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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338795 | Biodesulfurization 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 |
| 7276361 | Method 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 |
| RE39352 | Creatine 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 |
| 6913911 | Transgenic 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 |
| 6808919 | Biodesulfurization 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 |
| 6777224 | Method 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 |
| 6762035 | Method 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 |
| 6746526 | Disazodyestuffs 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 |
| 6593116 | Transgenic 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 |
| 6444451 | Process 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 |
| 6287842 | Strain 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 |
| 6183746 | Immunogenic 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 |
| 6110916 | Highly 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 |
| 6080562 | HV/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 |
| 6080553 | Creatine 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 |
| 6057147 | Apparatus 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 |
| 5922317 | Accelerated 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 |
| 5894062 | Process 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 |
| 5871980 | Process 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 |
| 5871616 | Dehalogenation 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 |
| 5846808 | Maltohexaose 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 |
| 5834439 | Highly 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 |
| 5786162 | Fused 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 |
| 5750382 | Process 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 |
| 5739024 | Maltohexaose 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 |
| 5700666 | Process 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 |
| 5695978 | Penicillin 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 |
| 5691174 | Production 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 |
| 5688672 | Process 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 |
| 5677156 | Method 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 |
| 5674908 | Highly 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 |
| 5656422 | Compositions 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 |
| 5622712 | N-[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 |
| 5622847 | Process 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 |
| 5599697 | Method 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 |
| 5597716 | Process 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 |
| 5578474 | Process 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 |
| 5550289 | N-(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 |
| 5545412 | N-[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 |
| 5541090 | Process 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 |