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Class 424/93.51 - Yeast


Subclass of Class 424 - Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Definition: Subject matter involving a yeast.
No. of patents: 119
Last issue date: 11/29/2011


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8066988In-hive trap and lure for control of the small hive beetle,
A Small Hive Beetle trap, which replaces the bottom board of beehives, includes a frame having three walls and a top surface, a trap plate, an entry means, and a trapping means. The trapping means provides a dark environment attractive to small hive beetles and cont...
11/29/2011
7754204Cholesterol-lowering agents, secondary bile acid production inhibitors and foods and drinks
Secondary bile acid production inhibitors and cholesterol-lowering agents containing a yeast as the active ingredient. ...
07/13/2010
7736642Yeast-based vaccine for inducing an immune response
The invention provided herein relates to vaccines that can be tailored to achieve a desired immune response. Some compositions provided herein are used for preferentially eliciting a humoral immune response while other compositions are useful for preferentially elic...
06/15/2010
7648698Vaccine for veterinary and human medicine prophylaxis and therapy
The present invention relates to a novel vaccine, its use for immunoprophylaxis and/or the treatment of candidamycoses in human and veterinary medicine as well as methods for its preparation, wherein said vaccine consists of the combination of the Candida str...
01/19/2010
7422997Method to enhance plant growth with a biological fertilizer composition comprising poultry manure and electromagnetic field treated yeasts
The present invention provides a method to enhance plant growth with a biological fertilizer composition that comprises yeast cells and poultry manure. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minera...
09/09/2008
7259001Methods and compositions for treating male sexual dysfunction
The invention provides compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to increase secretion of male hormones or alleviate or prevent sexual disorders, e.g., impotence, in a mammal, said ab...
08/21/2007
7241439Biopesticide compositions
The present invention relates to compositions suitable for use against one or more pathogens comprising at least one antagonistic micro-organism and at least one stimulating agent, which may be selected from the group consisting of one or more uronic acids, mannans,...
07/10/2007
7217417Gel-based cosmetic and wound-healing formulation and method
Disclosed are gel-based cosmetic and wound-healing formulations, methods for making said formulations, and a method for simultaneously treating and concealing injuries to human skin. In one exemplary embodiment, the cosmetic and wound-healing formulation comprises l...
05/15/2007
7186428Method of oxygenating yeast slurry using hydrophobic polymer membranes
Disclosed is a an economical method of efficiently oxygenating yeast slurry without bubble formation. The method employs a membrane oxygenator comprising at least one hydrophobic, microporous membrane having a gas side and a liquid side. The yeast slurry flows over ...
03/06/2007
7101544Cholesterol-lowering agents, secondary bile acid production inhibitors, and foods and drinks
Secondary bile acid production inhibitors and cholesterol-lowering agents containing a yeast as the active ingredient. ...
09/05/2006
7083787Yeast-dendritic cell vaccines and uses thereof
Disclosed is a vaccine that includes a dendritic cell loaded with a yeast vehicle and antigen. Also disclosed are methods of making the vaccine and using the vaccine to elicit cellular and humoral immune responses in a mammal. Additionally, a method to elicit an imm...
08/01/2006
7078191Composition and method for the detection of diseases associated with amyloid-like fibril or protein aggregate formation
The present invention relates to novel compositions useful for elucidating the onset or progress of diseases such as Huntington's disease, that are associated with the formation of fibrils or protein aggregates. Further, the present invention relates to methods for ...
07/18/2006
7078202Methods and compositions for treating vascular dementia
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells have been cultured in the presence of an alternating electric field having a specific frequency and a specific field strength for a period of time sufficient to increase the ca...
07/18/2006
7048937Methods and compositions for control of coccidiosis
Feeding yeast cell wall-containing compositions, including those compositions comprising mannanoligosaccharide(s), to animals exposed to or infected with coccidia, especially poultry exposed to pathogenic species of Eimeria, results in improved livestock perf...
05/23/2006
7048788Ship bottom paint using coal ash and diatomaceous earth
A ship bottom paint additive to prevent or reduce marine life attachment to the bottoms of ships, and ship bottom paint comprises a mixture of coal ash and diatom earth or beer yeast diatom earth wherein the coal ash is preferably fly ash and the diatom earth or bee...
05/23/2006
6994849Yeast 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
6994850Method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition comprising swine manure
The present invention provides a method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition that comprises yeast cells and swine manure. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compounds,...
02/07/2006
6991930Biological control of postharvest decay of fruit using strains of species
Strains of Metschnikowia species, in particular Metschnikowia pulcherrima, have been isolated from apple and shown to have antagonistic activity against Penicillium expansum, the causative agent of blue mold on apples. A unique feature of the st...
01/31/2006
6979675Treatment of cancer with 2-deoxyglucose
The compound 2-deoxyglucose can be used to treat cancer and to improve patient outcome when administered at a therapeutically effective dose, and, optionally, co-administered with other anti-cancer drugs, or in combination with surgical resection or radiation therap...
