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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435583 | Membrane fractions of 1,2--diacylglycerol-enriched cells The invention concerns membrane fractions of cells containing a recombinant MGDG synthase and enriched with 1,2-sn-diacylglycerol, their preparation method, their use for screening molecules inducing MGDG synthase activity and a method for screening molecules induci... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429467 | Emulsion compositions An emulsion is useful in allowing a wide variety of gene products to be expressed via eukaryotic in vitro expression. The emulsion comprises a silicone based surfactant, a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase; wherein the hydrophilic phase comprises a plurality... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7407800 | Method for the isolation of intact mitochondria from cells Intact mitochondria is isolated from cells by swelling the cells, lysing the swollen cells using a mild detergent such as CHAPS to release the mitochondria, and then recovering the mitochondria. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7332321 | Viral fibers Long rod shaped M13 viruses were used to fabricate one dimensional (1D) micro- and nanosized diameter fibers by mimic the spinning process of the silk spider. Liquid crystalline virus suspensions were extruded through the micrometer diameter capillary tubes in cross... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329423 | Compositions comprising thylakoids useful in the modulation of inflammation process A thylakoid extract that is preferably stabilized and activable for treating inflammation is described. Different types of cell or tissue targets and inflammatory stimuli have been used to evaluate the performance of the extract, which, in all cases successfully mod... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7297532 | Surface based translation system Translationally competent ribosomes are bound to a solid substrate through a specific attachment site. A spatial array of such immobilized ribosomes may be produced on a planar substrate, microbeads, on fiber optics. One or more components of the ribosome complex ar... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270839 | Process of obtaining thylakoids from photosynthetic organisms; plant fractions obtained from the process; pure thylakoids; and methods of use of thylakoids as ROS scavengers, photo-protectors, biosensors, biofilters and bioreactors This invention relates to a process by which an extract comprising integral thylakoids is obtained. The resulting extract is a potent dynamic antioxidant useful as a ROS (reactive oxygen species) scavenger. This extract is intended to be used for the treatment or pr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7128875 | Signal processing devices comprising biological and bio-mimetic components This invention provides modified phycobilisomes and phycobilisome complexes that are supramolecular complexes with diverse spectral properties, and which may optionally be immobilized on a manufactured solid support. The invention provides a versatile set of highly ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129223 | Inhibition of SARS-associated coronavirus (SCoV) infection and replication by RNA interference The present invention relates to therapeutic agents useful for the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in humans. In particular, the present invention relates to RNA interference (RNAi) molecules useful for inhibiting the infection and replication ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125716 | Culturable mitochondrial cells with no nucleus, showing mitochondrial activity Provided are a method of producing a culturable cell with no nucleus, showing mitochondrial activity, comprising: performing cell fusion between a nucleus-less cell having mitochondrial DNA and a mitochondrial DNA-less cultured cell derived from a cancer cell; cultu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118873 | Polynucleotides encoding cellular transporters and methods of use thereof This disclosure encompasses the Indy gene, polypeptides encoded by the Indy gene and fragments thereof. This disclosure also encompasses homologs of the Indy gene both from Drosophila and other organisms. In addition, this disclosure encompasses the use of In... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7060292 | Lipid structures and uses thereof This invention features in vitro methods of determining the rate and extent to which test compounds, such as drug candidates, enter, move within, and traverse lipid-associated barriers. This invention also features method that measure the accumulation, that is the p... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7049480 | Methods of enucleating an avian oocyte or zygote using two-photon laser scanning microscopy The invention includes methods of enucleating avian eggs comprising visualizing internal structure of an avian egg utilizing TPLSM and ablating the nucleus of the egg by near-infrared light. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022509 | Gas vesicles of cells and methods of harvesting, isolating and modifying same A method for removing a gas from a site comprising placing cells having gas vesicles under conditions that induce the cells to float to a surface of an aqueous medium, harvesting the cells from the surface of the medium, lysing the cells, separating the gas vesicles... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6992181 | DNA isolation method Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the isolation of DNA or cell nuclei or a mixture thereof from cell samples in a CD device. The method includes treating a suspension of whole cells with a lysis reagent so as to lyse the cytoplasmic membrane and at least some ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991793 | Method of protecting fish against columnaris disease with modified live Safe and effective live vaccines against Flavobacterium columnare of fish were created through the induction of rifampicin resistance in a native Flavobacterium columnare isolate; these including rifampicin-resistant mutants NRRL B-30303 and B-30304. S... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6967098 | Process for changing the appearance of stone, concrete, or hard surfaces by applying microorganisms A preferred method by which microorganisms and nutritive media are sprayed, brushed, dripped, or otherwise applied, onto freshly cut rock, stone, freshly formed concrete, or other hard manmade surface, in order for the target surface to take on a weathered appearanc... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6936298 | Antithrombogenic membrane mimetic compositions and methods The present Specification describes materials and methods which provide for improved performance of medical prostheses, including vascular graft material, artificial heart valves, and other implanted materials. The materials comprising bound thrombomodulin or a func... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916665 | Biosensor compositions and methods of use Provided are pore-subunit polypeptides covalently linked to one or more sensing moieties, and uses of these modified polypeptides to detect and/or measure analytes or physical characteristics within a given sample. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6899863 | Method for preparing membrane vesicles This invention relates to a method of preparing membrane vesicles from a biological sample, characterised in that it comprises at least one anion exchange and/or gel permeation chromatography treatment of the sample. The invention is used to prepare vesicles of vari... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890740 | Method and apparatus for biological material separation There has been invented an apparatus comprising a separation barrier for excluding denser cell materials from less dense cell materials after centrifuging of the cells so that selected materials can be withdrawn from the less dense cell materials without inclusion o... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6852851 | DNA isolation method Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the isolation of DNA or cell nuclei or a mixture thereof from cell samples in a CD device. The method includes treating a suspension of whole cells with a lysis reagent so as to lyse the cytoplasmic membrane and at least some ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6828310 | Compositions including reduced malto-oligosaccharide preserving agents, and methods for preserving a material Disclosed is a composition that includes a material that is susceptible to degradation and a preserving agent in an amount effective to preserve the material comprising one or more reduced malto-oligosaccharide species. The preserving agent can include a single redu... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6767740 | Stem cell and dental pulp harvesting method and apparatus Methods and apparatus for recovering dental pulp from dentition of a donor are disclosed, wherein the pulp from within extracted teeth utilizing such methods and apparatus is harvested, while preserving a sterile environment and avoiding trauma and infection, and st... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6632935 | Genome DNA of bacterial symbiont of aphids The present invention provides a genomic DNA of Buchnera. That is, this invention provides genes derived from Buchnera sp., comprising DNA of the following (a) or (b); (a) a DNA selected from a group consisting of a DNA having a nucleotide sequence ra... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6573364 | Isolation and characterization of Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) protein complexes and HPS protein-interacting proteins The present invention relates to complexes of the HPS protein with proteins identified as interacting with HPS protein by a modified yeast two hybrid assay system. The proteins identified to interact with HPS protein are 14-3-3 protein, Hrs, atrophin-1, D... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6537803 | Amino acid transporters and uses The present invention relates to novel mammalian amino acid transporter proteins and the genes that encode such proteins. The invention is directed toward the isolation, characterization and pharmacological use of the human amino acid transporter proteins... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6451980 | Signal enhancement of bispecific antibody-polymer probe for immunoassay use An immunoassay method including reacting a sample from a patient with a bispecific antibody, wherein the bispecific antibody includes one antibody specific for a compound to be detected and a second antibody specific for a compound foreign to said patient... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6440687 | Method of protein analysis A method of analyzing a protein, namely determining the amino acid sequence of a protein is described. Trypsin is added to a protein to form a liquid phase mixture of trypsin and the protein. The disulfide linkages of the protein may be reduced and the re... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6413763 | Method of removing gas from a site using gas vesicles of cells A method for removing a gas compound from a site comprising placing cells having gas vesicles under conditions that induce the cells to float to a surface of an aqueous medium, harvesting the cells from the surface of the medium, lysing the cells, separat... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410041 | Culturing cells in presence of amphipathic weak bases and/or cations and multiple drug resistance inhibitor containing reserpine Methods are provided relating to the enhanced cytoplasmic accumulation of amphipathic weakly basic or amphipathic cationic molecules in prokaryotes and eukaryotes under conditions of high extracellular pH. Furthermore, the methods relate to the unexpected... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6342389 | Modified phycobilisomes and uses therefore This invention provides modified phycobilisomes and phycobilisome complexes that are supramolecular complexes with diverse spectral properties, and which may optionally be immobilized on a manufactured solid support. The invention provides a versatile set... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6274370 | Yeast debris products The present invention provides a coloring agent comprising glucan-containing yeast cell ghosts which comprise a proportion of substantially intact yeast cell walls and at least one color source. The color source is selected to give the desired color in th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6251398 | Materials and methods for intracellular transport and their uses Coupled polypeptides and fusion polypeptides for intracellular transport, and their preparation and use, include (i) an aminoacid sequence with the transport function of herpesviral VP22 protein (or a homologue, e.g. from VZV, BHV or MDV) and (ii) another... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6238886 | Compounds SVP-1 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing SVP-1 polypeptides and polynucleotides in therapy, and diagnostic assays for such.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6225090 | Compounds SVP4b polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing SVP4b polypeptides and polynucleotides in therapy, and diagnostic assays for such.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6171856 | Methods and compositions relating to no-mediated cytotoxicity The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of diabetes involving free radicals. In particular, the present invention is directed to the treatment or prophylactic intervention of diabetes. The present invention demonstrates... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6100085 | Amino acid transporters and uses The present invention relates to novel mammalian amino acid transporter proteins and the genes that encode such proteins. The invention is directed toward the isolation, characterization and pharmacological use of the human amino acid transporter proteins... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6100062 | Expression system for HSCLOCK The use of HSCLOCK polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the treatment of sleep disorders, jet lag, pathologies that occur in advanced age, among others, and diagnostic assays for such conditions. Also disclosed are methods for p... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6060307 | Amino acid transporters and uses The present invention relates to novel mammalian amino acid transporter proteins and the genes that encode such proteins. The invention is directed toward the isolation, characterization and pharmacological use of a human amino acid transporter protein te... | 05/09/2000 |
