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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7982009 | Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression casse... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7851597 | Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression casse... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838632 | Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression casse... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7579443 | Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression casse... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7524933 | Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression casse... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7498413 | Maize antimicrobial protein useful for enhancing plant resistance to pathogens Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen, are provided. Compositions include novel amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for antipathogenic polypeptides that were isolated from maize. Nucleic... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7385037 | Method for the preparation of gliadin- and glutenin-rich fractions out of gluten in an aqueous medium and in the presence of an acid Method for the preparation of gliadin- and glutenin-rich fractions from gluten in an aqueous medium and in the presence of an acid, wherein the gluten are dispersed continuously or not in water up to a dry substance varying between 5 and 30%, by which the pH of the ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7307149 | Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression casse... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7211286 | Canola protein isolate functionality III A canola protein isolate having a protein of at least about 90 wt % (Nx 6.25) is employed as an at least partial replacement for at least one component providing functionality in a food composition. The canola protein isolate is a dried concentrated supernatant from... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186425 | Composition for diminishing neutral fat in blood The present invention provides a neutral fat reducing composition which reduces a blood neutral fat safely and efficiently, and whose active ingredient is a soybean protein containing 50% or more of a 7S globulin fractionated from a soybean protein and 0.2% or less ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7152818 | Uses of white corn hybrids The present invention provides hybrid white corn that produces grain with novel compositional characteristics, such as, higher endosperm protein concentration and low levels of carotenoids. The compositional changes facilitate the use of an improved process for wet ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144569 | Diagnosis of coeliac disease using a gliadin epitope A method of diagnosing coeliac disease, or susceptibility to coeliac disease, in an individual comprising: (a) contacting a sample from the host with an agent selected from (i) the epitope comprising sequence which is: SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, or an equivalent sequence fr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118776 | Phytase-treated acid stable soy protein products This invention is directed to an acidic beverage composition, comprising; (A) a hydrated protein material having a combination of an inositol-6-phosphate content, an inositol-5-phosphate content, an inositol-4-phosphate content and... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7091312 | Biocidal protein The invention relates to novel nucleic acid and protein sequences from the mung bean Vigna radiata. The nucleic acid sequence, isolated from a bruchid resistant mung bean line, encodes a thionin-like protein with insecticidal properties. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063290 | Mounting system inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut fixed under a wing of this aircraft This invention relates to a mounting system (1) inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut, the system particularly comprising a thrust resistance device (20). The thrust resistance device (20) comprises two... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6935584 | Uses of white corn hybrids The present invention provides hybrid white corn that produces grain with novel compositional characteristics, such as, higher endosperm protein concentration and low levels of carotenoids. The compositional changes facilitate the use of an improved process for wet ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936703 | Biocatalyst inhibitors The present invention concerns a method for the separation and/or isolation of inhibitors of cellulolytic, xylanolytic and/or beta-glucanolytic enzymes, inhibitors obtainable by said method, and process for obtaining micro-organism, plant or plant material wherein t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6762285 | Bs2 resistance protein Bs2 resistance proteins that confer resistance to the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris are disclosed. These proteins may be expressed in transgenic plants that are otherwise susceptible to infection by this bacterium in order to enhance resistance. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6733578 | Plasticized prolamine compositions Plasticized prolamine compositions and methods of preparing same are provided. The compositions can be used for making chewing gum bases, especially as biodegradable chewing gum bases. The inventive plasticizers are selected from a group of N-acyl derivatives of ami... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6660495 | Tolerogenic fragments of natural allergens The present invention relates to a process for the controlled enzymatic cleavage of purified and depigmented active allergenic proteins from indoor and outdoor source materials, which process produces fragments of allergens that retain the natural T-lymph... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6632925 | Biodegradable plant protein composites and related methods The present invention includes biodegradable plant protein composites.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6600021 | Use of thiol redox proteins for reducing protein intramolecular disulfide bonds, for improving the quality of cereal products, dough and baked goods and for inactivating snake, bee and scorpion toxins Methods of reducing cystine containing animal and plant proteins, and improving dough and baked goods' characteristics is provided which includes the steps of mixing dough ingredients with a thiol redox protein to form a dough and baking the dough to form... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6599725 | Polypeptide compositions for controlling cell death and disease resistance in plants The present invention is drawn to methods and compositions for suppressing cell death in plants. Specifically, novel proteins and genes are provided for use in plant transformation. The proteins and genes are useful for activating disease resistance, enha... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6583271 | Use of thiol redox proteins for reducing protein intramolecular disulfide bonds, for improving the quality of cereal products, dough and baked goods and for inactivating snake, bee and scorpion toxins Methods of reducing cystine containing animal and plant proteins, and improving dough and baked goods' characteristics is provided which includes the steps of mixing dough ingredients with a thiol redox protein to form a dough and baking the dough to form... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6495342 | Nitrogenous composition resulting from the hydrolysis of maize gluten and a process for the preparation thereof The invention relates to a nitrogenous composition resulting from the enzymatic hydrolysis of an aqueous solution of maize gluten, having a ratio of the concentrations of inorganic phosphorus to total phosphorus (Pi/Pt) greater than or equal to 0.05, pref... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6350590 | Tolerogenic fragments of natural allergens The present invention relates to a process for the controlled enzymatic cleavage of purified and depigmented active allergenic proteins from indoor and outdoor source materials, which process produces fragments of allergens that retain the the natural T-l... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6326470 | Enhancement of accessibility of cellulose by expansins Plant cell expansion is regulated by wall relaxation and yielding, which is thought to be catalyzed by elusive "wall loosening" enzymes. By employing a reconstitution approach, we initially found that a crude protein extract from the cell walls of growing... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6313273 | Soy proteins and methods for their production A high quality soy protein concentrate (SPC) was produced by a process of enzyme treatment combined with ultrafiltration. Soy flour, the starting material, was enzymatically treated with commercial pectinases and diafiltered with a porous stainless steel ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6277615 | (1.fwdarw.3, 1.fwdarw.4)--ଲ-glucanase of enhanced stability This invention relates to a (1.fwdarw.3, 1.fwdarw.4)-ଲ-glucanase (glucanase EII endohydrolase) enzyme, whose amino acid sequence has been modified in order to provide an enzyme whose three-dimensional structure confers improved thermostability and/o... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6114504 | Use of thiol redox proteins for reducing protein intramolecular disulfide bonds, for improving the quality of cereal products, dough and baked goods and for inactivating snake, bee and scorpion toxins Methods of reducing cystine containing animal and plant proteins, and improving dough and baked goods' characteristics is provided which includes the steps of mixing dough ingredients with a thiol redox protein to form a dough and baking the dough to form... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6084072 | Purified lectin and methods of use Amaranthin, a new lectin isolated from the seeds of Amaranthus caudatus, is purified and characterized. Amaranthin, designated ACA (Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin), has a high affinity for the T-antigen glycoconjugate and variants thereof expressed by pro... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6004930 | Phenylalanine free protein The present invention is directed to dietary compositions for treating patients having phenylketonuria and methods for making the dietary compositions. The compositions comprise a natural protein modified to eliminate phenylalanine from the protein's amin... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5990283 | Proteins catalyzing the extension of plant cell walls Plant cell expansion is regulated by wall relaxation and yielding, which is thought to be catalyzed by elusive "wall loosening" enzymes. By employing a reconstitution approach, we initially found that a crude protein extract from the cell walls of growing... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5990389 | High lysine derivatives of -hordothionin Derivatives of -hordothionin made by position-specific substitution with lysine residues provide lysine enrichment while retaining the antifungal activity of the parent compound.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5972679 | Cold tolerances in plants A plurality of polypeptides derived from intercellular spaces of plant cells having frost tolerance. Some of the polypeptides are ice nucleators for developing ice crystals in extracellular spaces of plant tissue, some of the polypeptides are antifreeze c... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5959082 | Proteins catalyzing the extension of plant cell walls A new class of proteins and methods related thereto are presented. The proteins, which can be characterized as catalysts of the extension of plant cell walls and the weakening of the hydrogen bonds in pure cellulose, are referred to as expansins. Two prot... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5852172 | Cold tolerances in plants A plurality of polypeptides derived from intercellular spaces of plant cells having frost tolerance. Some of the polypeptides are ice nucleators for developing ice crystals in extracellular spaces of plant tissue, some of the polypeptides are antifreeze c... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5849352 | Seed storage protein with nutritionally balanced amino acid composition The present invention relates, in general to protein that is a seed storage protein having high nutritional value. In particular, the invention relates to the protein AmA1 and to a DNA sequence encoding same. The invention further relates to a recombinant... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5849854 | Process for recovering polyhydroxyalkanotes using air classification The present invention relates to a process for recovering polyhydroxyalkanoate from a biological source material comprising the polyhydroxyalkanoate, the process comprising: a) comminuting the biological source material; b) air classifying the biological ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5824774 | Chimeric isoprenoid synthases and uses thereof Disclosed is a chimeric isoprenoid synthase polypeptide including a first domain from a first isoprenoid synthase joined to a second domain from a second, heterologous isoprenoid synthase, whereby the chimeric isoprenoid synthase is capable of catalyzing ... | 10/20/1998 |
