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Class 435/829 - Alcaligenes


Subclass of Class 435 - Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
No. of patents: 129
Last issue date: 03/04/2008


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7338795Biodesulfurization of hydrocarbons
A process for treating liquid hydrocarbon, includes the steps of providing a liquid hydrocarbon containing complex sulfur-containing compounds, providing a bioactive material selected from or derived from members of genus Alcaligenes; and exposing the liquid ...
03/04/2008
7276361Method for producing biodegradable polyester
There is provided a method for producing a biodegradable polyester capable of controlling various physical properties of the biodegradable polyester. A poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) biosynthetic enzyme is altered by an evolutionary-engineering technique, and the poly(3-h...
10/02/2007
RE39352Creatine amidinohydrolase, production thereof and use thereof
A creatine amidinohydrolase having the following physicochemical properties: Action: catalyzing the following reaction; creatine+H2O→sarcosine+urea ...
10/17/2006
6913911Transgenic microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate producers
Transgenic microbial strains are provided which contain the genes required for PHA formation integrated on the chromosome. The strains are advantageous in PHA production processes, because (1) no plasmids need to be maintained, generally obviating the required use o...
07/05/2005
6808919Biodesulfurization of hydrocarbons
A process for treating liquid hydrocarbon, includes the steps of providing a liquid hydrocarbon containing complex sulfur-containing compounds, providing a bioactive material selected from or derived from members of genus Alcaligenes; and exposing the liquid hydroca...
10/26/2004
6777224Method for producing optically active mandelic acid derivatives
The present invention provides a method for enzymatically producing optically active mandelic acid derivatives. An optically active mandelic acid derivative (shown as Formula II) is produced by reacting a culture or cell body of a microorganism, or processed product...
08/17/2004
6762035Method and test strips for the measurement of fat loss during weight loss programs
A method for monitoring the progress of fat loss in a patient during a weight loss program which comprises, contacting a body fluid sample from said patient with a solid test strip to provide a color indication of the presence in said body fluid of β-hydroxybutyrat...
07/13/2004
6746526Disazodyestuffs for ink jet printing
1. A compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof: wherein: A is a substituted phenyl group carrying a group of the formula —NR3R4 and an ortho group selected from sulpho, phosphonato and phos...
06/08/2004
6593116Transgenic microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate producers
Transgenic microbial strains are provided which contain the genes required for PHA formation integrated on the chromosome. The strains are advantageous in PHA production processes, because (1) no plasmids need to be maintained, generally obviating the req...
07/15/2003
6444451Process for preparing amides
A novel biotechnological process for the preparation of nitriles, starting from amides, is described. Microorganisms of the genus Amycolatopsis, Actinomadura or Rhodococcus are employed for this process....
09/03/2002
6287842Strain of alcaligenes latus bacteria used for the decomposition of polychlorinated biphenyls
Alcaligenes latus bacterial strain TXD-13 VKPM B 75-05 is capable of degrading polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The strain may be employed to detoxicate environment media and PCB-containing industrial waste. To produce biomass, the strain is incubated on...
09/11/2001
6183746Immunogenic peptides from the HPV E7 protein
The invention provides immunogenic peptides from the HPV type 16 E7 protein that comprise overlapping class I restricted T cell epitopes. Also disclosed are methods of administering DNA molecules encoding these peptides to a host mammal....
02/06/2001
6110916Highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipids
The present invention discloses highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipid compounds useful for making lipid aggregates for delivery of macromolecules and other compounds into cells. They are especially useful for the DNA-depende...
08/29/2000
6080562HV/HB copolymer production
Microorganisms are modified to permit production of HV/HB copolymers from substrates such as glucose by inducing amiono acid overproduction in those capable of synthesising and polymerising hydroxybutyrate or adding to an amino acid overproducer the genet...
06/27/2000
6080553Creatine amidinohydrolase, production thereof and use thereof
A creatine amidinohydrolase having the following physicochemical properties: Action: catalyzing the following reaction; creatine+H2 O.fwdarw.sarcosine+urea Optimum temperature: about 40-50° C. Optimum pH: pH about 8.0-9.0 Heat stability: not more than a...
06/27/2000
6057147Apparatus and method for bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated objects
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for enhanced bioremediation of hydrocarbons removed from a contaminated object comprising: (a) a basin for cleansing said hydrocarbon-contaminated object, said basin having a means for introduci...
05/02/2000
5922317Accelerated gas removal from divers' tissues utilizing gas metabolizing bacteria
Decompression from dives using nitrogen or hydrogen as a dilutent gas are celerated by introducing into the large intestine an enzyme or, preferably non-toxic bacteria from the group that metabolizes hydrogen or from the group that metabolizes nitrogen. T...
07/13/1999
5894062Process for the recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoic acid
A hydroxyalkanoic acid (PHA)is recovered from matter derived from living organisms by dissolving the PHA in a solvent which is a lower ketone, dialkyl ether or a lower alcohol or a monocarboxylic acid ester thereof, separating the solution from such matte...
04/13/1999
5871980Process for the microbiological production of pha-polymers
A process for producing poly-3-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by culturing Alcaligenes on a low water-solubility aliphatic carboxylic acid and, or hydrolysable derivative of low solubility in pure water, by fermenting the organism in a growth step on a nutrient m...
02/16/1999
5871616Dehalogenation of organohalogen-containing compounds
Enzymatic dehalogenation of undesirable nitrogen-free organohalogen compounds is carried out by adding a dehalogenase to an aqueous composition comprising a nitrogen-free organohalogen compound and a nitrogen-containing cationic polymer. The enzymatic deh...
