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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7524660 | Utilization of fructose in microbial production strains A process has been developed for the utilization of fructose by PTS− microorganisms. Providing the microorganisms with increased fructokinase activity, and optionally with increased fructose transport capacity, allows the microorganisms to use fructose ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7402415 | Method for the production of glycerol by recombinant organisms Recombinant organisms are provided comprising genes encoding a glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and/or a glycerol-3-phosphatase activity useful for the production of glycerol from a variety of carbon substrates. The organisms further contain disruptions in the end... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7351560 | Glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from , genes encoding the same, vector and host cell containing the genes, and method for producing glycerol using the host cell Provided are a polypeptide having glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and a 80% or more homology to an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and a polypeptide having glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase activity and a 80% or more homology to an amino ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323539 | Polytrimethylene ether glycol and polytrimethylene ether ester with excellent quality A process is provided comprising contacting 1,3-propanediol with a suitable polymerization catalyst to produce polytrimethylene ether glycol or random polytrimethylene ether ester, wherein the 1,3-propanediol comprises about 10 microg/g or less peroxide compounds, b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7098368 | Hydrogenation of biochemical derived 1,3 -propanediol The invention discloses a hydrogenation process for removing impurities and controlling acid for use in downstream processing of biochemically-derived 1,3-propanediol. Preferably, the biochemically-derived 1,3-propanediol, before the contacting, has an initial color... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7005291 | Transformed microorganisms and genes useful in the production of glycerol and 1,3-propanediol Recombinant organisms are provided comprising genes encoding a glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and/or a glycerol-3-phosphatase activity useful for the production of glycerol from a variety of carbon substrates. The organisms further contain disruptions in the end... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6900361 | Process for lactose conversion to polyols A process for converting lactose into polyols that includes (a) hydrolyzing lactose to produce a hydrolyzate that includes at least one monosaccharide, (b) subsequently hydrogenating the hydrolyzate to produce an alditol-containing intermediate composition, and (c) ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6605452 | Fatty acid polyol ester-coated lipase complex immobilized on insoluble matrix A lipase preparation is prepared containing a surfactant-coated lipase complex immobilized onto an insoluble matrix. A preferred surfactant is a fatty acid polyol ester such as sorbitan monostearate (SMS). The lipase preparation may be provided in granula... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6566124 | Processes for synthesis and purification of nondigestible fats A process for removing digestible fat from a crude reaction mixture comprising nondigestible fat and at least one digestible fat selected from the group consisting of digestible fats having fatty acid chains, comprising the steps of: (1) treating the crud... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6361983 | Process for the isolation of 1,3-propanediol from fermentation broth The invention concerns a process for the isolation of polyols, such as 1,3-propanediol, from a fermentation broth. Specifically, the invention discloses a process of adding base to the fermentation broth to raise the pH to a suitable level for reduction o... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6358716 | Method for the production of glycerol by recombinant organisms Recombinant organisms are provided comprising genes encoding a glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and/or a glycerol-3-phosphatase activity useful for the production of glycerol from a variety of carbon substrates.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5830719 | Process for continuously splitting a glyceride into carboxylic acids and glycerin Carboxylic acids and glycerine are made by a continuous splitting process which involves the formation of a presplitting mixture by separately adding the glyceride, an effective lipase in an amount sufficient to produce partial splitting of the glyceride,... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5620877 | Method of fermenting sugars resulting from strong acid hydrolysis An economically viable method of fermenting a mixture of sugars resulting from the acid hydrolysis of material containing cellulose and hemicellulose allows for the simultaneous fermentation of both pentose and hexose sugars. The sugar solution is mixed w... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5177008 | Process for manufacturing ethanol and for recovering glycerol, succinic acid, lactic acid, betaine, potassium sulfate, and free flowing distiller's dry grain and solubles or a solid fertilizer therefrom This invention relates to the manufacture of ethanol and the recovery of economically significant amounts of such by-products therefrom as glycerol, betaine, L-pyroglutamic acid, succinic and lactic acid, potassium sulfate and a free flowing distiller's d... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5177009 | Process for manufacturing ethanol and for recovering glycerol, succinic acid, lactic acid, betaine, potassium sulfate, and free flowing distiller's dry grain and solubles or a solid fertilizer therefrom This invention relates to the manufacture of ethanol and the recovery of such by-products therefrom as glycerol, betaine, succinic and lactic acid, potassium sulfate and a free flowing distiller's dry grain and solubles useful as an animal feed or a compo... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4865978 | Lipolytic splitting of fats and oils Triglycerides in fats and oils are lipase-hydrolyzed to fatty acids and glycerol, in the absence of surfactants, wherein much less lipase is employed than previously used, and yet essentially all the triglycerides are hydrolyzed. A special mixer is used h... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4393083 | Method for producing grape must and wine A glycerol-enriched artificially botrytized grape must is obtained by adding cyclic-3',5'-adenylic acid or cyclic-3',5'-adenylic acid derivatives to a grape must and contacting the must aerobically with the mycelia of Botrytis cineria to increase the glyc... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4056442 | Lipase composition for glycerol ester determination A synergistic composition of microbial lipases from Rhizopus arrhizirs and Candida cylindracea is used for the hydrolysis of glycerol esters such as triglycerides in the determination of glycerol esters present in an aqueous medium such as body fluid.... | 11/01/1977 |
