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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955831 | Purified lactase The present invention relates to a lactase solution comprising a lactase solution comprising less than 10 g/kg of poly and oligosaccharides, a process for the production of such a lactase solution from an untreated lactase solution, a sterilized lactase solution and... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7838276 | nucleic acid sequences encoding carbohydrate utilization-related proteins and uses therefor Carbohydrate utilization-related and multidrug transporter nucleic acids and polypeptides, and fragments and variants thereof, are disclosed in the current invention. In addition, carbohydrate utilization-related and multidrug transporter fusion proteins, antigenic ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7393672 | DNA coding for endo-β-galactosidase A full-length cDNA is obtained by analyzing the partial amino acid sequence of purified endo-β-galactosidase C, constructing primers based thereon, effecting PCR with the use of the genomic DNA of Clostridium perfringens as a template to thereby obtain a fra... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371556 | Microorganism The present invention relates to a novel hyperthermophile, in particular, to a hyperthermophile belonging to a novel genus isolated from compost by fermenting organic wastes at a temperature of 85° C. or more which is capable of growing at 80° C. or more (Caldo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329524 | Agarase and gene thereof Production of efficiently producing agaro-oligosaccharide; a polypeptide having an agarase activity which is usable in, for example, efficiently extracting a substance such as a nucleic acid from an agarose gel; the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide; a gene enc... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7294498 | Glycosidase enzymes A thermostable glycosidase enzymes derived from various Thermococcus, Staphylothermus and Pyrococcus organisms is disclosed. The enzymes are produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in the food processing industry, pharmaceuti... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291474 | Hydrolytic substrates for an analyte-dependent enzyme activation system Disclosed are compounds of the general formulas: wherein Y is a moiety capable of being cleaved by a hydrolytic enzyme; L is a detectable label; X is a linking group; Z is a halogen; and R is hydrogen, an alkyl, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7232571 | Methods for reducing cholesterol using spores, systems and compositions The invention describes therapeutic compositions including a lactic acid-producing bacteria, such as isolated Bacillus coagulans, in combination with a bifidogenic oligosaccharides or other cholesterol-reducing agents for use in reducing LDL cholesterol and s... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7179634 | Methods for producing a polypeptide in a cell The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a Bacillus host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the Bacillus cell comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176018 | Cell lysis device A micromachined cell lysis device with electrodes that are spaced by less than 10 μm from one another. The cells are attracted to the space between the electrodes and then lysed. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135325 | Short enzyme donor fragment Short enzyme donor fragments of β-galactosidase are provided of not more than 40 amino acids, where the short fragments are used as a label and may be substituted with a wide variety of organic compounds, particularly polypeptides having independent functional acti... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118757 | Meningococcal class 1 outer-membrane protein vaccine Outer-membrane vesicles, Class 1 outer membrane proteins of Neisseria meningitidis, fragments or oligopeptides containing epitopes of the Class I OMP can be used to immunize against meningococcal disease. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109034 | Method for electro-permeabilization of individual cellular and organellar structures and use thereof The invention relates to a method for permeabilization of a cell structure consisting of a single cell, an intracellular structure or an organelle comprising the following steps: (a) microelectrodes, preferably two carbon fiber electrodes or hollow fiber electrodes,... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105330 | Human plasma hyaluronidase The invention is based on the discovery of methods for purification of an acid active hyaluronidase found in human plasma (hpHAse), including both biochemical and immunoaffinity purification methods. The method of immunoaffinity purification of the invention is base... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083816 | Modified whey, method for preparing same, use and bread-making product comprising modified whey The invention concerns a method for preparing modified whey comprising steps which consists in: a) lactose removal, b) hydrolysis, c) pre-treatment of calcium trap proteins, d) hydrolysis of the pre-treated proteins and e) enzyme inactivation. The hydrolysis process... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060483 | DNA encoding endo-β-galactosidase A full-length cDNA is obtained by analyzing the partial amino acid sequence of purified endo-β-galactosidase C, constructing primers based thereon, effecting PCR with the use of the genomic DNA of Clostridium perfringens as a template to thereby obtain a fra... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6955903 | Preblend of microcrystalline cellulose and lactase for making tablets A preblend for making lactase tablets is prepared containing about 1-99% (preferably about 200-60%) by weight lactase and about 1-99% (preferably about 40-80%) by weight microcrystalline cellulose. Lactase used in the preblend may be in combination with up to about ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6947791 | Method and apparatus for electrically assisted topical delivery of agents for cosmetic applications The present invention is based on the development of a method for cosmetic delivery of L-ascorbic acid-containing compositions to the layer of the skin wherein collagen formation takes place to enhance production of collagen and thereby combat some of the effects of... