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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8039615 | Process for producing difructose dianhydride III crystals The invention provides a process for producing the crystals of difructose dianhydride III (DFA III), namely a indigestible disaccharide where two fructose molecules are bonded to each other at positions 1,2′ and 2,3′ (di-D-fructofuranose-1,2′,2,3′-dianhydrid... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7256202 | Composition and method for treatment of hepatic encephalopathy The inventions provide an improved treatment for hepatic encephalopathy characterized by hyperammonemia and/or constipation, comprising the oral administration of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in amounts sufficient to reduce plasma levels of ammonia and/or to alleviate ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7202219 | Use of D-tagatose as a prebiotic food component Oral intake of D-tagatose in a prebiotic food induces production of butyrate and stimulates the growth of beneficial bacteria in the human colon. Therefore it is believed to be useful in food or the like as preventive drug against colon cancer. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7084131 | Method for preparing a polydispersed saccharide composition and resulting polydispersed saccharide composition A method for preparing a polydispersed saccharide composition in which a fructan-containing material is dissolved in water prior to partial enzymatic treatment of the fructans. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7018667 | Meltable form of sucralose The present invention provides a meltable sucralose and acesulfame-k sweetener. This sweetener may be incorporated in a wide variety of reduced calorie food products such as cooked and hard candies, microwaveable food products, glazed food products, deep fried food ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6930150 | Method for making polymer mixtures and compositions thereof A method for making a polymer blend composition includes combining at least one component A incorporating at least five percent by weight of anionic functional groups in its structure, at least one component B, preferably free of such functional groups, and at least... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6861519 | Soluble highly branched glucose polymers and their method of production The invention relates to soluble highly branched glucose polymers having a reducing sugar content of less than 1%, characterized in that they have a level of α-1,6 glucoside bonds greater than 10%, preferably of between 12 and 30%, a Mw value of between 0.35×10 | 03/01/2005 |
| 6562600 | Production of cyclic alternan tetrasaccharides from oligosaccharide substrates The cyclic tetrasaccharide, cyclo{-6)--D-Glcp-(1,3)--D-Glcp-(1,6)--D-Glcp-(1,3)-. alpha.-D-Glcp-(1-}, may be produced by alternanase hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates other than alternan. Panose, pullulan, -D-Glcp-(1,6)-&... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6462191 | Synthesis of 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-arabinose derivatives A process for deoxofluorinating a C2 -hydroxyl group of a furanose, includes: (a) mixing the furanose and a deoxofluorinating agent in a solvent to form a reaction mixture, and (b) heating the reaction mixture to greater than about 50° C. The ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6420535 | 6-O-carbamate ketolide derivatives The invention relates to a novel 6-O-carbamate ketolide compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate or prodrug thereof, to a composition comprising the compound and a suitable carrier, a method of preparing the compound, and a method of... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6365732 | Process for obtaining stereoisomers from biomass The present invention includes a process for extracting a stereoisomer fro biomass. The method comprises providing biomass and subjecting the biomass to substantially instantaneous pressurization and depressurization to separate cellulose, hemicellulose, ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6294369 | L-ribose isomerase, its preparation and uses An L-ribose isomerase which isomerizes aldoses such as L-ribose, D-lyxose, D-talose, D-mannose, L-allose and L-gulose into their corresponding ketoses such as L-ribulose, D-xylulose, D-tagatose, D-fructose, L-psicose and L-sorbose. The enzymatic reaction ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6204378 | Method for producing palatinitol A novel method for making palatinitol comprising a first step of epimerising isomaltose under conditions enabling a mixture of -D-glucopyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.6)-D-mannose and isomaltose to be achieved, a second step of catalytically hydrogenating the ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6156544 | Process for the preparation of N-acetylneuraminic acid A method for the preparation of N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid (NANA) N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (NAG) is described.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6140498 | Process for the continuous production of high purity L-ribose A process of preparing a L-ribose fraction having greater than 97% purity starting from an aqueous solution of L-arabinose is provided by utilizing an epimerization reaction conducted in the presence of a Mo compound and eluting the product formed by said... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6124443 | Process for the hydrogenation of sugars Epimer-free sugar alcohols can be prepared from the corresponding sugars by catalytic hydrogenation with hydrogen in aqueous solution, the hydrogenation being carried out continuously at a hydrogen pressure of 100 to 400 bar and a reaction temperature of ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6037153 | L-ribose isomerase, its preparation and uses An L-ribose isomerase which isomerizes aldoses such as L-ribose, D-lyxose, D-talose, D-mannose, L-allose and L-gulose into their corresponding ketoses such as L-ribulose, D-xylulose, D-tagatose, D-fructose, L-psicose and L-sorbose. The enzymatic reaction ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6022965 | Method for isomerising the 10-methyl radical of erythromycin derivatives An isomerization method wherein a compound of formula ##STR1## wherein X and y together form a 3-oxo radical, or X is a hydrogen atom and Y is either a radical a ##STR2## where R2 is OH or O-acyl, or an O-alkyl or NH2 radic... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5945547 | Imtermediate in process to make 2', 2'-difluoronucleosides The compound 2-deoxy-2,2-difluoro-D-erythro-pentofuranos-1-ulose-3,5-dibenzoate is described and claimed.... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5877311 | Process for isomerization of compound of aldose structure into compound of ketose structure, and isomerization agent or accelerator used therin A process is provided which comprises isomerizing a compound having a ketose structure by the use of or in the presence of an organogermanium compound having a structural portion represented by formula (I): ##STR1## Due to the use or presence of the ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5872247 | Decarboxylation process for 2-ketoaldonic acids Catalytic decarboxylation process for 2-ketoaldonic acids by nickel ions characterized in that an aqueous solution of a 2-ketoaldonic acid is put in contact with a resin carrying vinylpyridine groups. The process allows in particular ribulose, xylulose and ery... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5859236 | Process for preparation of lignin and microcellulose The method of the invention involves treating cellulosic vegetable matter (the "Feed Stocks") for the selective recovery of lignin (when present in the feed-stock), cellulose and hemicelluloses by: (1) reducing the material to be processed to an appropria... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5856465 | Compositions and methods for the synthesis of chirally pure organophosphorus nucleoside derivatives Methods for the stereospecific synthesis of chirally pure organophosphorus dinucleotide derivatives and nucleoside monomer synthons used in their synthesis are provided. These methods allow for conversion of nucleoside intermediates of unchosen sense of P... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5856469 | Method for producing palatinitol "A process for the preparation of palatinitol, wherein in a first stage, the epimerization of isomaltose is carried out under conditions which allow a mixture of -D-glucopyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.6)-D-mannose and isomaltose to be obtained, in a second st... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5831075 | Amino acid ester of nucleoside analogues A process for the preparation of an amino acid ester of a nucleoside analogue comprises reacting a nucleoside analogue having an esterifiable hydroxy group with a 2-oxa-4-aza-cycloalkane-1,3-dione. Such amino acid esters of nucleoside analogues are able t... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5773606 | Catalyst regeneration The present invention relates to the regeneration of a supported molybdenum catalyst which has been used for the epimerisation of a saccharide. The preferred epimerisation is the conversion of glucose to mannose. The catalyst is regenerated by using an ox... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5734043 | Separating agent for optical isomers A separating agent which, when used as the packing material for reverse-phase liquid chromatography, has excellent baseline stability in the mobile phase and an increased number of steps of the detected peak in the measurement is provided. The agent compr... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5686587 | Intermediate for azithromycin A compound having formula (III). Also, a process of making azithromycin comprising reducing the compound of formula (III) and N-methylating the reduced product.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5679787 | Process for isomerization of compound of aldose structure into compound of ketose structure, and isomerization agent or accelerator used therein A process is provided which comprises isomerizing a compound having a ketose structure by the use of or in the presence of an organogermanium compound having a structural portion represented by formula (I): ##STR1## Due to the use or presence of the ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5665574 | Method for preparing N-acetylneuraminic acid A method for preparing N-acetylneuraminic acid characterized in reacting N-acetylglucosamine with pyruvic acid in an alkaline condition by the action of N-acetylneuraminic acid lyase.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5646258 | Method of synthesizing alkyl glucosides A method for synthesizing alkyl glucosides by the acetalization of sugars, particularly glucose, with alcohols in excess and subsequent separation of the excess alcohol by extraction, the extraction being carried out with an extraction agent, which is clo... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5550222 | Process for producing gamma-cyclodextrin A process for preparing cyclooctaamylose by enzymatic reaction of starch hydrolysate with cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase in the presence of at least two complexing agents. The first is either an aliphatic ketone or an aliphatic alcohol and the second is... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5543511 | Process for the preparation of level-off DP cellulose Level-off DP cellulose, which can be disaggregated in aqueous suspension with the application of mechanical force to give microcrystalline cellulose, is prepared by an environmentally friendly partial hydrolysis of cellulose in such a manner that the cell... | 08/06/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5472860 | Method for preparing N-acetylneuraminic acid by N-acetylneuraminic acid lysase at a pH of 10-12 A method for preparing N-acetylneuraminic acid characterized in reacting N-acetylglucosamine with pyruvic acid at an alkaline pH in the presence of N-acetylneuraminic acid lyase.... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5473061 | Process for the treatment of cellulose The process for the treatment of cellulose for activation for subsequent chemical reactions by bringing the cellulose in contact with liquid ammonia at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure in a pressure vessel and subsequent expansion by rapid redu... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5466795 | Process for the manufacture of mannitol A process for the manufacture of mannitol in which: in a first step, a fructose syrup containing less than 15% glucose is subjected to an enzymatic isomerization using at least one enzyme capable of interconverting fructose and mannose, the enzymatic isomeriza... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5430140 | Starch intermediate product, a process for producing a starch intermediate product, and a process for further processing of a starch intermediate product A process for producing a starch intermediate product in which the reactive hydroxy groups are activated by swelling and disintegrating starch with dilute aqueous-alkali lye, precipitating the disintegrated starch from an aqueous-alkali solution by adding... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5424416 | Process for preparation of 2-deoxy-2,2-difluoro-D-ribofuranosyl-3,5-hydroxy protected-1-alkyl and aryl sulfonates and their use in preparation of 2',2'-difluoro-2'-deoxy nucleosides A stereoselective process for preparing a ଲ-anomer enriched 2-deoxy-2,2-difluoro-D-ribofuranosyl-3,5-hydroxy protected-1-alkyl and aryl sulfonate intermediates by contacting an -anomer enriched 2-deoxy-2,2-difluoro-D- ribofuranosyl-3,5-hydrox... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5415695 | Method of preparing solid lactulose The invention relates to a method of preparing solid forms of administration of lactulose by evaporating lactulose syrup to a water content of at most 10%, preferably 2 to 6%, cooling the thick, evaporated syrup, grinding and sieving, or breaking the soli... | 05/16/1995 |
