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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114643 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from polyols Organisms are provided which express enzymes such as glycerol dehydratase, diol dehydratase, acyl-CoA transferase, acyl-CoA synthetase β-ketothiolase, acetoacetyl-CoA reductase, PHA synthase, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and glycerol-3-phosphatase, which are ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105809 | Enzymatic synthesis of acetoacetate esters and derivatives In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for the synthesis of an ester derivative of acetoacetate. The method includes providing a first ester of acetoacetate and providing an alcohol. The method further includes combining the first ester of acetoa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8093022 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymer compositions Several novel PHA polymer compositions produced using biological systems include monomers such as 3-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxypropionate, 2-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxyvalerate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxyvalerate and 5-hydroxyvalerate. These PHA compositions can rea... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8076110 | Methods for producing alkyl esters This invention relates to a method for producing an alkyl ester via a transesterification or esterification reaction. The method includes (1) mixing an oil source containing a triglyceride or a carboxylic acid and a first primary alcohol or a first secondary alcohol... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062871 | Microorganisms for the production of adipic acid and other compounds The invention provides a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having an adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid or caprolactam pathway. The microbial organism contains at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an enzyme in the respective adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid o... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053219 | Method for production of high purity polyhydroxyalkanonate (PHAs) The present invention relates to a method of producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) using Bacillus sp. with succinate as a carbon source. The PHAs comprise more than 95% of poly(3-hydroxyvalerate-co-4-hydroxyvalerate) (P3HV-co-P4HV). ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048655 | Recovery of organic acids A method is disclosed for the recovery of an organic acid from a dilute salt solution in which the cation of the salt forms an insoluble carbonate salt. A tertiary amine and CO2 are introduced to the solution to form the insoluble carbonate salt and a com... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8039237 | Bioabsorbable polymer containing 2-hydroxyacid monomers Genetically engineered organisms for production of PHA copolymers containing 2-hydroxyacid monomers and the methods of making and using thereof have been developed. The copolymers containing 2-hydroxyacid monomers can be synthesized via biosynthesis by the action of... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8012724 | Production of degummed fatty acid alkyl esters using both lipase and phospholipase in a reaction mixture The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, such as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and fatty acid ethyl esters with a low level of impurities such as phospholipids. The method of the invention is simplified by combining two proc... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003355 | Polymer extraction methods A method of separating a polymer from a biomass containing the polymer, includes contacting the biomass with a solvent system, the solvent system including a solvent for the polymer and a precipitant for the polymer, to provide a residual biomass and a solution that... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7981644 | Perhydrolase providing improved peracid stability An acetyl xylan esterase variant having perhydrolytic activity is provided for producing peroxycarboxylic acids from carboxylic acid esters and a source of peroxygen. More specifically, a Thermotoga maritima acetyl xylan esterase gene was modified using error... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981643 | Perhydrolase providing improved peracid stability An acetyl xylan esterase variant having perhydrolytic activity is provided for producing peroxycarboxylic acids from carboxylic acid esters and a source of peroxygen. More specifically, a Thermotoga maritima acetyl xylan esterase gene was modified using error... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981642 | Polymer extraction methods A method of separating a polymer from a biomass containing the polymer, includes contacting the biomass with a solvent system, the solvent system including a solvent for the polymer and a precipitant for the polymer, to provide a residual biomass and a solution that... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977076 | Integrated processes and systems for production of biofuels using algae A process for production of biofuels from biomass can include depolymerizing a biomass to form a feed. The feed can be formed by autotrophically growing algal biomass and extracting the feed therefrom. The algal feed can be converted to an algal oil by introducing t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972822 | Enzyme-catalyzed polycarbonate and polycarbonate ester synthesis An enzymatic process for preparing aliphatic polycarbonates via terpolymerization or transesterification using a dialkyl carbonate, an aliphatic diester, and an aliphatic diol or triol reactant. A catalyst having an enzyme capable of catalyzing an ester hydrolysis r... