of lipid II, including analogs thereof, that may be us... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160999 | Method of resolution and antiviral activity of 1,3-oxathiolane nucleoside enantiomers A process for the resolution of a racemic mixture of nucleoside enantiomers that includes the step of exposing the racemic mixture to an enzyme that preferentially catalyzes a reaction in one of the enantiomers. The nucleoside enantiomer (−)-2-hydroxymethyl-5-(5-f... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7145001 | Method for producing solid sugar surfactants A process for making solid sugar surfactants involving: (a) providing a glycose component; (b) acetalizing the glycose component with a fatty alcohol to form a technical mixture containing excess fatty alcohol and alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside; and (c) contact... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144713 | Method for precipitating nucleic acid with visible carrier A suitable carrier molecule useful in a nucleic acid precipitation method is modified by coupling a suitable visualizable indicator molecule to the carrier molecule. The conjugated carrier facilitates nucleic acid precipitation because the presence and location of n... | 12/05/2006 |
