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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183020 | Enzymatic oxidation of hydroxymethylfurfural A method of converting hydroxymethylfurfural and is derivative species into hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation products is disclosed. The method includes contacting the hydroxymethylfurfural species in a mixture with an enzyme that oxidizes the hydroxymethylfurfural sp... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8084237 | Microorganism and method for producing dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylnaphtho[2,1-b]furan intermediate using the novel microorganism This invention relates to a novel microorganism that efficiently produces a dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylnaphtho[2,1-b]furan intermediate using sclareol as a substrate. As a result of concentrated studies, a plurality of novel microorganisms having properties of... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8053218 | Gene STS 18 The present invention relates to newly identified genes that encode proteins that are involved in the synthesis of L-ascorbic acid (hereinafter also referred to as Vitamin C). The invention also features polynucleotides comprising the full-length polynucleotide sequ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7863023 | Stereoselective preparation of gamma-lactones Method for stereoselectively preparing a (R) or (S) gamma-lactone consists in microbially biosynthesizing gamma-lactone, wherein the biosynthesis is carried out from a substrate selected from C5 to C20 fatty acids with the aid of a strain selected from those enablin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7846699 | Process for gibberellic acid production with “” strains The present invention provides an improved process for the production of gibberellic acid (GA3), achieving a yield over 225 g/kg of GA3 with solid substrate fermentation, and over 15 g/L by submerged fermentation. The method also provides novel... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7544494 | Vitamin C from sorbosone The present invention relates to a process for the production of vitamin C from L sorbosone using an aldehyde dehydrogenase which is isolated from Gluconobacter oxydans DSM 4025 (FERM BP-3812), said enzyme having the following physicochemical properties: (a) ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7531329 | Carbonyl reductase, gene thereof and method of using the same The present invention provides a novel polypeptide efficiently forming (R)-N-benzyl-3-pyrrolidinol, a polynucleotide coding for said polypeptide, and use of the same. The present invention relates to a polypeptide having the physical and chemical properties (1) to (... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7470526 | Chemo-enzymatic process for the preparation of escitalopram A process for preparing an intermediate for synthesizing escitalopram and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof from 4-(4-dimethylamino)-1-(4′-fluorophenyl)-1-(hydroxybutyl)-3-(acyloxymethyl)benzonitrile is described. The process involves converting said i... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7465563 | Enzymatic process for the manufacture of L-ascorbic acid and D-erythorbic acid A process for producing L-ascorbic acid from 2-keto-L-gulonic acid or D-erythorbic acid from 2-keto-D-gluconic acid by contacting 2-keto-L-gulonic acid or 2-keto-D-gluconic acid, respectively, with an enzym having α-amylase activity in solution. The solvent for thi... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7407780 | Process for producing glycerol in recombinant bacterial host cells The invention provides methods for producing products comprising improved host cells genetically engineered to have uncoupled productive and catabolic pathways. In particular, the present invention provides host cells having a modification in nucleic acid encoding a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396667 | Enzymatic depolymerization process of polylactic acid, and producing process of polylactic acid using depolymerization product A depolymerizing process of polylactic acid, wherein the polylactic acid is depolymerized in the presence of a hydrolase in an organic solvent or a supercritical fluid, thereby producing a re-polymerizable oligomer. A producing process of polylactic acid, wherein th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7351851 | Method for the production of 6,6,6-trihalo-3,5-dioxohexanoic acid esters A method for the production of 6,6,6-trihalo-3,5-dioxohexanoic acid esters of formula (I): in addition to the enols thereof and E and Z isomers, wherein X independently represents fluorine, chlorine or bromine... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348450 | Method for the production of 6,6,6-trihalo-3,5-dioxohexanoic acid esters A method for the production of 6,6,6-trihalo-3,5-dioxhexanoic acid esters of formula (I): in addition to the enols thereof and E and Z isomers, wherein X independently represents fluorine, chlorine or bromine ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341854 | Microbial production of vitamin C The present invention provides a process for the production of vitamin C from different substrates like D-sorbitol, L-sorbose, L-sorbosone or L-gulose using a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Gluconobacter oxydans DMS 4025 (FERM BP-3812), a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7238532 | Isothiazolone monitoring in aqueous systems A method for measuring the concentration of isothiazolones in aqueous systems including removing sample interferences by lowering the pH of a sample collected from the aqueous system containing isothiazolones and filtering the sample, removing additional interferenc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7148254 | 2-Phenylbenzofuran derivatives, a process for preparing them, and their use The present invention relates to 2-phenylbenzofurans of formula (I) which are formed, during fermentation, by the microorganism Aspergillus flavipes ST003878 (DSM 15290), to a process for preparing them and to th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7129067 | Method for producing lactone This invention relates to a method for producing a lactone comprising culturing Candida sorbophila in a medium containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy fatty acid, a hydroxy fatty acid derivative, and a hydrolysate of a hydroxy ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125692 | Process for producing monomer A process for producing a monomer for resists represented by the following general formula 1: wherein R1 represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl group; R2 | 10/24/2006 |