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7960151 | Perhydrolase providing improved peracid stability An acetyl xylan esterase variant having perhydrolytic activity is provided for producing peroxycarboxylic acids from carboxylic acid esters and a source of peroxygen. More specifically, a Thermotoga maritima acetyl xylan esterase gene was modified using error... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7927847 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927846 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7919288 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919287 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919286 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7901915 | Biocatalytic manufacturing of (meth) acrylic esters The invention relates to a biocatalytic method or process for the synthesis of esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid free of positively chargeable/charged groups, comprising reacting one or more alcohols (alcohol starting materials) which are free of positi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7888082 | Process for producing ethanol from corn dry milling A process for producing ethanol by the conversion of carbohydrates from a corn dry milling process in which the bottoms fraction from distillation of ethanol in a conventional yeast fermentation is used in a process including a combination of biochemical and synthet... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888083 | Process for the preparation of dihydroxy esters and derivatives thereof A process is provided for the preparation of a compound of formula (1) wherein R and R′ represent optionally substituted hydrocarbyl groups and X represents a hydrocarbyl linking group. The process comprises either the st... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879585 | Ketoreductase enzymes and uses thereof The present disclosure provides ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875443 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871802 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867737 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867739 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867738 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863027 | Process for enzymatically converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid A process is provided to improve the specific activity of an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity when converting glycolonitrile to glycolic acid under aqueous reaction conditions. Inclusion of an effective amount of at least one amine protectant improves the s... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7846700 | Method for preparing transformants expressing benzaldehyde dehydrogenase and preparation of 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid using the transformants Disclosed herein are a method for preparing a transformant which carries a gene encoding benzaldehyde dehydrogenase derived from Sphingomonas aromaticivorans KCTC 2888 and expresses the enzyme, and biological purification of the crude naphthalene dicarboxylic... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7754455 | Biocatalytic manufacturing of (meth) acrylylcholine or 2-(N, N-dimethylamino) ethyl (meth) acrylate A biocatalytic method for the synthesis of 2-(N,N-dimethyl amino)ethanol and/or choline esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid comprising reacting 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethanol and/or choline with acrylyl-CoA and/or methacrylyl-coA in the presence of a biocat... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7732171 | Process for the preparation of dihydroxy esters and derivatives thereof A process is provided for the preparation of a compound of formula (1) wherein R and R′ represent optionally substituted hydrocarbyl groups and X represents a hydrocarbyl linking group. The process comprises either the st... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727751 | Method for the preparation of mycophenolate mofetil by enzyme tranesterification The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in which an ester of mycophenolic acid (MPA) with a low-molecular-weight aliphatic alcohol is transesterified with N-(2-hydroxyethyl)morpholine in the presence of Candid... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713720 | Polymer extraction methods Polymer extraction methods are disclosed. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7666636 | Process for producing poly-β-hydroxybutyrate A process for producing poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) involves contacting maple sap with bacteria (e.g Alcaligenes latus) that convert sugars into poly-β-hydroxybutyrate. The use of maple sap is comparable to or better than the use of pure sucrose, and the u... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7642075 | Process of preparing a biodegradable polymer using an enzyme catalyst and a biodegradable polymer prepared through the process Disclosed is a process of preparing a biodegradable polymer using an enzyme catalyst and a biodegradable polymer prepared through the process. The process includes polycondensing a polyhydric alcohol monomer having a secondary hydroxyl functional group and an acid m... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7638316 | 3-hydroxypropionic acid and other organic compounds Methods and materials related to producing 3-HP as well as other organic compounds are disclosed. Specifically, isolated nucleic acids, polypeptides, host cells, and methods and materials for producing 3-HP and other organic compounds are disclosed. ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7582456 | Method for separating, extracting and purifying poly-β-hydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) directly from bacterial fermentation broth The invention discloses a method for directly separating and purifying polyhydroxyalkanoates in cells from fermentation liquid and it relates to the field of posttreatment technology of biological engineering. The method includes following steps: pretreating ferment... | 09/01/2009 |
