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US20090325241 SUGAR TRANSPORT SEQUENCES, YEAST STRAINS HAVING IMPROVED SUGAR UPTAKE, AND METHODS OF USE  
Disclosed are nucleic acid constructs comprising coding sequences operably linked to a promoter not natively associated with the coding sequence. The coding sequences encode Pichia stipitis ...
US20090317872 ACID FUNGAL PROTEASE IN FERMENTATION OF INSOLUBLE STARCH SUBSTRATES  
The invention is directed to methods of producing ethanol and decreasing residual starch production in a no cook fermentation comprising contacting granular starch containing substrates with a...
US20090305373 Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof  
The present invention is related to glucoamylases having at least 80% sequence identity to a Trichoderma glucoamylase having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and biologically functional fragments...
US20090305372 Pre-treatment of biomass  
The present invention relates to a method of pre-treatment of biomass, in order to improve the conversion of said biomass. The present invention also relates to a method of recovering chemicals...
US20090305371 METHOD USING INFRARED LIGHT FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION  
The present invention provides a method to optimize the fermentation culture of ethanol wherein said method comprises a device that allows enough illumination of the fermentation culture with a...
US20090293347 Method and apparatus for preparing an ethanol/water mixture  
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for preparing an ethanol/water mixture, in which fermentable raw materials selected from sugars and raw materials capable of being hydrolyzed into...
US20090298145 Acid-resistance endoglucanase and the use of thereof  
The present teachings relate to an acid-resistant endoglucanase, which is a protein exhibiting excellent endoglucanase activity under acidic conditions. The present teachings provide a protein...
US20090291469 Compositions and Methods for Producing Fermentation Products and Residuals  
The present invention provides compositions and methods designed to increase value output of a fermentation reaction that yields a first product, intended for commercialization, such as ethanol,...
US20090286293 ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN NON-RECOMBINANT HOSTS  
Non-recombinant bacteria that produce ethanol as the primary fermentation product, associated nucleic acids and polypeptides, methods for producing ethanol using the bacteria, and kits are disclosed.
US20090286295 PROCESSING BIOMASS  
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as...
US20090286294 Methods and Compositions for Improving the Production of Fuels in Microorganisms  
The invention relates to compositions, systems, and methods for producing fuels, such as ethanol and hydrogen, and related compounds. More specifically, compositions and methods are provided for...
US20090280541 Beta-xylosidase for conversion of plant cell wall carbohydrates to simple sugars  
Xylose-containing plant material may be hydrolyzed to xylose using a β-D-xylosidase which exhibits unexpectedly high activity. The enzyme has a k cat value for catalysis of approximately 185 sec...
US20090275098 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR ENHANCED YIELD FROM FERMENTATIONS THAT CONTAIN XYLOSE  
A system and process for the utilization of xylose during fermentation is described. The system uses a fermenter and a separate reactor to isomerize the xylose to xylulose. The separation of the...
US20090269812 METHOD OF PRODUCING CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION APPARATUS  
The invention provides a method of producing a chemical product through continuous fermentation which includes filtering a culture of a microorganism or cultured cells with a separation membrane to...
US20090271894 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING BIOMASS IN ENERGY CROPS  
Methods for modulating plant biomass are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include the step of modulating in a plant cell the expression of an UPBEAT1 gene product. Also provided are...
US20090258404 PRODUCTION OF FERMENTATION PRODUCTS IN BIOFILM REACTORS USING MICROORGANISMS IMMOBILISED ON STERILISED GRANULAR SLUDGE  
Production of fermentation products, such as ethanol and lactic acid in biofilm reactors by microorganisms immobilised on sterilised granular sludge.
US20090253177 Maize Cellulose Synthases and Uses Thereof  
The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels...
US20090253190 Enhanced Metabolite Generation  
The present invention relates to the enhanced production of metabolites by a process whereby a carbon source is oxidized with a fermentative microbe in a compartment having a portal. An electron...
US20090246847 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL FROM STEAM EXPLODED SWEET POTATO BY FERMENTATION  
A method for producing ethanol from steam-exploded sweet potato by fermentation includes subjecting sweet potato to a steam explosion treatment, subjecting the sweet potato after the steam...
US20090246841 Methods and compositions for production of acetaldehyde  
The present disclosure provides methods for producing acetaldehyde from renewable biological resources, for example, from a fermentable substrate, with the advantages of energy efficiency and ease...
US20090246844 Methods for the production of ethanol  
Embodiments of the present invention include methods for the production of ethanol, by a consolidated bioprocessing approach for the conversion of cellulosic material. According to some...
US20090246846 ZYMOMONAS WITH IMPROVED XYLOSE UTILIZATION  
Strains of Zymomonas were engineered by introducing a chimeric xylose isomerase gene that contains a mutant promoter of the Z. mobilis glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene. The...
US20090246845 GLUCOAMYLASE AND BUTTIAUXIELLA PHYTASE DURING SACCHARIFICATION  
Described are compositions and methods relating to the use of a glucoamylase in combination with a phytase in starch processing to reduce the levels of phytic acid in end-products.
US20090239277 Thermophillic Organisms For Conversion Of Lignocellulosic Biomass To Ethanol  
Mutant thermophilic organisms that consume a variety of biomass derived substrates are disclosed herein. Strains of Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum with acetate kinase and...
US20090239276 GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEAST STRAIN  
A polyploid transformed yeast cell comprising a deleted or disrupted GDH1 gene encoding an NADPH-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase, said polyploid yeast cell showing increased production of ethanol...
US20090233340 Use of erythromycin as a selective antimicrobial agent in the production of alcohols  
A process for the use of low concentration levels of Erythromycin to eliminate or control the growth of unwanted or undesirable bacteria (contaminating bacteria) in the fermentation production of...
