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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407775 | Method for identifying and culture medium A substrate which can be used for the direct identification of pathogenic bacteria belonging to the genus Listeria by detecting an esterase activity other than Phosphatidyl Inositol-specific Phospholipase C (PI-PLC), an esterase which is specific to the speci... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7364874 | Mediucm for detecting Van A and Van B vancomycin-resistant entercocci and method of using the same Van A and Van B vancomycin resistant enterococci detection media as well as a method of selectively detecting Van A and Van B vancomycin resistant enterococci clinically important in vancomycin resistant enterococci from testing microorganisms o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341849 | Polynucleotides encoding SREB1 receptor This invention belongs to the genetic engineering field, and provides novel G protein-coupled receptor family proteins SREB1, SREB2 and SREB3 expressed in the central nervous system, genes coding for these proteins, screening methods using these proteins and so on. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335485 | Device and method for determining antibiotic susceptibility The present invention provides a method of determining the antibiotic susceptibility of a microorganism comprising the following steps. First, a culture of the microorganism whose susceptibility is to be determined is admixed with an antibiotic to which susceptibili... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7291837 | Apparatus and method for preparing samples for radiocarbon dating The invention provides a method and apparatus for preparing samples of carbon dioxide with a 14C content for analysis in liquid scintillation counting equipment, the sample being of a known mass and being introduced into and substantially wholly absorbed ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291480 | Device and method for detecting antibiotic-inactivating enzymes A method for determining whether a microorganism produces an AmpC β-lactamase is disclosed in which a culture of a microorganism suspected of producing a β-lactamase that inactivates a β-lactam-containing antibiotic is admixed with an effective amount of each of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270978 | Method for identifying and culture medium A substrate which can be used for the direct identification of pathogenic bacteria belonging to the genus Listeria by detecting an esterase activity other than Phosphatidyl Inositol-specific Phospholipase C (PI-PLC), an esterase which is specific to the speci... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267962 | Device and method for detecting antibiotic inactivating enzymes The present invention provides a method of determining the antibiotic susceptibility of a microorganism comprising the following steps. First, a culture of the microorganism whose susceptibility is to be determined is admixed with an antibiotic to which susceptibili... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256047 | Measurement of gluconeogenesis and intermediary metabolism using stable isotopes The present invention provides a combination of carbon-13 and deuterium metabolic tracers and methods that when used in conjunction with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, provide a measurement of metabolic fluxes in the target organisms. The tracers of the pr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7214299 | Method for separation, identification and evaluation of microbes and cells The method entails using capillary electrophoresis or capillary isoelectric focusing to separate intact microbes. The capillary system can be a conventional capillary tube or a microfluidic device. The method is employed to maintain the microbes intact to ide... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7101719 | Support and method for cell based assays Disclosed is a method for the measurement of a cellular process, or for the measurement of the effect of a test compound on a cellular process, in one or more different populations of cells. The method comprises providing separate samples of one or more different po... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063980 | Pretreatment kit for saliva and pretreatment method for saliva A pretreatment kit and a pretreatment kit for saliva in identification and quantitative determination of mutans streptococci by immunochromatography utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction, which can remove aggregation caused by mucin and chain formation of mutans st... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7015012 | Methods of identifying agents that mediate polypeptide aggregation The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery of methods for identifying compounds that mediate (by promoting or inhibiting) protein-protein interaction (e.g., aggregation, dimerization, or other physiologically significant association). Compounds that m... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6977141 | Direct adsorption scintillation assay for measuring enzyme activity and assaying biochemical processes Methods and materials for scintillation assays are disclosed. The scintillation assays rely on differences in general molecular property-based binding interactions, such as charge or hydrophobicity, to localize a radioactive substance near a scintillating material, ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968063 | Dynamic volume adjustment in a slot machine A casino gaming machine includes a speaker structured to produce a game audio output having a volume, an ambient noise level (ambient noise level) detector structured to detect an ambient noise level proximate the gaming machine, and an dynamic volume controller con... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955886 | Scintillation proximity assay for the detection of peptidoglycan synthesis The invention provides a scintillation proximity assay for detecting peptidoglycan synthesis. The assay is especially suitable for high throughput screening of compounds affecting peptidoglycan synthesis. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6908741 | Methods to identify compounds that modulate RAGE Provided are methods to detect of modulators of the Receptor for Advanced Glycated Endproducts (RAGE). The invention comprises a method for detection of RAGE modulators comprising: adsorbing a RAGE ligand onto a solid surface; adding a compound of interest and a pro... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6855513 | Quorum sensing signaling in bacteria The invention provides methods for identifying a modulator of quorum sensing signaling in bacteria, and for identifying a quorum sensing controlled gene in bacteria. In addition, the invention provides quorum sensing controlled genetic loci in Pseudomas aeruginos... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6808899 | Polynucleotides encoding SREB3 receptor This invention belongs to the genetic engineering field, and provides novel G protein-coupled receptor family proteins SREB1, SREB2 and SREB3 expressed in the central nervous system, genes coding for these proteins, screening methods using these proteins and so on. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6773892 | Methods of identifying and determining the effectiveness of therapeutic processes or agents for the treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders Methods for detecting schizophrenia or related neuropsychiatric disorders based on modifications of the contribution of the D4 receptor to phospholipid methylation levels are described herein. Individuals with schizophrenia or related neuropsychiatric dis... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6653135 | Dynamic protein signature assay An assay to determine the specific expression and suppression of proteins in response to a stressor is disclosed. An organism exposed to a stressor, including disease caused by exposure to, e.g., a parasite, or a substance suspected of causing an adverse ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6605424 | Method of detecting inhibitors of agonist-specific desensitization The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting desensitization of a cell to the effects of a compound. The method comprises contacting the cell with an agent capable of inhibiting phosphorylation, by a protein kinase, of a receptor for the compou... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6566075 | Methods for detecting human platelet-derived growth factor receptor agonists and antagonists A DNA sequence encoding human platelet-derived growth factor receptor (hPDGF-R) has now been isolated and sequenced. An expression construct comprising the sequence encodes a receptor that can be secreted or incorporated into the membrane of a mammalian c... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6555344 | Polynucleotides encoding SRE B2 receptor This invention belongs to the genetic engineering field, and provides the novel G protein-coupled receptor family protein SREB2 expressed in the central nervous system, genes coding for the protein, screening methods using the protein and so on. As one of... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6500647 | Recombinant expression vector of human parathyroid hormone The present invention relates to a recombinant expression vector which is prepared by inserting a human parathyroid hormone gene containing a urokinase-specific cleavage site into an L-arabinose inducible vector containing a phosphoribulokinase gene fragm... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6476192 | Recombinant antigens useful for the serodiagnosis of neosporosis Antigens for the detection of antibodies to Neospora parasites for the diagnosis of neosporosis have been identified. Recombinant antigens may be produced by expression of DNA sequences derived from Neospora caninum. Both antigens are capable of detecting... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6475728 | Method for identifying and/or analyzing biological substances, present in a conductive liquid, device and affinity sensor used for implementing said method An apparatus and method for identifying and/or quantifying a charged biological substance in a conductive liquid medium.... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6428969 | Method for determining oncogenic activity of a substance A method for screening substances for oncogenic activity is disclosed. The method involves administering the substance to an animal lacking responsiveness to interferonγ and detecting a higher frequency or earlier time of tumor formation in the test anim... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6423497 | Method of labeling a nucleic acid amplicon with simultaneous contamination prevention This invention relates to methods of amplifying nucleic acids to minimize contamination by products of earlier amplification reactions. More particularly, it relates to methods of using nucleic acid labels that inhibit further amplification of the amplico... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6340572 | Kit for the isolation, identification and quantitation of toxicants Methods for the isolation and identification of a toxicant in a sample are disclosed. Luminescent biological agents (i.e., bacteria) having sensitivity to a toxicant or an isolatable component in a sample are used to provide visually discernable zones of ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6329208 | Methods for determining gluconeogenesis, anapleurosis and pyruvate recycling Simple equations that relate glucose, glutamate, glucuronate, and phenylacetylglutamine 13 C NMR multiplet areas to gluconeogenesis and pyruvate recycling during metabolism of [1,2,3-13 C3 ]propionate are presented. This i... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6264913 | Non-invasive test for assessing bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine Provided herein is a novel breath test for assessing bacterial overgrowth. The test involves administration of a labeled sorbitol or sorbitol derivative to a subject and measurement of the label in breath and/or blood.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6194161 | Staphylococcus aureus antigen A negatively-charged S. aureus antigen contains ଲ-hexosamine as a major carbohydrate component. S. aureus strains that carry the antigen account for nearly all of the clinically significant strains of S. aureus that are not Type 5 or Type 8 strains.... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6083685 | Systematic extraction, amplification and detection of retroviral sequences, and oligonucleotides for use therein A method for determining the presence of retroviral RNA or DNA in a sample comprises using one or more detectable oligonucleotides that each hybridise with the primer binding site of a retroviral genome or its complement.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6066446 | Assay member and method for its manufacture Disclosed is a member comprising an interactive material which is covalently bonded to a support body by a linker material. The member can be used as a part of an assay, and the support body may include a scintillator material.... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6057092 | Cellular transport detection method A method to follow the uptake of labeled materials into scintillant-marked compartments, cells, tissue and organelles in real time by monitoring the location of scintillant-emitted light is disclosed.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6025336 | Determining exposure to ionizing radiation agent with persistent biological markers Persistent biological indicators of exposure to ionizing radiation, particularly nucleic acid indicators, can be employed in determining whether a subject has been exposed to ionizing radiation. Such biological indicators can be identified via the techniq... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022684 | Fungal IPC synthase assay The presently-disclosed IPC synthase-inhibitor assays comprise the steps of: (1) expression of the IPC1 gene in a cell; (2) introducing labeled starting substrates for ceramide conversion as well as potential inhibitor(s) of such conversion to the express... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6015681 | Rapid immunoassay for cariogenic bacteria An assay method and kit for detecting specific oral cariogenic bacteria, ., mutans streptococci, Lactobacillus sp. and Actinomyces sp., separately or in combination, comprising gathering a sample suspected of containing cariogenic bacteria; treating the ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5989854 | Vessels and multiwell plates having a scintillant base A vessel, or an array of vessels, in the form of a multiwell plate, wherein the side walls are opaque and non-scintillant, and wherein the base comprises a scintillant substance, said base being formed of a plastics material which does not permit the atta... | 11/23/1999 |