12/27/2005
6979444Method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition comprising poultry manure
The present invention provides a method for preparing a biological fertilizer composition that comprises yeast cells and poultry manure. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compound...
12/27/2005
6979562Methods and compositions for treating gastroparesis
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to treat gastroparesis in a subject (e.g., stimulating stomach contraction, reducing abnormal gastric acid and/or pepsin production), as a re...
12/27/2005
6977168Methods and compositions for treating nephrotic syndrome
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to treat nephrotic syndrome (e.g., lower urinary protein and increase serum protein) in a subject as a result of having been cultured in the ...
12/20/2005
6964864Methods and compositions for treating gastritis
The invention provides compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to ameliorate or prevent gastritis in a mammal, said ability resulting from their having been cultured in the presence...
11/15/2005
6962718Compositions for treating animal diseases and syndromes
Various compositions containing transfer factor in combination with nutraceuticals are provided including transfer factor in combination with zinc and essential fatty acids and transfer factor in combination with lactic acid generating bacteria. Also provided are me...
11/08/2005
6951746Method of manufacturing polyamine composition
After yeast somatic components are digested with nuclease or hydrolyzed with alkali, polyamine is recovered to obtain a polyamine composition in volume efficiently at a high recovery rate from yeast somatic components. ...
10/04/2005
6939864Animal feed compositions and methods of using the same
Compositions comprising beta-glucan and ascorbic acid and methods of using the same to improve well-being of animals are provided. The combination of beta-glucan and ascorbic acid exhibit a synergistic effect on the well-being of animals. ...
09/06/2005
6939893Method of reducing toxicity of anticancer agents
The present invention discloses a method for enhancing the efficacy of anti-cancer agents. The method comprises administering to an individual, in need of such a treatment, an anti-cancer agent and a selenium compound. The selenium compounds may be administered befo...
09/06/2005
6913914Methods and compositions for treating hepatitis B
The invention provides compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to normalize the level of serum glutamate-pyruvate Transaminase (GPT), or reduce serum HBsAg levels in a subject, said...
07/05/2005
6913913Methods and compositions for treating renal failure
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to ameliorate renal failure (e.g., improved diuretic effect and/or lowering blood urea nitrogen, proteinuria, and/or serum creatinine levels)...
07/05/2005
6872386Oral vaccines
This invention features an oral vaccine that includes a multiple-cell organism for use as food for an aquatic animal to be vaccinated, and a single-cell organism fed to, and as a result, bioencapsulated by, the multiple-cell organism. The single-cell organism has be...
03/29/2005
6864231Glycoprotein matrix compositions and methods related thereto
A composition is provided that includes a biologically active compound bound by a glycoprotein matrix. A method is also provided for the manufacture of a composition of the invention. The glycoprotein matrix can be formed by permitting the growth of glycoprotein pro...
03/08/2005
6858212Water-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
6841149Probiotic mixture intended for monogastric animals to control intestinal flora populations
A mixture of probiotics effective to reduce the contamination of enteric bacteria in humans and other monogastric animals. The mixture of probiotics includes one or more acid-producing bacteria strains and one or more yeast strains, and may advantageously be supplem...
01/11/2005
6800466Biological fertilizer compositions comprising sludge
The present invention provides biological fertilizer compositions that comprise yeast cells and sludge. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compounds, decompose potassium minerals a...
10/05/2004
6797287Phaseolamin compositions and methods for using the same
The present invention is for compositions containing phaseolamin and a mineral, such as chromium or vanadium or both, where the mineral is bound by a glycoprotein matrix. The present invention is also directed to methods for controlling carbohydrate cravings, induci...
09/28/2004
6761886Biological fertilizer compositions comprising cattle manure
The present invention provides biological fertilizer compositions that comprise yeast cells and cattle manure. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compounds, decompose potassium min...
07/13/2004
6716608Artificial chromosome
An artificial mammalian chromosome, more specifically, a clone containing a mammalian centromere sequence and a DNA replication origin with mammalian telomere sequences added to both ends of the clone, is provided by preparing a CEPH artificial yeast chromosome libr...
04/06/2004
6632428Methods and compositions employing red rice fermentation products
Methods and compositions are disclosed which comprise red rice fermentation products, that can be used as natural dietary supplements and/or medicaments for the treatment or prevention of hyperlipidemia and associated disorders and symptoms, such as cardi...
10/14/2003
6613549Probiotic therapy for newborns
The invention relates to probiotic microbes, including but not limited to Lactobacillus species and Bifidobacteria species, and their compositions and methods of employing said compositions for treating and preventing intestinal and other infections which...
09/02/2003
6596273Biological fertilizer compositions comprising swine manure
The present invention provides biological fertilizer compositions that comprise yeast cells and swine manure. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compounds, decompose pot...
07/22/2003
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