US20090226992 Enhancement of Microbial Ethanol Production  
A thermophilic microorganism lacks lactate dehydrogenase activity and preferably contains an active pyruvate formate lyase pathway. The thermophilic microorganism contains a gene encoding an...
US20090226993 NOVEL STRAIN AND A NOVEL PROCESS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS AT HIGH TEMPERATURE  
The present invention relates to a novel thermophilic ethanol producing yeast strain, a microorganism, Kluyveromyces sp. IIPE453 MTCC 5314, classified as yeast, which exhibits growth and sugar...
US20090221041 METHODS FOR STARCH HYDROLYSIS  
The presently disclosed subject matter provides a process for starch liquefaction using at least two classes of α-amylase enzymes, wherein the starch hydrolysis pattern from at least two of these...
US20090221049 Thermophilic Organisms For Conversion Of Lignocellulosic Biomass To Ethanol  
Mutant thermophilic organisms that consume a variety of biomass derived substrates are disclosed herein. Strains of Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum with acetate kinase and...
US20090221048 Use of Glucose Isomerase Mutants  
This invention provides use of a series of recombinant Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum glucose isomerases with improved catalytic activity obtained by using recombinant techniques. These...
US20090221047 WEB COMPRISING FINE FIBER AND BIOACTIVE PARTICULATE AND USES THEREOF  
The assemblies of the invention can comprise a fine fiber layer forming a multilamellar web or matrix, having dispersed within the fine fiber layer a bioactive particulate material, including...
US20090214710 Methods and Compositions For Increasing Fermentation of a Microorganism  
Fermentation of a microorganism is increased by including a cytokinin into the fermentation medium. Contemplated cytokinins may be synthetic cytokinins, cytokinins isolated from a natural source,...
US20090215138 MODIFIED YEAST CONSUMING L-ARABINOSE  
The present invention relates to a method for producing a L-arabinose utilizing yeast strain for the production of ethanol, whereby a yeast strain is modified by introducing and expressing araA...
US20090215127 ph Adjustment Free System For Producing Fermentable Sugars and Alcohol  
The present invention relates to a process for producing downstream products, such as fermentable sugars (e.g., glucose) and alcohols (e.g., ethanol) from starch-containing material (e.g., grain)...
US20090209016 Engineering Fungi for the Utilisation of L-Arabinose  
A fungal microorganism can be engineered by means of genetic engineering to utilise L-arabinose. The genes of the L-arabinose pathway, which were unknown, i.e. L-arabinitol 4-dehydrogenase and...
US20090203099 ZYMOMONAS WITH IMPROVED ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN MEDIUM CONTAINING CONCENTRATED SUGARS AND ACETATE  
Through screening of a Zymomonas mutant library the himA gene was found to be involved in the inhibitory effect of acetate on Zymomonas performance. Xylose-utilizing Zymomonas strains further...
US20090203089 ISOLATED ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE ENZYMES AND USES THEREOF  
Bacterial polynucleotides and polypeptides are provided in which the polypeptides have a dehydrogenase activity, such as an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity, an uronate, a...
US20090203087 Expression of Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzymes in Trichoderma and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates  
The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having...
US20090203100 Microbial Fermentation of Gaseous Substrates to Produce Alcohols  
The present invention relates to methods for increasing the efficiency of anaerobic fermentation processes (1) that produce acetate as a by-product in addition to a desired product, and (2) that...
US20090197314 Modified Microorganisms with Inactivated Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene  
Modified microorganisms are prepared by inactivation of the endogenous lactate dehydrogenase gene. The microorganisms are deposited under NCIMB Accession Nos. 41277, 41278, 41279, 41280 or 41281.
US20090191605 Ketoreductase Polypeptides for the Reduction of Acetophenones  
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides...
US20090191603 Use of rice bran as an accelerant in alcohol fermentation  
The present invention relates to a method for production of fermentation-based products, through the fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate in the presence of a microorganism capable of...
US20090186392 Anaerobic Fermentation of Glycerol  
The invention relates to the development of appropriate cultivation conditions for a bacteria to grow anaerobically (fermentatively) on a glycerol substrate. The method requires culturing bacteria...
US20090186383 Method of Extracting Starches and Sugar from Biological Material Using Controlled Cavitation  
A method of extracting sugar, starch, and/or carbohydrates from feed material such as corn or corn stover is disclosed. The feed material is mixed with liquid and perhaps accelerants to form a...
US20090176285 Compositions and Methods for Enhancing Glycerol Utilization  
A glycerol utilizing cell and a method for the production of glycerol-derived target compounds are provided. The glycerol utilizing cell may comprise a glycerol metabolizing system or a glycerol...
US20090170175 PROCEDURE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TOASTING CORN AND THE PRODUCT OBTAINED TO BE APPLIED IN THE PREPARATION OF MASH FOR ETHYL FERMENTATION  
A procedure to turn the starch contained in corn grains to soluble forms includes seven steps, starting a first step in which the corn that comes from a hopper is placed into a rotary and...
US20090170174 Glucose conversion to ethanol via yeast cultures and bicarbonate ions  
The present invention is directed to the enhanced production of ethanol from fermentation using an ethanol producing microorganism. In particular, the present invention provides a process for the...
US20090162904 TRANSGENIC PLANTS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING BOLTING IN SUGAR BEET  
This invention relates to the field of sugar beet bolting and flowering control, specifically methods and transgenic sugar beet plants for suppressing the vernalization response. In particular, the...
US20090162910 METHOD FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF PRIMARY METABOLITES, STRAIN FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF PRIMARY METABOLITES, AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF  
The present invention relates to a method for mass production of other primary metabolites by inhibiting a specific metabolite of metabolism in microorganisms, a transformant for mass production of...
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