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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7608435 | Microorganism producing 5′-xanthylic acid The invention relates to a microorganism, obtained by treating Corynebacterium ammoniagenes KCCM 10488 producing 5′-Xanthylic acid as parent strain with UV radiation and mutation Derivatives such as N-methyl-N′nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (NTG), Having a resi... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7205571 | Thin film transistor substrate for display device and fabricating method thereof A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate is fabricated in three mask processes. In a first mask process, a gate line and a gate electrode are formed. In a second mask process, a data line, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a semiconductor layer, and a first upper... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7068362 | Expendable beam transmissometer The present invention provides apparatus for a beam transmissometer. In an embodiment, the beam transmissometer includes a LED signal source, collimating apparatus, a retroreflector that directs the projected beam, imaging apparatus that directs the beam onto a dete... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6875591 | Process for producing GDP-fucose Processes for producing GDP-fucose, comprising allowing GKDM and a culture broth of a microorganism capable of converting GKDM into GDP-fucose to be present in an aqueous medium, forming and accumulating GDP-fucose therein, and recovering the GDP-fucose therefrom; o... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6147211 | Method for treating cyclic phosphate compound The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) ##STR1## Wherein: B is adenine, guanine or hypoxanthine Z is hydrogen or a negative charge R is --[CH2 CH(R1)--O]n -R2, --CH2 CH2 X, in wh... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6090408 | Use of polymerized lipid diagnostic agents Polymerized liposome particles which are linked to a targeting agent and may also be linked to a contrast enhancement agent and/or linked to or encapsulating a treatment agent. The targeting imaging enhancement polymerized liposome particles interact with... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6040158 | Process for preparing sugar nucleotide A process for preparing a sugar nucleotide from a nucleotide by using a yeast cell, characterized in that both a nucleoside diphosphate-sugar pyrophosphorylase and a sugar 1-phosphate are present in the reaction system. According to this process, various ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5968787 | Process for producing fructose 2,6,-bisphosphate and purification process thereof This invention relates to a process for the production of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate which comprises effecting reactions among (i) fructose 6-phosphate, (ii) glucose, (iii) fructose or (iv) glucose 6-phosphate, ATP and a phosphate donor, in the presence of... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5919673 | One-pot enzymatic sulfation process using 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate and recycled phosphorylated adenosine intermediates A process for the enzymatic synthase of sulfate esters is disclosed in which intermediate phosphorylated adenosine compounds are recycled to minimize enzyme inhibition. Exemplary enzymes include ATP sulfurylase, APS kinase and a sulfotransferase.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5874272 | Inosine-guanosine kinase The present invention relates to an inosine-guanosine kinase which catalyzes the reaction of forming 5'-inosinic acid (5'-IMP) from inosine and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) and the reaction of forming 5'-guanylic acid... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5744101 | Photolabile nucleoside protecting groups A synthetic strategy for the creation of large scale chemical diversity. Solid-phase chemistry, photolabile protecting groups, and photolithography are used to achieve light-directed spatially-addressable parallel chemical synthesis. Binary masking techni... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5688940 | Linker for immobilization, modification and subsequent release of oligomers with a terminal hydroxyl group The invention is a method which allows the attachment of an alcohol to a substrate by the use of which chemical and/or enzymatic transformations of the alcohol are facilitated, and subsequently the modified alcohol can be released, if desired, under exqui... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5501965 | Process for producing fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and purification process thereof This invention relates to a process for the production of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate which comprises effecting reactions among (i) fructose 6-phosphate, (ii) glucose, (iii) fructose or (iv) glucose 6-phosphate, ATP and a phosphate donor, in the presence of... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5376535 | Method for producing 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate A method for producing 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate, which comprises (1) reacting adenosine 5'-triphosphate with a sulfate donor in the presence of heat-stable adenosine 5'-triphosphate sulfurylase to produce adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate, and (2) ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5296473 | Process for preparing a powder having a high concentration of lactosucrose and use of said powder The lactosucrose high-content powder according to the present invention is prepared by allowing an aqueous solution containing sucrose and lactose to act on a saccharidetransferring enzyme, removing concomitant saccharides in the resultant saccharide solu... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5221608 | Methods for rendering amplified nucleic acid subsequently unamplifiable Method for treating nucleic acid that is to be amplified such that the nucleic acid is, after amplification, subsequently unamplifiable. Nucleic acid amplification is performed in a reaction containing means in the presence of an isopsoralen. The reaction... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5164306 | Process for producing 5'-inosinic acid by fermentation A process for producing 5'-inosinic acid by culturing 5'-inosinic acid-producing bacteria in a medium containing inosine, and cane molasses, sucrose or glucose as the main carbon source and containing at least one of L-methylglycine, N,N-dimethylglycine, ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5094947 | Process for producing fructose-1,6-diphosphate A process for producing fructose-1,6-diphosphate comprising the steps of: (a) enzymatically converting adenosine 5'-diphosphate to adenosine 5'-triphosphate using an acetate kinase-containing microorganism or an extract of the microorganism and phosphate ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5001055 | Process for producing physiologically active substance A process for producing a physiologically active substance by a combined enzymatic method is disclosed. In the combined enzymatic method, a reactant solution containing a precursor or precursors for the physiologically active substance, AXP, and a divalen... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4960696 | Process for producing physiololgically active substance by multienzyme process A process for converting AMP into ATP which comprises (a) using an enzyme which converts AMP into ADP and has been produced from microorganisms having an optimum growth temperature of 50° C. to 85° C. and an enzyme which converts ADP into ATP and has be... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4882276 | Process for producing physiologically active substance by multienzyme process A process for converting AMP into ATP which comprises (a) using an enzyme which converts AMP into ADP and has been produced from microorganisms having an optimum growth temperature of 50° C. to 85° C. and an enzyme which converts ADP into ATP and has be... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4835104 | Process for producing and purifying 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides, and process for producing 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydronucleosides A biological process for producing a 2',3'-dideoxyncleoside from 2',3'-dideoxyuridine is disclosed. The 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside can be purified readily using a porous nonpolar resin adsorbent.... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4783402 | Production of primary or secondary alcohol derivatives of phospholipids by the enzymatic technique A process for producing a primary or secondary alcohol derivative of a phosopholipid which comprises reacting the phospholipid with a primary or secondary alcohol in the presence of phospholipase DM.... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4782019 | Enzymatic production of sphingophospholipid derivatives A process for producing a sphingophospholipid derivative comprising reacting a sphingophospholipid with a specified compound having an alcoholic hydroxyl group selected from the group consisting of specified primary alcohol compounds, specified secondary ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4766071 | Process for regenerating coenzymes The invention relates to a process for the enzymatic preparation or regeneration of coenzymes selected from the group consisting of ATP, acetyl-CoA, acetyl-phosphate, NAD, NADP, NADH, and NADPH from their known oxidized and reduced forms, in which alkanal... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4701285 | Acyl phosphate salts and their use This invention consists of the production of a salt of acyl phosphate in an aqueous solution by a process which involves (1) acylation of phosphoric acid (H3 PO4) with an acid anhydride of the general formula RCOX, where R can be hyd... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4656128 | Modified alkaline phosphatase This invention provides a proteolytically modified alkaline phosphatase which is irreversibly inactivated upon removal of divalent ions. The modified enzyme is particularly useful as a molecular biological or immunological reagent.... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4650760 | Modified alkaline phosphatase This invention provides a proteolytically modified alkaline phosphatase which is irreversibly inactivated upon removal of divalent ions. The modified enzyme is particularly useful as a molecular biological or immunological reagent.... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4617268 | Process for the preparation of adenosine-5'-triphosphate by fermentation Disclosed in this invention is a process for the preparation of adenosine-5'-triphosphate by means of fermentation, using an adenosine-5-triphosphate-producing bacterium which assimilates methanol.... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4584272 | Adenylate kinase and process for the production thereof A heat-resistant adenylate kinase is described whose activity after an incubation in a buffer solution at about 50° C. for about 15 minutes is at least about 80% of the original activity prior to the incubation. This adenylate kinase can be obtained by c... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4562149 | Yeast culture containing S-adenosyl methionine in high concentrations, and process for production of S-adenosyl methionine A yeast culture containing at least 10% by weight, based on the dry cell, of S-adenosyl methionine; and a process for producing S-adenosyl methionine, which comprises cultivating a yeast having the ability to produce S-adenosyl methionine in a liquid cult... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4554253 | Apparatus for synthesizing adenosine-5'-triphosphate An apparatus for converting into ATP which comprises an enzyme reactor, a source of AMP supply, a source of phosphoric acid donator supply, variable fluid sending apparatus, an automatic sampling apparatus and an analyzing apparatus for the reacting solut... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4464466 | Process of producing lincomycin nucleotides Novel and useful ribonucleotides of analogs of the well known antibiotics lincomycin and clindamycin. These ribonucleotides are unexpectedly highly active against Streptococcus hemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in vivo.... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4396713 | Restriction endonuclease fingerprinting of kinetoplast DNA minicircles Hemoflagellates are characterized by restriction endonuclease digestion of the mitochondrial DNA to provide for substantial cleavage of the kDNA network. The resulting electrophoretic profile of the digest can be used as a restriction fingerprint for dist... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4383109 | Lincomycin nucleotides Novel and useful ribonucleotides of analogs of the well known antibiotics lincomycin and clindamycin. These ribonucleotides are unexpectedly highly active against Streptococcus hemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in vivo.... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4371613 | Method for producing purine arabinosides Purine-arabinosides and a method for making purine-arabinosides are disclosed. The method comprises contacting an arabinose donor and a purine source in the presence of an effective amount of enzyme produced by a bacterium and capable of transarabinosylat... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4299823 | Pyrazolo pyrimidine riboside compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and method of use 4-Substituted alkyl-1--D-ribofuransylpyrazole-(3,4-d) pyrimidines are active against coccidia in vivo and unlike the 4-methylthio analogue, are non-toxic. Methods for preparing and using the compounds, intermediates in the preparation and compositi... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4212941 | Method for the production of 9-(2-O-acyl-ଲ-D-arabinofuranosyl)adenine compounds 9-(2-O-Acyl-ଲ-D-arabinofuranosyl)adenine compounds and their production by enzymatic removal of the 3-O-acyl and 5-O-acyl groups of a 9-(2,3-di-O-acyl-ଲ-D-arabinofuranosyl)adenine compound or a 9-(2,3,5-tri-O-acyl-ଲ-D-arabinofuranosyl)ad... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4209589 | Enzymatic process for preparing [γ-32 P]-labeled nucleotides ATP and other nucleoside triphosphates labeled in the γ-phosphate with 32 P are prepared from L--glycerophosphate and their corresponding nucleoside diphosphates by a series of enzymatic reactions in the presence of NAD+, pre... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4178210 | Accellular synthesis of cephalosporins A cephalosporin antibiotic is produced from a precursor comprising the five membered thiazolidine ring and the ଲ lactam moiety characteristics of penicillins by contacting the precursor with a cell-free extract of Cephalosporium acremonium in the pr... | 12/11/1979 |
