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An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8039241 | Thermostable alpha-amylases The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity, the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide comprising a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034600 | Polypeptides having alpha-amylase and granular starch hydrolyzing activity The present invention relates to a polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity obtained from a strain of Aspergillus niger. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7993897 | α-amylase mutants The present invention relates to a method of constructing a variant of a parent Termamyl-like α-amylase, which variant has α-amylase activity and at least one altered property as compared to the parent α-amylase, comprises i) an... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7892806 | Fungal alpha-amylase variants The inventors have developed a method of altering the amino acid sequence of a fungal alpha-amylase to obtain variants, and they have used the method to construct such variants. The variants may be useful for anti-staling in baked products. Accordingly, the inventio... | 02/22/2011 |
| RE42046 | Heterologous expression of an aspergillus kawachi acid-stable alpha amylase and applications in granular starch hydrolysis The present invention relates to a granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme composition comprising an acid stable alpha amylase (asAA) having granular starch hydrolyzing activity. The invention also relates to a one-step method for producing an alcohol which comprises con... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7691617 | Acid-stable alpha amylases having granular starch hydrolyzing activity and enzyme compositions The present invention relates to an acid-stable alpha amylase (asAA) derived from a strain of Aspergillus kawachi, which has granular starch hydrolyzing (GSH) activity, the heterologous expression of the asAA having GSH activity in filamentous fungal host cel... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7666650 | Amylase The inventors have identified amylases in fungal strains of Valsaria and found that the amylase can increase the shelf life of baked products. Particularly, the novel amylase in combination with a maltogenic amylase further improves the softness of bread crum... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7498159 | Heterologous alpha amylase expression in The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an Aspergillus strain and enzyme compositions including the same. ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7413879 | glucoamylase and homologs thereof The present invention is related to glucoamylases having at least 80% sequence identity to a Trichoderma glucoamylase having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and biologically functional fragments thereof. The invention is also related to DNA sequences coding for ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7354753 | Glucoamylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent fungal glucoamylase, which exhibits altered properties, in particular improved thermal stability and/or increased specific activity. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354752 | Acid-stable alpha amylases having granular starch hydrolyzing activity and enzyme compositions The present invention relates to an acid-stable alpha amylase (asAA) derived from a strain of Aspergillus kawachi, which has granular starch hydrolyzing (GSH) activity, the heterologous expression of the asAA having GSH activity in filamentous fungal host cel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341858 | Fungamyl-like alpha-amylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent Fungamyl-like fungal alpha-amylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability at acidic pH suitable for, e.g., starch processes. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332319 | Heterologous alpha amylase expression in The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an Aspergillus strain and enzyme compositions including the same. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323336 | Enzymes having alpha amylase activity and methods of use thereof The invention relates to alpha amylases and to polynucleotides encoding the alpha amylases. In addition methods of designing new alpha amylases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The alpha amylases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306936 | Alpha-amylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits altered properties, in particular reduced capability of cleaving a substrate close to the branching point, and improved substrate specificity and/or improved specific ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7285407 | Genes of cell wall-degrading enzymes derived from aspergillus, and method for the production the enzymes The purpose of the present invention is to isolate a gene encoding novel exo-, or endo-β-1,3-glucanase, to obtain a microorganism having an enhanced expression of said gene and to degrade β-1,3-glucan to its low molecular weight form by means of said enzymes. The ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273748 | Cellulases, the genes encoding them and uses thereof Genes encoding novel cellulases, and a gene encoding a protein that facilitates the action of such novel cellulases, the novel cellulases and a protein that facilitates the action of such cellulases, and enzyme preparations containing such proteins are described. Th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252933 | Protein glycosylation modification in methylotrophic yeast The present invention provides genetically engineered strains of methylotrophic yeast including Pichia and especially Pichia pastoris capable of producing proteins with reduced or modified glycosylation. Methods of producing glycoproteins with reduced ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7189552 | Thermostable alpha-amylases An isolated polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity, the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% identity with amino aci... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160710 | Fungamyl-like alpha-amylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent Fungamyl-like fungal alpha-amylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability at acidic pH suitable for, e.g., starch processes. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7122365 | Glucoamylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent fungal glucoamylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability and/or increased specific activity using saccharide substrates. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7067252 | Method for genome mining for secreted protein genes The present invention relates to a method for screening for compounds secreted by an organism, comprising (a) raising antibodies against secreted products of a donor organism, (b) providing a gene library from the donor organism, | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060474 | Carbohydrate oxidase and use thereof in baking The properties of dough or bread can be improved by the addition of a carbohydrate oxidase which can oxidize the reducing end of an oligosaccharide more efficiently than the corresponding monosaccharide, e.g., preferentially oxidizing maltodextrins or cellodextrins ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037704 | Heterologous expression of an acid-stable alpha amylase and applications in granular starch hydrolysis The present invention relates to a granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme composition comprising an acid stable alpha amylase (asAA) having granular starch hydrolyzing activity. The invention also relates to a one-step method for producing an alcohol which comprises con... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7005288 | Fungamyl-like alpha-amylase variants The invention relates to a variant of a parent Fungamyl-like fungal alpha-amylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability at acidic pH suitable for, e.g., starch processes. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6982163 | Process for preparing beta-fructofuranosidase enzyme and a process for producing fructooligosaccharides A process for preparing beta-fructofuranosidase enzyme and a process for producing fructooligosaccharides, in which the preparation of the enzyme is obtained by cultivating the fungus Aspergillus niger, either wild or mutated, in a preferably semi-solid cultu... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6916645 | Amylases Liquefying alkaline amylases, each having residual activity not less than 70% when treated at pH 10 and 45° C. for 30 minutes in the presence of 1 to 100 mM of EDTA or EGTA, are described. Also described are detergents comprising these amylases. In comparison with ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6900039 | Carbohydrate oxidase and use thereof in baking The properties of dough or bread can be improved by the addition of a carbohydrate oxidase which can oxidize the reducing end of an oligosaccharide more efficiently than the corresponding monosaccharide, e.g., preferentially oxidizing maltodextrins or cellodextrins ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6846656 | Process for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid The present invention provides a process for economically producing N-acetylneuraminic acid without using expensive materials such as pyruvic acid and phosphoenolpyruvic acid. The process comprises: allowing (i) a culture of a microorganism having N-acetylneuraminic... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6815191 | Endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase gene An endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase gene encoding the following protein (a) or (b): (a) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 3; and (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence represented by S... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6743615 | Process for the manufacture of a vitamin E intermediate The present invention is a process for converting trimethylhydroquinone diacetate (TMHQ-DA) into trimethylhydroquinone-1-monoacetate (TMHQ-1-MA) by contacting TMHQ-DA with a lipase to effect an enzymatic monosaponification of the TMHQ-DA. Also provided are methods o... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6723840 | Identification and expression of a novel kinesin motor protein The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of TL-γ, antibodies to TL-γ, methods of screening for TL-γ modulators using biologically active TL-γ, and kits for screening for TL-γ modulators. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6677137 | Avian and reptile derived polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having heparanase activity Avian and reptile derived heparanase and nucleic acids encoding same.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6586209 | Xylanase production An isolated DNA with a nucleotide sequence encoding a ripening form of a xylanase fungal origin having bread improving activity. Cells are transformed with this DNA and used to produce the ripening form of xylanase which itself is suitable for use in flou... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6566114 | Mannanases Novel mannanases comprising e.g. an amino acid sequence as shown in positions 31-330 of SEQ ID NO:2 or their homologues may be derived from e.g. Bacillus sp. I633, or may be encoded by polynucleotide molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence as shown in ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558728 | -glucuronidases of aspergillus, production thereof and their uses Recombinantly produced -glucuronidases which are useful in food manufacturing and as a feed additive to enhance the utilization of the feed components, and in other industrial applications such as pulp processing are provided. Genes coding for such... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6559131 | Use of fucane for regulating the reconstruction of connective tissue The invention concerns the use of fucanes for obtaining medicines for modulating metalloprotease and inhibiting leukocytic elastase. Said medicines help activate collagen synthesis inhibit proliferation of gingival fibroblasts, and activate proliferation ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6541233 | ଲ-glucanase from a bacillus A ଲ-Glucanase enzyme capable of hydrolytically cleaving mixed glucans is presented. The ଲ-Glucanase is sufficiently stable under alkaline conditions for use in industrial cleaning processes, especially in the brewing industry.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6534101 | Enzymes mixture obtained from Penicillium funiculosum The present invention relates to a novel micro-organism, Penicillium funiculosum, to a new enzymes mixture obtained from it, and nucleic acid sequences encoding such enzymes.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6503540 | Cloning and characterization of bves, a novel gene expressed in heart and uses thereof The present invention is directed to cloning and characterization of bves (blood vessel/epicardial substance), a cDNA expressed in developing and adult heart and skeletal muscle cells in chick, mouse and human. Also provided are applications of Bves as a ... | 01/07/2003 |
