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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8048997 | Process for drying uronic acid oligosaccharides The present invention relates to a process for spray drying uronic acid oligosaccharides and to a powder compositions thus obtained. Typically the powder composition comprises between 25 and 100 wt.% uronic acid oligosaccharide with a DP between 2 and 50 based on to... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7705135 | Pharmaceutical compositions comprising aloe pectins, and methods for their production and use Pectins having a combination of unexpectedly high molecular weights and low degrees of methylation have been isolated from Aloe vera plants, are superior gel pectins for forming calcium cross-lined gels. Such pectins can be obtained by extracting homogenized Aloe Ve... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7691986 | High molecular weight, low methoxyl pectins, and their production and uses Pectins having a combination of unexpectedly high molecular weights and low degrees of methylation have been isolated. These high molecular weight, low degree of methylation pectins form gels at unexpectedly low concentrations. Such pectins can be obtained by extrac... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7462702 | High molecular weight, low methoxyl pectins, and their production and uses Pectins having a combination of unexpectedly high molecular weights and low degrees of methylation have been isolated. These high molecular weight, low degree of methylation pectins form gels at unexpectedly low concentrations. Such pectins can be obtained by extrac... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7393841 | Hyperbranched amylopectin for use in methods for surgical or therapeutic treatment of mammals or in diagnostic methods, especially for use as a plasma volume expander The invention relates to the use of hyperbranched amylopectin which has an average branch degree of between >10 and 25 mol % and a molecular weight (Mw) ranging from 40.000-800.000 Dalton and the derivatives thereof in methods for surgical or therapeutic treatment o... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7354721 | Highly sensitive proteomic analysis methods, and kits and systems for practicing the same Methods of determining whether a sample includes one or more analytes, particularly proteinaceous analytes, of interest are provided. In the subject methods, an array of binding agents, where each binding agent includes an epitope binding domain of an antibody, is c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7211548 | Treatment fluids comprising starch and ceramic particulate bridging agents and methods of using these fluids to provide fluid loss control Methods and compositions relating to fluid loss control operations are provided. More particularly, fluid loss treatment fluid compositions may comprise ceramic particulate bridging agents, a partially depolymerized starch derivative, and a base fluid. In some embod... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196073 | Imine-forming polysaccharide adjuvants and immunostimulants The present invention relates to polysaccharide conjugates that comprise: a polysaccharide that binds to surface-receptors present on Antigen Presenting Cells, conjugated to one or more compounds having stable carbonyl groups covalently attached, either directly or ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183266 | Dual induced viscosity fiber system and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response to a meal by feeding a dual induced viscosity fiber system. The first component of the induced viscosity fiber system is soluble fiber. The second component of the ind... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7086405 | Screenings washer A screenings washer having a hopper, a grinder downstream of the hopper, and a washer downstream of the grinder. The washer includes an auger rotor that receives the screenings ground by the grinder, a spray wash system that sprays a wash fluid directly onto a porti... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7071326 | Anionic cellulose nitrate derivatives and aqueous dispersions thereof An anionic cellulose nitrate derivative is described, which has: (i) a degree of acid group substitution (DS (acid)) in the range of 0.01 to 0.2; and (ii) a nitrogen content of 10.7 wt. % to 12.3 wt. %, based on the weight of cellulose nitrate derivative. The anioni... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067498 | Polymer controlled induced viscosity fiber system and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response in a human by feeding an induced viscosity fiber system. The invention also relates to an induced viscosity fiber system and the liquid products that incorporate the i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060313 | Citrus peel processing system and method A method and system for processing citrus peel to produce food grade products and environmentally safe liquid discharge, by cutting mixing, heating, separating, pressing and drying the citrus peel. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7030061 | Productive process for manufacturing an algal species-based organic complement for vegetal fertilization An organic complement for fertilizing vegetable species, as an organic product which fulfills with the features of a growth stimulator, mainly manufactured from green algae (Ulva rigida) and brownish algae (Macrocystis pyrifera). The invention includes... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022683 | Pharmacological compositions comprising pectins having high molecular weights and low degrees of methoxylation The inventions disclosed herein relate to compositions for the sustained release of pharmacological agents comprising pectins having a combination of both a high molecular weight and a low degree of methoxylation. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6910663 | Pectins as foam stabilizers for beverages having a foam head The invention provides pectins as new foam stabilizers for (temporary) foam heads in beverages, in particular in beers, especially beers of the pilsner type. These foam stabilizers are preferably obtained from hops, which is a constituent that is inherent in beer an... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6890906 | Method for controlling angiogenesis in animals Disease conditions which are dependent upon or moderated by angiogenesis are controlled by the use of a therapeutic material which interacts with cell surface galectins. Particular therapeutic materials comprise a polymeric backbone having side chains terminating in... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881838 | Polysaccharide gum and process for its manufacture Processes are disclosed for the purification and recovery of polysaccharide gums from an aqueous solution, particularly xanthan gum from a fermentation broth. An aqueous solution of at least one polysaccharide gum is mixed with a non-solvent stream comprising water ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6858590 | Vaccines containing ribavirin and methods of use thereof Compositions and methods for enhancing the effect of vaccines in animals, such as domestic, sport, or pet species, and humans are disclosed. More particularly, vaccine compositions comprising ribavirin and an antigen, preferably an antigen that has an epitope presen... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6794495 | Composition comprising extensin and, optionally, pectic polysaccharides The invention is a compound and method for enhancing the immune system. The compound is extensin or a combination of (a) pectin or polysaccharides found in the pectic molecule and (b) extensin. The method for cytotoxic enhancement of lymphocytes requires ingesting a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6699977 | Low methoxyl pectins, processes thereof, and stabilized aqueous systems comprising the same Low methoxyl pectins that display pseudoplasticity and substantially no phase separation in aqueous solutions comprising at least one polyvalent cation, and processes for producing the same. Low methoxyl pectins prepared from non-calcium sensitive pectins... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696554 | Production of polygalacturonides and their use as food additives The invention relates to the use of polygalacturonides as food additives, said polygalacturonides being obtainable via the following process steps: a) a pectinous plant material is subjected to a pectin extraction in aqueous solution; b) the solids are... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6696563 | -Amylase-resistant polysaccharides, production method, use and foods containing these polysaccharides The invention relates to a production method of -amylase resistant polysaccharides with high RS content, comprising the following steps: a) producing a paste of water-insoluble poly-(1,4--D-glucan) and water; b) heating the paste; c) cooling... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6680306 | Method for enhancing the effectiveness of cancer therapies The efficacy of conventional cancer therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation is enhanced by the use of a therapeutic material which binds to and interacts with galectins. The therapeutic material can enhance apoptosis thereby increasing the e... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6663717 | Process for the fractionation of sugar beet pulp The invention relates to a method of simultaneous purification and separation of pectin and pectic sugars/oligomers from sugar beet pulp using a multi-step process in an aqueous solution. The method comprises hydrolysis of the sugar beet pulp, solids sepa... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660099 | Chromatographic fractionation of vegetable material The invention relates to chromatographic fractionation of pectin-containing vegetable material, such as sugar beet pulp. In the method of the invention, a pectin-containing hydrolysate is chromatographically separated into a pectin fraction, a salt fracti... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6605715 | Process for the preparation of a starch ester Process for the preparation of a starch ester, in particular a starch acetate, wherein a starch-based feedstock is reacted with an organic carboxylic acid anhydride in the presence of a catalyst. The reaction of the starch-based feedstock and the anhydrid... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6504035 | 3-deoxy-desmycosin derivatives and process for their preparation The present invention relates to derivatives of 3-deoxy desmycosin of the formula I, wherein, starting from triply protected desmycosin, there are performed an oxidation at C-3 in the first step and then, optionally, a hydrogenation of double bonds and an... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6500473 | Coloring substance composition and a method of manufacturing same A composition comprising coloring substance bodies that are at least partially coated with beet pectin, chicory pectin and/or Jerusalem artichoke pectin or other pectin types having a high degree of acetylation. The composition which may be water dispersi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6447614 | Raw material for use in the preparation of pectin and related compounds, and a method for the preparation of same The invention relates to a raw material for use in the preparation of pectin and related compounds, the raw material being pressed, stabilized sugar beet pulp subjected to biotechnical pre-treatment. In accordance with the invention the raw material is pr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6413494 | Composition and pharmaceutical dosage form for colonic drug delivery using polysaccharides A colonic drug delivery composition contains a first polysaccharide and a second polysaccharide wherein both polysaccharide are degradable by colonic enzymes and are mixed at a environmental pH of about 7 or above, without use of a cross-linking agent. A ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6407226 | Use of G-block polysaccharides The use of G-block polysaccharides as a modulator for the rheology in a mixture in which a gelling, water-soluble polysaccharide is a component to give the final product a changed viscosity, stability, elasticity, rigidity or similar.... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6350594 | Cultured plant cell gums for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial applications Certain cultured plant cell gums, including those produced in suspension culture of plant cells of plants of the family Aizoaceae are described. Plant cell gums of plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum are specifically provided. Also described are the meth... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6313103 | Pectic substance as a growth factor stabilizer Pectic substance from Aloe Vera and other sources is used as a stabilizer and a delivery vehicle for pectin/heparin-binding proteins, such as pectin/heparin binding growth factors. Aloe pectin, a naturally occurring LM (low methoxyl) pectin, binds to pect... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6274723 | Dendritic nucleic acids exhibiting maximal self-assembly Disclosed are nucleic acid matrices comprising a dendrimeric network of interconnected monomers. Each monomeric unit is synthesized using nucleic acid sequences having no repeats of subsequences of a predetermined length. In preferred embodiments, the sub... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6274548 | Pectic substance as a growth factor stabilizer Pectic substance from Aloe Vera and other sources is used as a stabilizer and a delivery vehicle for pectin/heparin-binding proteins, such as pectin/heparin binding growth factors. Aloe pectin, a naturally occurring LM (low methoxyl) pectin, binds to pect... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6235709 | Inhibitor of helicobacter pylori colonization The present invention provides a safe and effective inhibitor of Helicobacter pylori colonization in the stomach and a food containing the inhibitor. The inhibitor of the present invention comprises as an active ingredient a mucin, especially a mucin from... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6229009 | Polycarboxylic based cross-linked copolymers A cross-linked copolymer based on at least one non-crosslinked polycarboxylic polysaccharide and at least one second non-crosslinked polycarboxylic polymer which is not a polycarboxylic polysaccharide and a cross-linking agent having at least two amine fu... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6221419 | Pectin for stabilizing proteins Provided is a pectin having (i) a degree of esterification (DE) of 60 to 95%, (ii) a calcium sensitivity (ƊCS) of less than 25 cP, and (iii) a calcium sensitive pectin weight ratio (CSPR) of calcium sensitive pectin (CSP) to the sum of CSP and non-calciu... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6143346 | Pectin process and composition A process is provided for treating a solution, gel, or suspension of pectin starting material having a degree of esterification greater than about 60% with a cation-containing preparation to obtain at least a first fraction having a higher degree of calci... | 11/07/2000 |
