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Class 435/276 - Sugar (e.g., molasses treatment, etc.)


Subclass of Class 435 - Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Definition: Processes wherein the preexisting material is a monosaccharide
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 07/03/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7238351Immunogen adherence inhibitor directed to lactic acid producing organisms and method of making and using it
The method of producing a microbial adherence inhibitor for administration to food animals to control the incidents of acidosis in food animals by preventing the adherence of colony-forming lactic acid producing bacteria in the rumen or intestinal tracts of the food...
07/03/2007
7077953Nanofilter system and method of use
An acid recovery system used in a hydrolysis operation includes a chromatographic unit to provide initial separation of sugar and acid. The sugar product provided by the chromatographic unit is processed to produce higher value products, such as ethanol. The remaini...
07/18/2006
6812010Method for enzymatic preparation of homogentisate
The invention concerns a method for enzymatic preparation of homogentisate (HMO) from 4-hydroxypyruvate (HPP), characterized in that it consists in carrying out in a suitable reaction medium the following enzymatic reactions: enzymatic conversion of HPP into 4-hydro...
11/02/2004
6627430Cultivation of zygomycetes from spent sulfite liquor
The present invention relates to a process for the cultivation of chitin/chirosanrich, filamentous fungi with capacity to assimilate mannose as well as xylose, galactose, and glucose, wherein the cultivation of the filamentous fungi in a liquid medium ext...
09/30/2003
6623750Enzyme 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
6231765Process for making polymeric complex from residual or by-product effluents from distilleries
A process for obtaining a polymeric complex from a by-product effluent obtained in a process for manufacturing alcohol by distilling a fermented aqueous sugar solution containing yeast. After distilling alcohol from the effluent a chemical or biological f...
05/15/2001
6156563Method for clarifying cane sugar juice
A new method for clarifying sugar cane juice is disclosed. Treating the phytic acid (or phytate) in sugar cane juice with phytase and acid phosphatase converts the phytic acid to inositol and inorganic phosphate, thereby improving the clarification of the...
12/05/2000
6156543Method 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
6106673Method for separating components of a fermentation process byproduct containing oil bound with fibers
A process and system are provided for the separation of a fermentation process byproduct into its constituent components and for the subsequent recovery of those constituent components. The process is remarkably simple--requiring only 1) heating of a mixt...
08/22/2000
6077702Endo ଲ-1,4-glucanase from Aspergillus
A glucanase enzyme is described. In addition, there is described a nucleotide sequence coding for the glucanase enzyme and a promoter for controlling its expression....
06/20/2000
6017753Process for the manufacture of methyl glucoside having low color and low sugar content
A process for decolorizing an aqueous solution of methyl glucoside, the solution containing at least one color component and at least one sugar component, is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of providing the aqueous solution of MeG; adding to sa...
01/25/2000
5830715DNA encoding enzyme, recombinant DNA and enzyme, transformant, and their preparations and uses
Disclosed are a DNA encoding an enzyme which releases trehalose from non-reducing saccharides having a trehalose structure as an end unit and having a degree of glucose polymerization of 3 or higher, recombinant DNA and enzyme, transformant, and their pre...
11/03/1998
5716813DNA encoding enzyme, recombinant DNA and enzyme, transformant, and their preparations and uses
Disclosed are a DNA encoding an enzyme which releases trehalose from non-reducing saccharides having a trehalose structure as an end unit and having a degree of glucose polymerization of 3 or higher, recombinant DNA and enzyme, transformant, and their pre...
02/10/1998
5578339Sweetener, process for its preparation and the use thereof
A process for the preparation of a sweetener, in which sucrose is converted enzymatically into a saccharide mixture which is called "isomerized sucrose" and has a disaccharide content of more than 85% by weight, then non-isomerized remaining sucrose is re...
11/26/1996
5508183Enhanced attrition bioreactor for enzyme hydrolysis or cellulosic materials
A process for converting cellulosic materials, such as waste paper, into fuels and chemicals, such as sugars and ethanol, utilizing enzymatic hydrolysis of the major carbohydrate of paper: cellulose. A waste paper slurry is contacted by cellulase in an ag...
04/16/1996
5506123Municipal solid waste processing facility and commercial lactic acid production process
A method of processing waste is disclosed wherein the municipal solid waste is segregated and processed to recover reusable rubber, metal, plastic, glass and the remaining organic portion of the waste stream is used to make lactic acid and other chemicals...
04/09/1996
5441644Method of isolation and purification of trehalose
A method for isolating and purifying trehalose from trehalose-containing solutions is described. Using ultrafiltration and selective concentration, highly pure crystals of trehalose dihydrate are obtained from aqueous solution....
08/15/1995
5348871Process for converting cellulosic materials into fuels and chemicals
A process for converting cellulosic materials, such as waste paper, into fuels and chemicals utilizing enzymatic hydrolysis of the major constituent of paper, cellulose. A waste paper slurry is contacted by cellulase in an agitated hydrolyzer. The cellula...
09/20/1994
5238826Process for manufacturing xylose
Process for manufacture of D-xylose characterized by the fact that: in a first step, syrup of D-xylulose is subjected to an enzymatic isomerization in M3 providing a mixture of D-xylose and D-xylulose, in a second step, the abovesaid mixture is subjected...
