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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4138290 | Glucose isomerization under expanded bed conditions Expanded bed isomerization of glucose syrup to a glucose-fructose mixture having a fructose proportion exceeding about 40% of the glucose-fructose content by passing 30-55% w/w of glucose syrup through a cell-mass glucose isomerase preparation in the form... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4116770 | Waxy barley starch with unique self-liquefying properties Barley starch granules are prepared which have been found to have native amylase bound sufficiently tenaciously onto the starch granule, such that it is not extracted during ordinary separation of the starch from the grain, and hence has the property of b... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4113509 | Enzymatically produced maltose-maltotriose starch hydrolysate A process for converting granular starch to a soluble hydrolysate wherein the unconverted starch retains its granular nature. The conversion is accomplished by means of a bacterial alpha-amylase.... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4113565 | Glucose isomerization with iron ion-thiol activator ion-glucose isomerase systems Iron ions may be effectively used as a metal activator or co-metal activator in glucose isomerization when used in conjunction with thiol activators. The thiol activators are characterized as being able to cleave disulfide linkages and include reducing re... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4111750 | Process for converting liquefied starch to a mixture of glucose and fructose utilizing a multi-component immobilized enzyme system A process is provided for converting liquefied starch to a mixture of glucose and fructose by the utilization of a multicomponent immobilized enzyme system. The enzyme system comprises immobilized glucoamylase, glucose isomerase and debranching enzyme.... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4110162 | Production of a polysaccharide under carbon limiting conditions Polysaccharide is produced in good yields with good control by continuous culture of a polysaccharide-producing strain of Azotobacter vinelandii under carbon-limited conditions, preferably with restricted oxygen uptake, with the advantage that the effluen... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4108724 | Method for preparing antibiotic P-2563 using Pseudomonas fluorescens A novel antibiotic P-2563 is produced by cultivating a microorganism of the genus Pseudomonas. The antibiotic is useful as a drug for the treatment of pustule, and also useful as a disinfectant.... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106988 | Method of cultivating Methylomonas probus on methanol containing medium A new species of bacteria, Methylomonas probus, is cultured in a medium containing methanol as a sole carbon source to obtain propagated bacterial cells that can be utilized as an effective source of protein in feed and food.... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4104123 | Process of producing a "xanthemonas-type" polysaccharide The method of the invention, to produce a polysaccharide of the xanthane type, makes use of a strain of Xanthemonas, notably of the strain no. ATCC 31 176 deposited on Oct. 14, 1975, which is cultivated on a medium with 5 to 55 g/l or more of carbohydrate... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4102745 | Process for producing dextrose using mixed immobilized enzymes Process for converting starch to dextrose wherein a partially hydrolyzed starch solution containing at least 10 percent hydrolyzed starch is contacted with an enzyme system under conditions whereby substantially complete conversion of the starch to dextro... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4102743 | Process for the removal of sucrose from a sugar mixture A culture medium composed of necessary sources and tap water is sterilized, inoculated under strains of the genus Streptococcus and then cultivated under aeration and agitation. Subsequent to the cultivation, the resultant was subjected to water-washing a... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4097333 | Enzymatic method of producing glucose from ethylene treated cellulose Glucose yields in the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose are significantly enhanced by treating cellulosic material with ethylene either prior to and/or during the hydrolytic reaction.... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4094742 | Production of ethanol from cellulose using a thermophilic mixed culture A mixed culture of thermophilic cellulolytic sporocytophaga and thermophilic ethanol-producing bacillus is admixed with a suspension of cellulose in nutrient mineral broth and the resulting mixture is fermented at a pH ranging from 7 to 8 and at a tempera... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094739 | Method for purifying microbial polysaccharides Microbial polysaccharides such as xanthan gum sometimes form cloudy suspensions rather than clear solutions when dispersed in water because of the presence of microbial cells therein. An aqueous polysaccharide solution (e.g., the fermentation broth) may b... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094097 | Method for preparing a pesticidally resistant rhizobium and agronomic composition thereof This invention relates to Rhizobium strains having good infecting and nitrogen-fixing characteristics and which are resistant to fungicides. These strains are produced by cultivating a Rhizobium strain sensitive to a particular fungicide in the presence o... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4093517 | Method for producing cholesterol oxidase in the presence of a nonionic surfactant An improved fermentation method comprises growing a cholesterol oxidase-producing microorganism in a medium comprising a carbon source, such as glycerol, yeast extract, a nonionic surfactant, an auxiliary carbon source which is also an inducer of choleste... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4089745 | Process for enzymatically converting cellulose derived from corn hulls to glucose Corn hulls are subjected to a liquid extraction treatment whereby the major portion of the cellulose is liberated from the other constituents of the corn hulls and the resulting cellulose fraction is enzymatically treated to convert a substantial portion ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4088538 | Reversibly precipitable immobilized enzyme complex and a method for its use A process for using and preparing a reversibly soluble enzymatically active polymer enzyme product which consists of an enzyme covalently bonded to a water soluble organic polymer selected from polyacrylic acid, dextran, carboxy methyl cellulose, and poly... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4087327 | Mammalion cell culture process A cell culture reactor system is provided for the growth of cells in vitro which employs elongate hollow or solid fibers arranged in a shallow layer configuration as a matrix for cell attachment in which the flow path of the culture media is directed subs... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086136 | Process for producing a peptide using a serine or thiol proteinase A peptide having the formula X--A--B--Y-- wherein A and B are the same or different and each represents an amino acid residue or a peptide residue, X represents an amino protective group, Y represents a carboxyl protective group selected from the group consist... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4086138 | Process for producing glucose isomerase A process for producing glucose isomerase which comprises cultivating a glucose isomerase-producing bacterium belonging to the genus Corynebacterium under aerobic conditions in a culture medium containing carbon sources and nitrogen sources and separating... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4081328 | Production of cellulase by a thermophilic thielavia terrestris A thermostable cellulase preparation exhibiting C1 and Cx cellulytic activities at a temperature from about 60° to about 70° C at a moderately acid pH from about 5.0 to about 5.6 is obtained by culturing the thermophilic fungus Thi... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4081326 | A method for removing maltotetraose and lower saccharides from solution An oligosaccharide fraction containing essentially no G4 and increased amounts of G5, G6 and G7, is prepared by simultaneously treating a solution containing the desired oligosaccharides with both a baker's yeas... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4080263 | Process and reagent for the rapid quantitative determination of lactate or alanine L-lactate is quantitatively determined by the reaction thereof with nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide (NAD) in the presence of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) with the formation of reduced NAD (NADH) and pyruvate, reaction of the latter with glutamate in the ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4078970 | Insolubilized glucose isomerase There is disclosed a process for producing an insolubilized glucose isomerase useful for converting glucose into fructose comprising contacting a macroporous anion exchange resin with glucose isomerase to effect absorption of the isomerase on the resin, s... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4076844 | Two stage process for the production of vinegar with high acetic acid concentration A novel two-stage submerged fermentation process for producing vinegar with an acetic acid concentration of more than 15% is disclosed. In the first fermentation stage, the total concentration (i.e. the sum of the alcohol and acetic acid concentrations) i... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4076589 | Process for the production of dihydroxyacetone Glycerol is efficiently converted to dihydroxyacetone by Acetobacter suboxydans at an acid pH under aerobic conditions in a medium consisting of yeast hydrolysate or fish hydrolysate, glycerol and water.... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4073688 | Process for the preparation of a proteinaceous concentrate A process for the preparation of a proteinaceous concentrate by the aerobic cultivation of yeast on whey is described. The described technique involves preparing and fermenting a concentrated nutrient medium. Following fermentation, the medium is brought ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4072567 | Compound water-insoluble glucan and process for the production thereof A culture medium composed of carbon source, nitrogen source and minerals was sterilized at 120° for 15 minutes, inoculated with strains of the genus Streptococcus and then cultivated at 35° C for 72 hours under aeration and agitation. Subsequent to the ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4072569 | Preparation of clavulanic using Streptomyces jumonjinensis Clavulanic acid and its salts may be produced by cultivating a strain of Streptomyces jumonjinensis.... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4071411 | Antitumor antibiotics aclacinomycins A and B [RD-9187A] New antitumor agents named aclacinomycins A and B, which are anthracycline glycosides and inhibit the growth of various microorganisms e.g., Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus flavus, Corynebacterium bovis and inhibit the growth of animal tumors such as l... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4071406 | Process for producing xanthomonas polysaccharide on a soybean whey medium A soybean whey liquid is obtained by extracting water soluble constituents from defatted soybeans with water, precipitating proteins at the isoelectric point with acids and neutralizing the resulting supernatent liquid with an alkali. This soybean whey li... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069104 | Conversion of aldose to ketose in the presence of oxyanions or mixed oxyanions of tin or germanium A process for converting aldoses or derivatives thereof into ketoses or derivatives thereof which takes place in the presence of oxyanions or mixed complex oxyanions of germanium or tin which form stronger complexes with the ketoses or derivatives thereof... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4066506 | Method of separating and purifying two active forms of urokinase using affinity chromatography An affinity chromatography method for the separation and pruification of two active forms of urokinase from a crude urokinase preparation. The method employs an extracting agent of agmatine covalently coupled to the surface of a water-insoluble solid supp... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4062728 | Starch thinning process A starch thinning process employing -amylase is carried out in two stages. In the first stage, a high temperature and high pressure operation, the aqueous starch suspension to be thinned is maintained therein for about 8 minutes at a temperature of... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4061781 | Edible protein substances composed of fungal mycellium An edible protein-containing substance is produced by incubating and proliferating, under aerobic conditions, a nontoxic strain of the genus Fusarium or a variant or mutant thereof, in a culture medium containing essential growth-promoting nutrient substa... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4060456 | Glucose isomerization process Microbial cell material having a glucose-isomerizing enzyme associated therewith is subjected to flocculation conditions to produce a flocculated aggregate containing the cell material. Glucose syrups are brought into contact with the flocculated aggregat... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4060455 | Process for the microbial production of L-serine using pseudomonas Sp. DSM 672 L-serine is produced by aerobic cultivation of Pseudomonas Sp. DSM 672, or mutants thereof, in a nutrient medium including methanol and glycine.... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4059488 | Method of producing long-chain alpha-hydroxyalkanoic acids Long-chain alpha-hydroxyalkanoic acids are prepared from alpha olefins having 10 to 18 carbon atoms by first adapting a microorganism of the Candida lipolytica species to assimilate the alpha olefins in such a way that the so-adapted microorganism produce... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4053361 | Process for the preparation of glucose isomerase using Curtobacterium The production of glucose-isomerizing enzyme by culturing a microorganism of the genus Curtobacterium (defined by K Yamada and K Komagata in J Gen Appl Microbiol., 18, 417-31 (1972) at pages 424-5 in a medium containing appropriate nutrients. The Curtobac... | 10/11/1977 |