| 7088958 | Remote power amplifier linearization A communication system (20) includes a hub radio (22) that wirelessly communicates with any number of user radios (24). The hub radio (22) monitors signal quality measurements compiled from the communication signals (30′) transmi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7052885 | Process for preparing heterocyclic (R)- and (S)-cyanohydrins A process for preparing enantiomer-enriched heterocyclic (R)- and (S)-cyanohydrins of the formula (I), where R1, R2, R3, R4 independently of one another are H, an unsubstituted or substituted C1–C... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6960956 | Apparatus and methods for monitoring and controlling power amplifier linearity using detected fundamental and harmonic components An apparatus for monitoring a power amplifier coupled to a transmission medium includes a detector circuit, coupled to the transmission medium, that generates first and second detector signals corresponding to respective fundamental and harmonic components of a powe... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6930130 | Citrullimycines, a process for their production and their use as pharmaceuticals The present invention relates to novel active compounds named Citrullimycines, which are obtainable by cultivation of Streptomyces sp. ST 101396 (DSM 13309), and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives. The present invention further relates... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6927047 | Manufacture and purification of mycophenolic acid The present invention provides an improved method for the manufacture of Mycophenolic acid by solid substrate fermentation of Pencillium brevi-campactum, in a contained bioreactor under optimal fermentation parameters with its subsequent purification steps. | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924129 | Enzyme-catalyzed esterification of pendant carboxylic acid groups A method for enzymatically synthesizing a polymer by combining a preselected quantity of an enzyme, a first reactant selected from polymers with at least one carboxylic acid pendant group, a second reactant selected from alcohols, i.e., polyols, in a reaction vessel... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6794408 | Drechsleranol derivatives, processes for their preparation and their use The present invention provides novel drechsleranol compounds of formula (I) which are formed by the microorganism Drechslera australlensis, ST 003360, DSM 14093, or a fungus ST 004112, DSM 14524, during fermentation. A process for their preparation, pharmaceu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6777212 | Microbial process for producing L-ascorbic acid, D-erythorbic acid, and salts thereof A process for producing L-ascorbic acid or D-erythorbic acid, or in each case its sodium, potassium or calcium salt, from 2-keto-L-gulonic acid or 2-keto-D-gluconic acid, or in each case its sodium, potassium or calcium salt, that involves incubating 2-keto-L-guloni... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6720169 | Process for preparing optically active 2-amino-w-oxoalkanoic acid A process is disclosed for preparing an (S)-2-amino-ω-oxoalkanoic acid derivative in which the corresponding aldehyde is converted into the corresponding acetal-protected aldehyde, the acetal-protected aldehyde is converted into the corresponding aminonitrile, the ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713290 | Process for preparing optically pure (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone The present invention relates to a process for preparing optically pure (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone expressed by the following Formula 1 and more particularly, to a process that enables preparing optically pure (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone economically in large... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6630330 | Ascorbic acid production from yeast Herein is disclosed a method of generating ascorbic acid from yeast. In one embodiment, the yeast is a Zygosaccharomyces spp. or a Kluyveromyces spp. growing in a medium comprising an ascorbic acid precursor. In a second embodiment the yeast is a recombin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6602906 | Method for delivering ascorbic acid and acetone to the dermal layer of the skin The present invention provides a more efficient method of delivering therapeutically effective amounts of ascorbic acid and acetone to the dermal layer of the skin via the topical application of 5,6-O-isopropylidene L-ascorbic acid. This invention further... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6552176 | Salt forms of 6-n-butylamino-6-deoxy--L-sorbofuranose The invention is a process for producing N-substituted glucamines, a process for oxidizing an N-substituted glucamine with an oxidizing microbe or extract thereof, and a process for oxidizing an N-substituted glucamine with an oxidizing microbe or extract... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6541228 | Electrodialysis methods for purification and recovery of gluconic acid derivatives A process for purifying and concentrating a gluconic acid derivative, such as 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, comprising introducing a non-viable and/or acidified fermentation medium or an in-vitro reactor medium comprising at least the gluconic acid derivative an... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6518050 | Process for producing and extracting aromatic compounds The invention relates to a means for enhancing the value of distillation residues of fermentation products and in particular, a process for producing compounds of economic interest from these distillation residues of fermentation products. This production... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6444450 | Large-scale production of polyphenols or polyaromatic amines using enzyme-mediated reactions A process for large-scale, low cost, batch or continuous production of polyphenols using enzyme-mediated reactions and methods for recycling non-consumed reactants.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6410265 | Gene encoding a putive efflux protein for solvents/antibiotics in Pseudomonas mendocina This invention relates to the isolation of a novel putative efflux gene from Pseudomonas mendocina. The putative efflux gene is useful for probing an organism's efflux system to gain an understanding of the mechanisms of solvent tolerance. The invention f... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406904 | Process for preparing optically active 4-halogeno-1,3-butanediol and its derivative using pseudomonas A process for preparing an optically active 4-halogeno-1,3-butanediol and (R)-1,2,4-butanetriol or (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone which comprises reacting a racemic 4-halogeno-1,3-butanediol with a specific microorganism belonging to the genus Pseudomonas... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6399339 | Method for the enantioselective reduction of 3,5-dioxocarboxylic acids, their salts and their esters The invention relates to a method for the enantioselective reduction of 3,5-dioxocarboxylic acid derivatives and their syntheses. According to the invention, compounds of formula (4) are reacted with an alcohol dehydrogenase which preferably stems from La... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6387654 | Bacterial strains and fermentation processes for the production of 2-keto-l-gulonic acid The present invention relates to novel bacterial strains belonging to the genera Gluconobacter, Ketogulonogenium and Bacillus useful for the production of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid. The present invention further relates to the use of these strains for the pro... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6319699 | Bacterial strains and use thereof in fermentation processes for 2-keto-l-gulonic acid protection The present invention relates to a process for the production of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid by fermentative conversion of L-sorbose and/or D-sorbitol. The present invention further relates to novel bacterial strains useful in this process.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6251642 | Continuous process for preparing optically pure (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone The present invention relates to a continuous process for preparing optically pure (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone expressed by the following Formula 1 and more particularly, to a process which enables preparing optically pure (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolacton... | 06/26/2001 |