02/16/1999
5846808Maltohexaose and maltoheptaose forming amylase, and its preparation and uses
Disclosed is a novel amylase which mainly forms maltohexaose and maltoheptaose when reacted with starch, but does not substantially hydrolyze maltohexaose and an oligosaccharide of lower molecular than maltohexaose. The amylase can be prepared from microo...
12/08/1998
5834439Highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipids
The present invention discloses highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipid compounds useful for making lipid aggregates for delivery of macromolecules and other compounds into cells. They are especially useful for the DNA-depende...
11/10/1998
5786162Fused genes and their use for determining the presence of metals or of xenobiotic compounds
The invention relates to a fused gene containing: the promoter sequence of (a) gene(s) encoding the resistance to one or several metal(s) or encoding the catabolism of one or several xenobiotic compound(s), said promoter being inducible in the presence of...
07/28/1998
5750382Process for producing optically active 2-alkoxycyclohexanol derivatives
A process for efficiently producing (S,S)-2-alkoxycyclohexanols in a single step by using (&#b1;)-trans-2-alkoxycyclohexanols which are inexpensive and can be easily obtained. The process comprises treating a (&#b1;)-trans-2-alkoxycyclohexanol with a hydr...
05/12/1998
5739024Maltohexaose and maltoheptaose-forming amylase, and its preparation and uses
Disclosed is a novel amylase which mainly forms maltohexaose and maltoheptaose when acts on starch, but does not substantially hydrolyze maltohexaose and a lower molecular oligosaccharide than maltohexaose. The amylase can be prepared from microorganisms ...
04/14/1998
5700666Process for the production of arabinonucleotides
A process for the production of arabinonucleotides of general formula I ##STR1## in which X represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, is described, which is characterized in that an arabinonucleoside of general formula II ##STR2## in which ...
12/23/1997
5695978Penicillin G acylase, a gene encoding the same and a method for the production of this enzyme
The invention provides a gene encoding penicillin G acylase, the enzyme encoded by said gene and a method for the production of said enzyme by incorporating said gene in a host and bringing the same to expression. The gene is preferably obtained from a st...
12/09/1997
5691174Production of plastics materials from microorganisms
A plastic is recovered from microorganisms containing it by chemically solubilising non plastic material with an oxidising agent in the presence of a chelating agent....
11/25/1997
5688672Process for the biotechnological preparation of L-thienylalanines in enantiomerically pure form from 2-hydroxy-3-thienylacrylic acids
Process for the biotechnological preparation of L-thienylalanines in enantiomerically pure form from 2-hydroxy-3-thienylacrylic acids L-Thienylalanines are prepared via the hydantoin or the azlactone route. The starting substances used for the biotransformatio...
11/18/1997
5677156Method for producing fumaric acid
Fumaric acid is produced by reacting maleic acid in an aqueous solution with a microorganism which has maleate isomerase activity or with a preparation from the microorganism having the maleate isomerase activity, and producing fumaric acid in a reaction ...
10/14/1997
5674908Highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipids
The present invention discloses highly packed polycationic ammonium, sulfonium and phosphonium lipid compounds useful for making lipid aggregates for delivery of macromolecules and other compounds into cells. They are especially useful for the DNA-depende...
10/07/1997
5656422Compositions and methods for detection of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and related compounds
Methods and compositions are provided for the detection of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and other phenoxy ether compounds. The phenoxy ether bond of 2,4-D is enzymatically cleaved by 2,4-D ଱-ketoglutarate dioxygenase to form 2,4-dichloroph...
08/12/1997
5622712N-[ω, (ω-1)-dialkyloxy]- and N-[ω, (ω-1)-dialkenyloxy]-alk-1-yl-N, N, N-tetrasubstituted ammonium lipids and uses therefor
This invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## or an optical isomer thereof wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are an alkyl or alkenyl group of 6 to 24 carbon atoms; R3, R4, R...
04/22/1997
5622847Process for the separation of solid materials from microorganisms
Solid materials are separated from micro organisms by a process which comprises growing them at a fermentation temperature, conditioning them by cooling them without freezing and then heating to above the fermentation temperature without permitting substa...
04/22/1997
5599697Method of producing ଲ-1,3-glucan
The present invention comprises a method of producing ଲ-1,3-glucan wherein a microbe capable of producing ଲ-1,3-glucan is cultured in a medium containing as a nitrogen source an ammonium salt of an organic carboxylic acid the microbe can assim...
02/04/1997
5597716Process for producing D-lactic acid and L-lactamide
The present invention relates to a process for producing D-lactic acid and L-lactamide, comprising allowing a culture broth of a microorganism capable of asymmetric hydrolysis of DL-lactamide belonging to the genus Alcaligenes, Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium,...
01/28/1997
5578474Process for culturing recombinant microorganisms
A recombinant microorganism strain having a desired metabolic property is produced by a process which utilizes a multiple chemostat system....
11/26/1996
5550289N-(1,(1-1)-dialkyloxy)-and N-(1,(1-1)-dialkenyloxy alk-1-yl-N-N,N-tetrasubstituted ammonium lipids and uses therefor
This invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## or an optical isomer thereof wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are an alkyl or alkenyl group of 6 to 24 carbon atoms; R3, R4 and R
08/27/1996
5545412N-[1, (1-1)-dialkyloxy]-and N-[1, (1-1)-dialkenyloxy]-alk-1-yl-n,n,n-tetrasubstituted ammonium lipids and uses therefor
This invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## or an optical isomer thereof wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are an alkyl or alkenyl group of 6 to 24 carbon atoms; R3, R4 and R
08/13/1996
5541090Process for production of L-aspartic acid
A process for production of L-aspartic acid comprising the steps of (1) contacting (A) an enzyme-containing material having maleate isomerase activity and aspartase activity, or (B) an enzyme-containing product having maleate isomerase activity and an enz...
07/30/1996
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