08/24/1993
4920052Process for producing glucose isomerase
A glucose isomerase useful for the conversion of glucose to fructose can be prepared by growing under aerobic conditions a culture of a species of Microbacterium in a medium containing appropriate nutrients and then recovering the enzyme....
04/24/1990
4770784Scrubbing process for high feed concentrations
A scrubbing process for high feed concentrations of different materials in liquid streams. The process calls for providing a porous membrane in a cell, the membrane having pores of sufficient dimension to allow passage of the different materials therethro...
09/13/1988
4753885Foam control in the sugar industry and in the yeast industry
Foam is controlled in the sugar industry and yeast industry by a process in which oxyalkylation products of the formula I where R is alkyl of 6 to 22 carbon atoms or alkylphenyl where alkyl is of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, X1 and X3 are ethyle...
06/28/1988
4748117Method for forming amphotericin B crystals in fermentation broth
A new method is provided for forming crystals of amphotericin B directly in fermentation broth which crystals are easily separable without use of costly solvent extraction techniques which method includes a direct microbial cell autolysis step to induce c...
05/31/1988
4650757Process of enzymatic conversion of polysaccharides
Enzymatic conversion of polysaccharides to monosaccharides or lower molecular weight polysaccharides is carried out by means of an enzyme derived from B. megaterium which exhibits alpha-amylase activity....
03/17/1987
4532232Lectin-containing separation agent
A separation agent composed of a water insoluble solid substance with a convatently bound lectin. Said solid substance is structurally composed of a water insoluble silica or silicate material as basic material and via a linkage to silicon atoms in the si...
07/30/1985
4530902Method for producing fructose-1,6-diphosphoric acid
A ferric salt of the fructose-1,6-diphosphate is disclosed, which can be precipitated quantitatively from FDP-containing mixtures and has the formula (FDP)3 Fe4. For preparing such salt, a ferric salt and an alkali are added to a fer...
07/23/1985
4450238Biologically pure culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
The invention relates to a process for the production of the alpha-galactosidase enzyme by culturing yeasts of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genus in a temperature range from 20° C. to 40° C. The invention also relates to a process for enzymic hydrolysis...
05/22/1984
4431737Process for the production of alpha-galactosidase and uses of the enzyme thus obtained
The enzyme alpha-galactosidase is prepared from a constitutive mutant of the strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae NRRL-Y-12057, said mutant being marked by the identification number NRRL-Y-12533....
02/14/1984
4421852Production of high fructose syrup from inulin involving ultrafiltration
High fructose syrups are obtained from Jerusalem artichoke tubers and other naturally-occurring inulin-containing materials by extraction of the inulin and any related fructans from the tubers with water, elimination of some low molecular weight nitrogeno...
12/20/1983
4376167Hydrolysis of raffinose by alpha-galactoxidase
The invention relates to a process for the production of the alpha-galactoxidase enzyme by culturing yeasts of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genus in a temperature range from 20° C. to 40° C. The invention also relates to a process for enzymic hydrolysis...
03/08/1983
4327183Method for purifying fatty acid esters of saccharide
This invention provides a method for purifying crude fatty acid esters of saccharide containing at least fatty acid glycerides as impurity, and which method comprises decomposing the fatty acid glycerides by the treatment thereof with a lipid splitting en...
04/27/1982
4288551Process for the purification of sugar syrups
A process for removing color, turbidity, flavor, and odor from impure sugar syrups by entrapping the sugar impurities in an insoluble, primary calcium phosphate or aluminum hydroxide floc at about neutral pH, adding a suitable amount of hydrogen peroxide,...
09/08/1981
4277563Preparation of fructose
Fructose in a purified form is recovered from plant parts containing fructose polymer, such as inulin, by treatment of the mixed plant parts with an aqueous solution of fructose polymer hydrolyzing enzyme, such as inulase, followed by recovering the remai...
07/07/1981
4111750Process for converting liquefied starch to a mixture of glucose and fructose utilizing a multi-component immobilized enzyme system
A process is provided for converting liquefied starch to a mixture of glucose and fructose by the utilization of a multicomponent immobilized enzyme system. The enzyme system comprises immobilized glucoamylase, glucose isomerase and debranching enzyme....
09/05/1978
4102743Process for the removal of sucrose from a sugar mixture
A culture medium composed of necessary sources and tap water is sterilized, inoculated under strains of the genus Streptococcus and then cultivated under aeration and agitation. Subsequent to the cultivation, the resultant was subjected to water-washing a...
07/25/1978
3992260Method for increasing yield of sucrose
In a method for producing sucrose from beets or beet molasses by the deionization process using ion-exchange resins or the saccharate process or in a method for producing sucrose from beets without resorting to either of the two processes mentioned above,...
11/16/1976
3976544Water-soluble immunological adjuvants, in particular for vaccines, obtained from mycobacteria and related microorganisms and process for their extraction
The invention pertains to a water-soluble immunological adjuvant, especially for vaccines. It is obtained by enzymatic treatment of mycobacteria or Nocardia whole cells in aqueous medium and by a recovery from said aqueous medium....
08/24/1976
3957578Method for manufacture of ଱-galactosidase by microorganism
When novel mold strains belonging to genus Absidia are cultured in an inducer-containing medium of the type ordinarily used for the culture of ଱-galactosidase producing molds, notably high ଱-galactosidase activity is produced and absolutely no...
05/18/1976
 
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