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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7923537 | Ion channel assay methods A method of characterizing the biological activity of a candidate compound may include exposing cells to the candidate compound, and then exposing the cells to a repetitive application of electric fields so as to set the transmembrane potential to a level correspond... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7393929 | Inhibitors of cellulolytic, xylanolytic and β-glucanolytic enzymes The present invention concerns an inhibitor of xylanolytic and/or β-glucanolytic enzymes, method for obtaining the inhibitor, said inhibitor and processes for obtaining micro-organism, plant or plant material wherein the activity of the inhibitor according to the i... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7355004 | Protein lipase inhibitor for flour and dough The present invention relates to the isolation of and characterization of a novel lipase inhibitor and its effect on different lipases. The present invention also relates to the use of a lipase inhibitor as a screen for lipases. The present invention also relates to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 6849113 | Method of manufacturing improved corn zein resin films, sheets, and articles Sheets, films, and articles of manufacture from a corn zein resin. A wet corn zein resin is formed including corn zein and a fatty acid, and the wet zein resin is cold rolled into sheets. The sheets are dried, and the dried zein resin is processed to form sheets, fi... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6692962 | Plant translation methods and compositions related thereto The present invention relates to the field of plant molecular biology, in particular to translational control. The inventors herein disclose compositions and methods useful to alter plant gene translation, which methods enable genetic modification of nume... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6638552 | Glutenin genes and their uses The present invention is directed to methods of improving flour by altering glutenin content in seeds of plants, particularly wheat. The invention relates to methods of introducing a recombinant construct comprising a glutenin gene into a parental plant.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6451553 | Method for the separation of flour The present invention relates to a method for the separation of flour into one gluten fraction and at least one other fraction, comprising the steps of: mixing the flour and a liquid to obtain a dough, separating the dough into a fraction comprising glute... | 09/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6180368 | Ryegrass pollen allergen The present invention provides a nucleic acid sequences coding for the ryegrass pollen allergens Lol pIa and Lol pIb, purified Lol pIa and Lol pIb protein and fragments thereof, methods of producing recombinant Lol pIa and Lol pIb or at least one fragment... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6113951 | 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 |
| 6107468 | Highly soluble protein, method for making, and food products made thereof Disclosed is a method of obtaining a highly soluble protein which method generally includes at least the step of contacting the protein with an amount of antioxidant suitable to raise the solubility of the protein, which method may also be utilized to rai... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5977312 | Modified wheat glutens and use thereof in fabrication of films Wheat gluten protein-based biodegradable or edible films are produced using aqueous, essentially alcohol-free casting dispersions containing modified wheat protein and a plasticizer. The modified wheat protein is prepared by treating purified naturally oc... | 11/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5798446 | Method of extracting proteins utilizable in foodstuff from a protein-containing substance In the method described, a protein-containing substance is first taken up in an alkaline solvent to give a solution. Insoluble constituents of the substance are separated off, the solution is neutralized and desalinated, and then the proteins contained in... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5777080 | Highly soluble protein, method for making, and food products made thereof Disclosed is a method of obtaining a highly soluble protein which method generally includes at least the step of contacting the protein with an amount of antioxidant suitable to raise the solubility of the protein, which method may also be utilized to rai... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5731419 | Freezing tolerance proteins Wcs19 and Wcor410 from gramineae The present invention relates to three novel genes which have been isolated from cold-tolerant wheat species and which are induced by low temperature. The first gene, Wcs19, is preferentially expressed in green leaf tissues of tolerant gramineae species a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5726291 | Amylase inhibitors An amylase inhibitor consisting of a protein constructed of 244 amino acid residues having two subunits each identified as SEQ ID NO:1, in which a single band is observed at a mobility of 0.26 by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and having a high inhib... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5610277 | Alcohol-free wet extraction of gluten dough into gliadin and glutenin An improved alcohol-free method for fractionating gluten into gliadin and glutenin fractions is provided where an acidic dispersion of gluten is formed with a reducing agent (e.g., sodium metabisulfite) operable for breaking disulfide bonds in the gluten ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5470702 | HIV-2 transmembrane glycoprotein homodimer (gp 80) Character of the envelope transmembrane protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) was carried out using murine polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies or patient sera specific for HIV-2 proteins. A 80-Mr glycoprotein (gp80) was produced in HIV-2... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5466782 | Method for separating a compound containing glycolipids, lysophospholipids, sphingolipids and ceramides of plant origin A method for separating a composition containing glycolipids, lysopholipids, sphingolipids and ceramides of plant origin is described. A liquid alcohol is heated to a temperature of between 50° and 80° C., a plant composition or plant extract is introdu... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5444046 | Amylase inhibitors An amylase inhibitor consisting essentially of a protein constructed of 248 amino acid residues having two subunits, each identified as SEQ ID NO:1, in which a single band is observed at a mobility of 0.26 by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The amylas... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5444154 | Crosslinked protein polymers as humectants The present invention relates to a series of novel crosslinked polymers. The compounds of the present invention are prepared by the reaction of chloracetic acid with a pendant hydroxyl group which is present on a polyoxyalkylene polymer, followed by the r... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5440019 | Processes of producing amylase inhibitors A process of producing an amylase inhibitor from an amylase inhibitor-containing solution extracted from wheat flour, etc with water, a dilute acid, a dilute alkali or from an amylase inhibitor-containing starch waste solution, by utilization of an adsorp... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5412074 | Silcone modified proteins Organofunctional silicone chains having an organic moiety on at least one end of the chains, are covalently linked to free amino groups of proteins by the organic moieties to provide a useful ingredient for cosmetic formulations.... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5410021 | Recovery of protein, protein isolate and/or starch from cereal grains The protein/starch bond is broken mechanically by wet attrition milling rather than by cooking or with chemicals alone. The grain particles are milled to a particle size sufficiently small to break the bond between starch and protein and sufficiently larg... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5407454 | Larvicidal lectins and plant insect resistance based thereon Selected plant lectins have been found to be larvicidal against a number of common insect pests of agricultural crops. In a preferred embodiment, plant resistance to these insects is produced by inserting into the cells of a plant a gene whose expression ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5366661 | Method for forming a stabilized aqueous dispersion of inorganic particles or organic particles for food stuffs A method for forming a stabilized aqueous dispersion which is useful for reducing viscosity of a stabilized aqueous dispersion wherein various water-insoluble or sparingly soluble inorganic and/or organic particles for food stuffs are suspended, accelerat... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5332803 | Processes for the preparation of amylase inhibitor A process for the preparation of an amylase inhibitor is disclosed which comprises the steps of: (a) extracting wheat, wheat flour or wheat gluten with water, a dilute acid, a dilute alkali or an aqueous alcohol to produce a solution containing the amylas... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5288606 | Reagent for specific determination of fructosamine The present invention provides a process for the specific determination of the serum fructosamine content in blood or samples derived from blood by reaction with an appropriate color reagent and measurement of the color change thereby brought about, where... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5284934 | Synthesis and utilization of carbohydrate-binding polymer-lectin conjugates The present invention provides a process for preparing a carbohydrate-binding lectin derivative for use as immune modulators or immunoconjugates. The polymer-lectin conjugate produced in accordance with the process is polyethylene glycol Ricinus communis ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5274079 | Protein partial degradation products that are useful as surface active agents and dispersing agents Novel protein partial degradation products obtainable from grain proteins such as wheat protein, maize protein, soya bean protein, etc., by specific degradation treatments, which are useful as a quality-improving agent for various food stuffs, a surface a... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5243028 | Silicone protein polymers The present invention relates to a series of novel silicone proteins which are high substantive to fiber and hair. They are cationic materials which contain an ester linkage. A chloroester of a dimethicone copolyol is reacted with the amino group of a pro... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5210184 | Process for enhancing some functional properties of proteinaceous material A process for enhancing the functional properties of denatured proteinaceous material of vegetable origin. The enhanced properties include at least one property selected from the group consisting of water absorption, water binding capacity, oil binding ca... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5166323 | Modification of the emulsifying activity of gluten by acid hydrolysis The invention disclosed herein relates to a new and improved means of modifying gluten. The modification process consists of acid hydrolysis at relatively low temperatures for short periods of time to produce a modified gluten having improved physical cha... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5102987 | Preparation of hydrolyzed protein having reduced -chlorohydrin content The -chlorohydrin content of liquid hydrolysed protein obtained by acid hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid is reduced by adjusting the pH of the liquid hydrolysed protein to a pH of from 8 to 14 and holding the liquid for a time sufficient for the &... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5084275 | Processes of preparing -amylase inhibiting subtances from wheat A process of preparing an -amylase inhibiting substance from wheat is disclosed which comprises heat treating a supernatant fraction of an aqueous extract of wheat or wheat flour to modify unnecessary protein contaminants in the supernatant fractio... | 01/28/1992 |
