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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399475 | Inactivated microorganisms comprising substances having pharmacological activity Inactivated microorganisms are described which comprise agents that are pharmacologically active for human or animal organisms. A process for the preparation of said organisms is further described and their use as medicaments, food integrators or nutritional substan... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7288370 | Baker's yeasts and strains for their preparation New baker's yeasts which have good general performances in not-delayed bread-making, i.e., in bread-making processes which do not comprise a freezing or a deep-freezing step, are resistant with respect to the stress caused by freezing when they are used in sweetened... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7244591 | Yeast transformant producing recombinant human parathyroid hormone and method for producing the hormone Novel Saccharomyces Cerevisiae mutant strains are provided for producing human parathyroid hormone. The novel strains acre genetically disrupted in at least one of the genes encoding the yapsin family of proteases Yapsin 1, Yapsin 2 and Yapsin 3 and harbor a ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7135308 | Process for the production of ethanol from algae The present invention describes a process for the production of ethanol by harvesting starch-accumulating filament-forming or colony-forming algae to form a biomass, initiating cellular decay of the biomass in a dark and anaerobic environment, fermenting the biomass... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6897048 | Microorganisms and method for L-arginine production by fermentation The present invention relates to a microorganism having an L-arginine producing ability where the microorganism synthesizes L-arginine through the biosynthetic linear or cyclic pathway and contains a recombinant DNA containing the argJ gene encoding an enzyme having... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6664100 | Conversion of organic waste into humic products using multiple aerobic fermentations for soils restoration A method for converting organic solid waste into humic products and the corresponding apparatus, in which a preliminary aerobic fermentation of the organic solid waste is performed, followed by a second aerobic fermentation of the organic waste in the pre... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6627408 | Antifungal assay The present invention provides high throughput screening Systems for identifying antifungal compounds. The method can be performed in plurality simultaneously with fluorescence or absorbance readouts.... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6576233 | Dietary supplementation with, and methods for preparation of yeast-derived selenium salts The present invention solves the need for non-toxic forms of selenium which is an essential part of the human diet. This invention provides novel dried-yeast products containing selenium as well as a method of producing the dried yeast products. The metho... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6468760 | Antifungal assay The present invention provides high throughput screening systems for identifying antifungal compounds. The method can be performed in plurality simultaneously with fluorescence or absorbance readouts.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6448051 | Process for the preparation of 4(R)-hydroxy cyclopent-2-en1(S)-acetate The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 4-(R)-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1 (S)-acetate of the formula 2 ##STR1## by reacting meso-cyclopent-2-en-1, 4-diacetate of formula 1 ##STR2## with a whole cell enzyme in a mixture of a buffer an... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6387683 | Recombinant yeast PDI and process for production thereof The present invention provides a process for producing biologically active recombinant yeast protein disulfide isomerase, which includes the steps of: a) deleting, substituting, or adding one or more bases in a region encoding an endoplasmic reticulum ret... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383388 | Water treatment process and system for metals removal using Saccharomyces cerevisiae A process and a system for removal of metals from ground water or from soil by bioreducing or bioaccumulating the metals using metal tolerant microorganisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is tolerant to the metals, able to bioreduce th... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6372481 | Instant dry yeast for use in frozen dough-baking process The invention relates to the preparation of baker's yeast having both freezing tolerance and drying tolerance, which comprises drying pressed raw yeast suitable to baking from frozen dough, and screening it for instant dry yeast not interfering with its a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6348335 | Low-molecular active weight ingredient extract from yeasts and method for producing it The invention relates to low-molecular weight, metabolism-activating mixtures of active ingredients from yeast fungi of the order Saccharomycetes and is characterized in that they are obtained from yeasts of the said order of Saccharomycetes, which are cu... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6284480 | Antifungal assay The present invention provides high throughput screening systems for identifying antifungal compounds. The method can be performed in plurality simultaneously with fluorescence or absorbance readouts.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6271008 | Yeast-based process for production of l-pac This invention relates to yeast-mediated catalysis in organic solvents, and in particular the yeast-mediated condensation between pyruvate and a substituted aromatic aldehyde to yield the corresponding acyloin (hydroxy ketone) compound. The invention prov... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6248323 | Dietary supplementation with and methods for preparation of yeast-derived chromium salts The present invention solves the need for non-toxic forms of bioactive chromium which is an essential part of the human diet. This invention provides novel dried-yeast products containing chromium as well as a method of producing the dried yeast products.... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6159724 | Process for preparing culture mediums for culturing yeasts and lactic acid bacteria A culture medium which is completely free of chemical additives and which can be used for the individual culture of yeast and of lactic acid bacteria or for the coculture of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria is prepared. The preparation of the medium is car... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6143295 | Low- molecular active ingredient extract from yeasts and method for producing it The invention relates to low-molecular, metabolism-activating mixtures of active ingredients from yeast fungi of the order Saccharomycetes and is characterized in that they are obtained from yeasts of the said order of Saccharomycetes, which are cultivate... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6143731 | Glucan dietary additives Compositions useful in the treatment of dietary disorders, and as dietary additives to provide a source of fiber and of short chain fatty acids, to reduce the level of serum cholesterol, increase HDL cholesterol levels and as bulking agents in humans and ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6015699 | Process for the production of alcohol The subject invention relates to an improved process for the production of alcohol which obviates the drawbacks and limitations of the hitherto known process, comprises growing a yeast in a conventional growth medium, fermenting the medium containing carb... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6013485 | Low-molecular weight active ingredient extract from yeasts and method for producing it The invention relates to low-molecular, metabolism-activating mixtures of active ingredients from yeast fungi of the order Saccharomycetes and is characterized in that they are obtained from yeasts of the said order of Saccharomycetes, which are cultivate... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5976866 | Screen for inhibitors of fungal IPC synthase This invention provides novel fungal strains altered in IPC synthase production, and a method for screening for inhibitors of fungal IPC synthase using whole cells.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5968788 | Method for producing folic acid Disclosed is a method for producing folic acid, comprising incubating yeast having the ability to produce folic acid of 0.3 mg or more or incubating bacteria having the ability to produce folic acid of 1 mg or more per liter of the culture, thereby accumu... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5854057 | Panification ferment containing saccharomyces cerevisiae steineri DSM 9211 A biomass which can be used directly as panification ferment without previous separation of the culture medium and the biomass and without addition of industrial yeast is prepared by cultivating at least one strain of yeast in a culture medium specified i... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5849565 | Panification ferment containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae steineri DSM 9211 and lactic acid bacteria A biomass constituted of yeast and of lactic acid bacteria, which can be used directly as panification ferment without previous separation of the culture medium and the biomass, is prepared by cocultivating at least one strain of yeast and at least one st... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5814475 | Human herpesvirus type 6 protein p100, the corresponding DNA seqences, their preparation and use The invention relates to the human herpesvirus type 6 protein p100 and parts thereof having its specific immunological properties. It further relates to antibodies directed to them and to the corresponding DNA sequences. They can be used in pharmaceutical... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5811247 | Monoclonal antibodies to nucleolar protein The invention relates to a hybridoma cell line which produces a monoclonal antibody which cross reacts with both yeast and human fibrillarin. Diagnostic kits are also described. These are useful in diagnosing diseases such as scleroderma.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5801034 | Method for killing cells without lysis and enzyme recovery This invention provides a method for killing cells in fermentation mixtures in order to prepare the fermentation mixture for processing to recover or extract a desired product from the fermentation mixture. A preferred method of this invention comprises i... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798256 | Catabolite non-repressed substrate-limited yeast strains The present invention includes a yeast cell utilizing solely galactose as a carbohydrate source in the presence of glucose.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5776526 | Low-temperature inactive industrial baker's yeast and process for preparing same Process for developing a baker's yeast strain having an Lti property, in which a haploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain having an Lti property is first crossed with a haploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain having at least one MAL allele which is active ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5763169 | Nucleic acid probes for the detection and identification of fungi Nucleic acid probes and primers are described for detecting fungi that cause disease in humans and animals, as well as spoilage of food and beverages. These probes can detect rRNA, rDNA or polymerase chain reaction products from a majority of fungi in cli... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5759819 | Process for producing human serum albumin A process for producing recombinant human serum albumin (HSA) which comprises culturing an HSA producing host prepared by gene manipulation techniques at a temperature of from 21° to 29° C. Culturing the HSA producing host under such a specified tempera... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5747302 | Preparation of thiols with food-acceptable micro-organisms Flavorant compounds and compositions for food substances are prepared in a food-acceptable manner by bio-conversion of a cysteine S-complex with a food-acceptable micro-organism, particularly a yeast or filamentous fungus, which, upon incubation with the ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5744330 | Catabolite non-repressed substrate-limited yeast strains The present invention includes a yeast cell utilizing solely galactose as a carbohydrate source in the presence of glucose.... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5733755 | Method for the enantioselective synthesis of chiral derivatives of S-3-(4'- t A method for manufacturing S-3-(4'-tert-butyl)-phenyl-2-methyl propylamines having the structure I ##STR1## where NR1 R2 is a dialkylamine group, pyrrolidine, piperidine, or cis-3,5-dimethyl morpholine, comprising a reduction of... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5707802 | Nucleic acid probes for the detection and identification of fungi Nucleic acid probes and primers are described for detecting fungi that cause disease in humans and animals, as well as spoilage of food and beverages. These probes can detect rRNA, rDNA or polymerase chain reaction products from a majority of fungi in cli... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5693497 | Process for expressing the hepatitis B virus antigen using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformant There is disclosed an antigen comprising an amino acid sequence of the suce antigen of a hepatitis B virus. The present antigen can be produced easily and safely at low cost by means of recombinant DNA technique. The present antigen can be used as an eff... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5688674 | Continuous fermentation process for the production of metabolities using a moving filter A metabolite, e.g., ethanol, is continuously produced from low cost carbohydrate substrates by a process which comprises pulverizing the carbohydrate substrate; liquefying and saccharifying the pulverized substrate; continuously fermenting the lique-sacch... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5650183 | Preparation of refrigeratable dough products containing saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 74212 Refrigeratable yeast-leavened dough products are prepared that can be stored for extended periods of time at refrigeration temperatures. The dough composition and yeast strain are chosen to limit the total leavening action of the yeast by controlling the ... | 07/22/1997 |
