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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8063202 | Process for preparing glycopeptides having asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, and the glycopeptides Glycopeptide having at least one asparagine-linked oligosaccharide at a desired position of the peptide chain obtained by: (1) esterifying hydroxyl of a resin and carboxyl of ah amino acid having amino group nitrogen protected with... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058424 | Synthesis of 5-azacytidine The present invention provides a method for the preparation of 5-azacytidine, wherein 5-azacytidine is represented by the structure: The method involves the silylation of 5-azacytosine, followed by the coupling of silylated 5... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8034925 | Glucosamine and method of making glucosamine from microbial biomass Glucosamine suitable for human or animal consumption is disclosed. The glucosamine is derived from fungal biomass containing chitin. Various methods of producing glucosamine by acid hydrolysis of fermented fungal biomass are also disclosed. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7973157 | Imino and amino sugar purification Novel processes for the purification of an imino or amino sugar, such as D-1-deoxygalactonojirimycin (DGJ). Particularly, there are described processes for the purification of multi-kilogram scale sugars using hydrochloric acid. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7947824 | Process for preparing purine nucleosides The present invention for the stereoselective preparation of 2-deoxy-β-D-adenine nucleosides wherein a blocked 2-deoxy-α-D-arabinofuranosyl halide is coupled with the salt of an adenine derivative. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943763 | Process for preparing glycopeptides having asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, and the glycopeptides Glycopeptide having at least one asparagine-linked oligosaccharide at a desired position of the peptide chain which is obtained by: (1) esterifying hydroxyl of a resin and carboxyl of an amino acid having amino group nitrogen prote... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939655 | Process for preparing a sterile high molecular weight hyaluronic acid formulation A process for preparing a sterile ready-to-use aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprises a high molecular weight hyaluronic acid salt (HA) at a specified concentration, comprising the steps of: providing an aqueous formulation comprising high molecular weight HA ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7868166 | Continuous process for the production and/or workup of polysaccharide derivatives A process is described for the continuous preparation and/or workup of polysaccharide derivatives by reaction and/or conditioning in a suspension with liquid reaction partners, in which, in accordance with FIG. 1, a) a preferably pumpab... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858774 | Synthesis of 5-azacytidine The present invention provides a method for the preparation of 5-azacytidine, wherein 5-azacytidine is represented by the structure: The method involves the silylation of 5-azacytosine, followed by the coupling of silylated 5... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7834173 | Esters of hyaluronic acid with rhein, process for their preparation and compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to esters of hyaluronic acid with rhein, more particularly to a compound based on hyaluronic acid, wherein alcohol groups of hyaluronic acid are esterified with rhein, to a process for preparing said ester and to a pharmaceutical compos... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7816514 | Glucosamine and method of making glucosamine from microbial biomass Glucosamine suitable for human or animal consumption is disclosed. The glucosamine is derived from fungal biomass containing chitin. Various methods of producing glucosamine by acid hydrolysis of fermented fungal biomass are also disclosed. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7645874 | Cellulose oxidation by nitrogen dioxide in a perfluorinated tertiary amine solvent This invention relates to a process for preparing bioabsorbable oxidized cellulose comprising combining cellulose material, with nitrogen dioxide and a nonaqueous solvent chosen from the class of perfluorinated tertiary amines. This invention also relates to a metho... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7598372 | Synthesis of core sugar chain structure of asparagine-linked glycoprotein It is intended to chemically synthesize the trisaccharide moiety at the reducing end in the core sugar chain structure of an asparagine-linked glycoprotein. By using a highly inexpensive natural polysaccharide having a mannoseβ-1,4-bond as the starting material, a ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7528247 | Process for preparing purine nucleosides The present invention for the stereoselective preparation of 2-deoxy-β-D-adenine nucleosides wherein a blocked 2-deoxy-α-D-arabinofuranosyl halide is coupled with the salt of an adenine derivative. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7485718 | Chemical synthesis of low molecular weight polyglucosamines and polygalactosamines A process for the synthesis of beta linked low molecular weight polymers of galactosamine and glucosamine has been developed. Through the use of high amounts of activating agents, efficient coupling of stable monomers is achieved. Using this process, chain extension... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7439352 | Process for the production of anhydrosugar alcohols A process is provided for the preparation of anhydrosugar alcohols. The process involves heating a sugar alcohol or a monoanhydrosugar alcohol starting material in the presence of an acid catalyst, and subsequent purification of the anhydrosugar alcohol. In some emb... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432246 | Sir2 products and activities A novel compound, 2′/3′-O-acetyl-ADP-ribose, is provided. The compound is a mixture of the 2′ and 3′ regioisomers of O-acetyl-ADP ribose, and is formed nonenzymatically from 2′-O-acetyl-ADP-ribose, which is the newly discovered product of the reaction of S... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7396923 | Method for the sulfonation of compounds comprising free hydroxyl (OH) groups or primary or secondary amines A method for sulfonating compounds having one or more free hydroxyl functional groups and/or one or more optionally substituted primary or secondary functional groups, including treating the compounds with a complex of SO3-DMF in the presence of an acid c... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388000 | Halide-free glucosamine phosphate compositions and methods of preparation Glucosamine phosphate having a purity of at least about 99 wt. %, and a maximum halide content of about 0.01 wt. %. Preferably, the glucosamine phosphate is stabilized by coating it with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable polymer comprising a water-soluble, wa... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388001 | Halide-free glucosamine sulfate compositions and methods of preparation Glucosamine sulfate having a purity of at least about 99 wt. %, and a maximum halide content of about 0.01 wt. %. Preferably, the glucosamine sulfate is stabilized by coating it with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable polymer comprising a water-soluble, water-... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385052 | Process for the production of multiple cross-linked hyaluronic acid derivatives The present invention relates to a process for the production of cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA) derivatives, in particular multiple, e.g. double cross-linked hyaluronic acid derivatives. The invention also provides novel cross-linked HA derivatives, products cont... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7365188 | Process for producing N-Acyl-5′-deoxy-5-fluorocytidine The present invention provides a process for producing a N4-acyl-5′-deoxy-5-fluorocytidine compound of the formula: where R2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or alkoxy. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348424 | Polysaccharide containing phosphorylcholine group and process for producing the same The present invention is a method for manufacturing a phosphorylcholine group-containing polysaccharide wherein the aldehyde derivative-containing compound obtained by the oxidative ring-opening reaction of glycerophosphorylcholine is added to a polysaccharide conta... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345165 | Method for preparing water-soluble free amine chitosan A method for the preparation of water-soluble chitosan with high purity and biological activity includes steps of: reacting chitosan oligo sugar acid salt, covalently bonded to an organic or inorganic acid, with trialkylamine in phosphate buffered saline followed by... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335766 | Method for producing a chitosan containing salt having a function of lowering blood pressure The present invention relates to a method for producing a chitosancontaining salt having the function of lowering blood pressure. The method comprises the steps of: (a) dissolving an acid-soluble chitosan in organic acid, or dissolving a water-soluble chitosan deriv... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331920 | Glycopeptide antibiotics, combinational libraries of glycopeptide antibiotics and methods of producing same Methods for preparing a glycopeptide are disclosed. The methods comprise the steps of selecting a protected glycopeptide of the formula A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6-A7, wherein the groups A1 | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332275 | Methods for detecting methylated nucleotides A method for detecting methylated nucleotides within a nucleic acid sample is provided. The method includes the steps of splitting a nucleic acid sample into separate reaction vessels; contacting nucleic acid in one reaction vessel with bisulfite; amplifying the nuc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323309 | Bio-barcodes based on oligonucleotide-modified particles The present invention relates to a screening methods, compositions, and kits for detecting for the presence or absence of one or more target analytes, e.g. proteins such as antibodies, in a sample. In particular, the present invention relates to a method that utiliz... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320998 | Carbohydrate analog inhibitors of alpha-amylase The present invention provides carbohydrate analogs of the formula: wherein X is CH2, O, or NH, and R1-8 are independently H, a short hydrocarbon, a substituted amine, an alcohol, a substitu... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319003 | Arrays of probes for positional sequencing by hybridization This invention is directed to methods and reagents useful for sequencing nucleic acid targets utilizing sequencing by hybridization technology comprising probes, arrays of probes and methods whereby sequence information is obtained rapidly and efficiently in discret... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304148 | Sugar chain asparagine derivatives, sugar chain asparagine, sugar chain, and processes for producing these An asparagine-linked α2,3-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides, an asparagine-linked α2,6-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides and containing fluorine and an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivative containing at least one fucose ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300788 | Method for genotyping polymorphisms in humans The invention provides nucleic acid sequences that are complementary, in one embodiment, to a wide variety of human polymorphisms. The invention provides the sequences in such a way as to make them available for a variety of analyses including genotyping a large num... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288640 | Processes for the production of aminoalkyl glucosaminide phosphate and disaccharide immunoeffectors, and intermediates therefor This invention relates to processes for production of alkylamino glucosaminide phosphate compounds, and of disaccharide compounds, including various novel intermediates and intermediate processes. In one aspect, glycosyl halides are produced by reaction of an O-sily... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288532 | Modified chitosan polymers and enzymatic methods for the production thereof The present invention is directed to homogeneous phase enzyme-catalyzed processes for producing modified chitosan polymers or oligomers. An enzyme is reacted with a phenolic substrate in the presence of a chitosan polymer or oligomer to produce a modified chitosan p... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285661 | Starch derivatives, starch active substance conjugates, method for the production thereof and their use as medicaments The invention relates to starch derivatives of formula (I), in which: X represents a bromine or iodine atom; R″ represents a straight-chain or branched alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group, and; R—CO— represents an oxidized substituted or unsubstituted sta... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285659 | Process for the preparation of D-ribavirin A process for the preparation of ribavirin on an industrial scale is described which comprises the reaction of glycosylation of 3-substituted triazoles in the presence of a Lewis acid. Said process comprises: a) the reaction of a t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285422 | Systems and methods for preparing and analyzing low volume analyte array elements The invention provides methods for dispensing tools that can be employed to generate multi-element arrays of sample material on a substrate surface. The substrates surfaces can be flat or geometrically altered to include wells of receiving material. The tool can dis... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285660 | Process for the preparation of L-ribavirin ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271258 | Methods of synthesizing oligonucleotides using carbonate protecting groups and alpha-effect nucleophile deprotection The invention provides methods for synthesizing oligonucleotides using nucleoside monomers having carbonate protected hydroxyl groups that are deprotected with α-effect nucleophiles. The α-effect nucleophile irreversibly cleave the carbonate protecting groups whil... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259252 | Nanoparticles having oligonucleotides attached thereto and uses therefor The invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid. The methods comprise contacting the nucleic acid with one or more types of particles having oligonucleotides attached thereto. In one embodiment of the method, the oligonucleotides are attached to nanoparti... | 08/21/2007 |