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933126 | Membrane transportable fluorescent substrates Intracellular enzyme-activated fluorescent substrates that can be transported into a cell are provided. The membrane transportable fluorescent substrates are complexes (e.g., ionic complexes) formed between an enzyme activated fluorescent substrate and a carrier mol... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6900010 | Compositions and methods for detecting human immunodeficiency virus Methods are provided for screening natural and synthetic anti-HIV agents using recombinant cells that are rendered susceptible to productive infection of various strains, subtypes or clades of HIV from both laboratory and clinical isolates. The method comprises: tak... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6884576 | Methods of monitoring HIV drug resistance A method is provided for detecting a presence of HIV virus in a sample comprising: taking a culture of recombinant cells which (a) are capable of cell division, (b) express CD4 receptor and one or more additional cell surface receptors necessary to allow the HIV vir... | 04/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6838271 | Low temperature expression chitinase cDNAs and method for isolating the same A winter wheat-derived chitinase cDNA is provided which has a nucleotide sequence corresponding to an amino acid sequence listed as SEQ. ID. No.1 in FIG. 1. Another winter wheat-derived chitinase cDNA is provided which has a nucleotide sequence corresponding ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838239 | Chitobiase as a reporter enzyme The present invention relates to reporter gene constructs encoding a cytoplasmic form of chitobiase (N,N′-diacetylchitobiase) and methods of using these reporter gene constructs. The use of a cytoplasmic form of chitobiase as a reporter enzyme is generally applica... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6833260 | Lactose hydrolysis The invention features methods and compositions for rapidly and effectively hydrolyzing lactose using recombinant lactic acid bacteria. ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6767728 | Composition for enzymatic deinking of waste paper A method and composition for deinking noncontact-printed wastepaper, particularly xerographic and laser-printed paper, and mixtures of contact and noncontact-printed wastepaper, using an enzyme mixture characterized by a high ratio of β-glucosidase activity to filt... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6727084 | Cold-active beta-galactosidase, the process for its preparation and the use thereof A purified cold-active beta galactosidase enzyme, specific for lactose, having a stable enzymatic activity at a temperature below 8° C. In the presence of lactose, a purified cold-active beta galactosidase enzyme, specific for lactose, having a stable enzymatic act... | 04/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6653109 | Method of producing derivatives of lactosamine Disclosed is a method of producing a compound with 댡-4 linkage which contains the lactosamine structure involving reacting at least one donor substance GalଲOR where R is an organic group, and at least one acceptor substance which is a glucopy... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6641996 | Microbial ଲ-glucuronidase genes, gene products and uses thereof Genes encoding microbial ଲ-glucuronidases and proteins and their uses are provided.... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6605431 | Promoter elements and methods of use The present invention provides novel polynucleotides that include promoter elements. The present invention also provides methods and kits for identification of compounds that alter transcription, preferably decrease transcription, of a polynucleotide. Als... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6573076 | Gene, group of genes, and novel ଲ-glucosidase An object of the present invention is to provide novel genes and gene group involved in cellulose synthesis of microorganisms. The present invention relates to a gene group encoding cellulase, cellulose synthase complex, ଲ-glucosidase and the like, and t... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6566099 | Nucleic acid encoding a chimeric polypeptide A therapeutic method whereby an individual suspected of having an -galactosidase A deficiency, such as Fabry disease, is treated either with (1) human cells that have been genetically modified to overexpress and secrete human -gal A, or (2) ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6534632 | Sialidase localized in plasma membrane DNA coding for the same The present invention provides a protein defined in the following (A) or (B), and DNA coding for the same: (A) a protein which has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 4, or (B) a protein which has the amino acid sequence including substitutio... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6511838 | Genes coding for ଲ-agarases and their use for producing agar biodegradation enzymes The invention relates to the novel Cytophaga drobachiensis strain deposited in the DSMZ Collection (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures)) on May 8, 1998 under the number DSM 12... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506592 | Hyperthermophilic alpha-glucosidase gene and its use Recombinant, thermostable alpha-glucosidases from archaeal micro-organisms and isolated DNA encoding for such alpha-glucosidases are provided. The isolated DNA is obtained by use of DNA or antibody probes prepared from the DNA encoding S. sulfataricus alp... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6461837 | Methods for producing a polypeptide using a consensus translational initiator sequence The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding... | 10/08/2002 |
