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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396670 | Asparaginases and method of preparing a heat-treated product The formation of acrylamide during heat treatment in the production of a food product is reduced by treating the raw material with an enzyme before the heat treatment. The enzyme is capable of reacting on asparagine or glutamine (optionally substituted) as a substra... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7323326 | 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... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309587 | Process for producing β 1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase and N-acetylglucosamine-containing complex carbohydrate The present invention can provide a process for producing a protein having β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity using a transformant comprising a DNA encoding a protein having β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity derived from a microorganism belo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7256030 | Family 9 endo-β-1,4-glucanases An enzyme exhibiting endo-β-1,4-glucanase activity which belongs to family 9 of glycosyl hydrolases is obtainable from or endogeneous to a strain belonging to the genus Bacillus such as Bacillus licheniformis, ATCC 14580; an isolated polynucleotide (DNA) mol... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7144722 | Pectate lyases The present invention relates to pectate lyases comprising the amino acid sequence Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Val Pro (NLNSRVP) (amino acids 236–242 of SEQ ID NO: 2) belonging to Family 1 of polysaccharide lyases have good performance in industrial processes under... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7063976 | 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... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6998262 | Polysaccharide extract of sp. and an orally active pharmaceutical composition comprising the same This invention provides a Dioscorea polysaccharide extract prepared by the method of this invention, which enhances the immunological activities by regulating the gene expression of cytokines. This invention further provides a Dioscorea polysaccharide ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6897046 | Process of preparing biologically active substance The yield of active polysaccharides contained in Agaricus blazei, such as β-glucan, can be improved, by decomposing and treating the mycelium or fruit body of Agaricus blazei or a liquid waste of the culture of the mycelium with an enzymatic agent pri... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6835558 | Beta-glucan compositions and process therefore An efficient method for producing high quality beta glucan enriched soluble dietary fiber products is described. An aqueous extraction slurry of beta glucan-containing grain material is homogenized, acidified and enzymatically digested to reduce viscosity and optimi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6706497 | Methods for producing sialyloligosaccharides in a dairy source The present invention provides methods for producing sialyloligosaccharides in situ in dairy sources and cheese processing waste streams, prior to, during, or after processing of the dairy source during the cheese manufacturing process. The methods of the present in... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6623953 | Enzymatic composition and method for seasoning wood The invention relates to an enzymatic composition and also to a method for seasoning wood, intended in particular for applications in the food industry. The method consists in immersing green wood in an aqueous solution comprising an enzymatic composition... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6623954 | Process for removal of phosphorous from a dairy stream The invention relates to a method of removing phosphorous from sialyloligosaccharides isolated from a dairy stream using phytase.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6623750 | Enzyme composition adapted for application to ruminant feed to increase protein digestability thereof and method of treating ruminant feeds relating thereto Enzyme feed supplements containing fungal cellulase produced by Trichoderma viride are specially adapted for increasing protein digestability of dairy cow and cattle feed. Preferred embodiments of the present invention include enzyme formulations adapted ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613754 | Polysaccharide-based extract from ganoderma, pharmaceutical use thereof, and process for preparing the same In a process for preparing a polysaccharide-based extract, raw material of ganoderma genus is subjected to an alcohol treatment to obtain a polysaccharide-rich product from which a supernatant solution is subsequently obtained with the use of water of an ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607725 | Conjugate vaccine for nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae A conjugate vaccine for Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae comprising lipooligosaccharide from which esterified fatty acids have been removed conjugated to an immunogenic carrier. The vaccine is useful for prevention of otitis media and respiratory infect... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6586212 | Corn fiber for the production of advanced chemicals and materials: derivatizable cellulose and cellulose derivatives made therefrom The invention provides a method of obtaining a cellulose material from corn fiber wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) heating a mixture of corn fiber and a liquid; (b) contacting the mixture of step (a) with a protease enzyme, thereby providing... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6586213 | Process for clarification of xanthan solutions and xanthan gum produced thereby A process is disclosed for clarifying an aqueous xanthan gum solution comprising treatment of the xanthan solution with at least one chelating agent, surfactant, organic acid, or a mixture thereof, and with a protease enzyme or a lysozyme and a protease e... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6558930 | Physiologically active materials from cereals and process for preparation thereof The present invention relates to physiologically active materials separated from the cereals and manufacturing method thereof. Physiologically active materials such as ferulic acid and arabinoxylan present in cereal brans were separated by the extrusion p... | 05/06/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6485954 | Enzyme with galactanase activity The present invention relates to an enzyme with galactanase activity, a DNA construct encoding the enzyme with galactanase activity, a method of producing the enzyme, an enzyme composition comprising said enzyme with galactanase activity, and the use of s... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6465218 | Biologically active substance and process of preparing the same The yield of active polysaccharides contained in Agaricus blazei, such as ଲ-glucan, can be improved, by decomposing and treating the mycelium or fruit body of Agaricus blazei or a liquid waste of the culture of the mycelium with an enzymatic agent p... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6426211 | Xylanase derived from a Bacillus species, expression vectors for such xylanase and other proteins, host organisms therefor and use thereof A purified xylanase derived from B. Pumilus PRL B12 is disclosed. This xylanase is efficient for use in the biobleaching of wood pulp, permitting a strong reduction in the quantity of chlorine used and AOX compounds produced in classical and ECF wood pulp... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6376220 | Mannose-containing copra meal composition The gist of the present invention resides in a mannose-containing copra meal composition obtained by allowing two enzymes, xylanase and ଲ-galactomannan, to act on copra meal, and in a method for preparing the same, in which mannose can be liberated ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6352845 | Corn fiber for the production of advanced chemicals and materials: separation of monosaccharides and methods thereof In one aspect, the invention provides methods of obtaining at least one monosaccharide from corn fiber the method comprises the steps of: (a) heating an aqueous mixture of corn fiber and a liquid; (b) contacting the mixture of step (a) with a protease enz... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6342367 | Method for the preparation of chondroitin sulfate compounds Disclosed is an economical method for the preparation of chondroitin sulfates A and C useful as an effective ingredient of medicaments from fish scales as a waste material discharged from fishery in large quantities. Fish scales are enzymatically decompos... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6323008 | Methods for producing sialyloligosaccharides in a dairy source The present invention provides methods for producing sialyloligosaccharides in situ in dairy sources and cheese processing waste streams, prior to, during, or after processing of the dairy source during the cheese manufacturing process. The methods of the... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323007 | 2,6-ଲ-D-fructan hydrolase enzyme and processes for using the enzyme The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having polypeptide having 2,6-ଲ-D-fructan hydrolase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and ho... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6297037 | Oxidatively stable alpha-amylase Novel alpha-amylase mutants derived from the DNA sequences of naturally occurring or recombinant alpha-amylases are disclosed. The mutant alpha-amylases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modifications of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6284524 | Pectate lyases The present invention relates to microbial pectate lyases, more specifically to microbial enzymes exhibiting pectate lyase activity as their major enzymatic activity in the neutral and alkaline pH ranges, to a method of producing such an enzyme, and to me... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6232101 | Oxidase-promoted gelling of phenolic polymers A method for causing gelling or increase of viscosity of an aqueous medium containing a gellable polymeric material having substituents with phenolic hydroxy groups comprises adding an oxidase, particularly a laccase, to the aqueous medium.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6200797 | Bacterial protein with xylanase activity The invention relates to specific bacterium and proteins with xylanase activity derived from the bacteria, in particular to xylanases which are free of any significant cellulase activity and which are active at high temperature and at neutral to alkaline ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6184011 | Method of releasing solid matrix affinity adsorbed particulates A method of releasing particulates from a solid matrix is provided. The method is effected adding to the solid matrix a degrading enzyme capable of degrading the solid matrix, to thereby release the particulates from the solid matrix.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6165769 | Pectin degrading enzymes from Bacillus licheniformis Pectin degrading enzymes derived from or endogeneous to Bacillus licheniformis or other Bacillus species which are at least 99% homologous to Bacillus licheniformis based on aligned 16S rDNA sequences have optimum activity at pH higher than 8. The pectin ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6156543 | Method for preparing surface-active agents Process for preparing surfactant, which comprises contacting cane trash, maize by-products, sorghum by-products, barley by-products, rice by-products, fruits, chicory pulp, tubers or cynara for at least 5 seconds with a hydrolysing agent selected from an ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6147206 | Isolation of hemicellulose from corn fiber This invention pertains to a high yield process for producing high quality corn fiber gum by hydrogen peroxide treatment of corn fiber during alkaline extraction and/or after obtaining the alkaline extract of milled corn fiber. This process comprises the ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6124124 | Oxidation in solid state of oxidizable galactose type of alchohol configuration containing polymer Composition comprising oxidizable galactose type of alcohol configuration containing polymer (such as guar) which is in solid state and galactose oxidase. Application of such oxidized polymers in the papermaking process results in superior paper strength ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113908 | Methods for processing oat groats and products thereof Methods of treating dehulled or hull-less oat, i.e. oat groats, to produce oat pearlings, oat flour and oat bran products are described. Oat groats are abrasion milled to remove up to 15% by weight and produce pearled oat groats and pearlings. The pearlin... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6037161 | Enzyme with acetyl esterase activity The present invention provides an enzyme with acetyl esterase activity comprising the amino acid sequence IxFGDxYYT(SEQ ID NO: 1), in which x designates any amino acid residue. The enzyme exhibits activity towards acetylated xylan and acetylated mannan an... | 03/14/2000 |
