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5516666 Alginate oligosaccharide and method for producing the same  
This invention provides alginate oligosaccharides comprising calcium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by treating potassium alginate and/or sodium alginate with a...
5512488 Colorimetric assay for bioactive polysaccharide  
An assay for the qualitative and quantitative determination of a bioactive polysaccharide, such as acemannan, in a product, such as an aloe vera-containing product. The method uses a complexing...
5508191 Mutant strains of agrobacterium for producing β-1,3-glucan  
Disclosed is a microorganism belonging to the genus Agrobacterium which is able to produce β-1,3-glucan and is either deficient or defective in phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity....
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...
5496726 Streptococcus zooepidemicus medium and process for preparing hyaluronic acid  
The present invention relates to a strain of Streptococcus zooepidemicus which produces high molecular weight hyaluronic acid; to a process for preparing said hyaluronic acid by employing the...
5494808 Defined medium OMPC fermentation process  
A new fermentation process for the culture of Neisseria meningitidis incorporates a wholly synthetic medium and event based processing decisions. This process is capable of generating cells at...
5493014 Hypocariogenic hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, process for preparing it and the application of this hydrolysate  
The subject of the invention is a hypocariogenic hydrogenated starch hydrolysate. This hydrolysate is characterized in that it has a concentration of 0.1 to 19% by weight of sorbitol, a...
5484715 Method for preparing an antitumor dextran using a dextran synthetase from Lactobacillus confusus  
A method is provided for preparing an antitumor dextran by contacting a culture broth containing sucrose with an antitumor dextran obtained from Lactobacillus confusus and collecting the antitumor...
5482843 Enzyme of use in chitosan hydrolysis  
The present invention relates to a naturally occuring, isolated and characterized microorganism producing hydrolase enzyme, specifically, chitosanase; chitosanase isolated thereof; the nucleic acid...
5480985 Process for preparing branched cyclodextrins  
A process for preparing branched cyclodextrins has at least one cyclodextrin or cyclodextrin derivative reacted with at least one glycosyl donor in a molar ratio of cyclodextrin/glycosyl donor of...
5478732 Process for the preparation of long-chain inulin with inulinase  
A process for the preparation of long-chain inulin having an average chain length greater than 20 monomer units while simultaneously obtaining glucose and fructose is performed. An aqueous crude...
5476656 Substance BS-3  
Substance BS-3, a polysaccharide, produced by a microorganism belonging to the genus Klebsiella is disclosed, BS-3 having the following properties: main constituting sugar: rhamnose, galactose,...
5474923 Method for the biological preparation of hydroxyvitamin D compounds  
A method for introducing hydroxyl groups into vitamin D compound at the 1α- and/or 25-positions in the presence of a cyclodextrin compound by the use of a reaction mixture containing a...
5474915 Method of making poly(sugar acrylates) using hydrolytic enzymes  
A poly(sugar acrylate) is prepared by reacting vinyl acrylate with a sugar in the presence of hydrolytic enzymes to prepare an acryloyl ester of the sugar. The acryloyl ester of the sugar is then...
5472859 Enzymatic method for synthesis of cellulose 1  
The present invention discloses a method of synthesizing a novel form of cellulose I as well as methods of synthesizing a novel form of cellulose I in vitro. One method comprises contacting an...
5463039 Method of preparing hetero-branched cyclodextrins  
A method of preparing a hetero-branched cyclodextrin comprising a glucosyl or a maltosyl group side chain and a mannosyl group α-bonded to a hydroxyl group of the glucosyl group or the maltosyl...
5463038 Method of producing kestose crystals  
The present invention relates to crystals of 1-kestose which is a fructooligosaccharide, and it is an object of the present invention to provide high-purity 1-kestose crystals having no...
5460957 Calcium alginate oligosaccharide and method for producing the same from potassium or sodium alginate  
This invention provides alginate oligosaccharides comprising calcium alginate oligosaccharide, which is obtained by treating potassium alginate and/or sodium alginate with a...
5455343 Polysaccharide, its applications, its production by fermentation and the pseudomonas strain which produces it  
This polysaccharide consists of repeating units which are composed of a backbone, comprising 2 radicals of D-mannose, 2 of D-glucose, 1 of D-galactose, 1 of D-glucuronic acid, 1 of D-xylose, 1 of...
5453369 Enzyme for producing novel cyclooisomaltooligosaccharides  
The present invention relates to a novel cycloisomaltooligosaccharide selected from the group consisting of novel cycloisomaltoheptaose having a cyclic structure composed of 7 glucose residues in...
5451515 Production and recovery of tyrosinase from melanin-synthesizing bacteria  
The present invention relates to the discovery of a new bacteria of the genus Alteromonas which has been found to attract oyster larvae by the production of compounds involved in melanin synthesis....
5445950 Method of using α-amylase to prepare slightly decomposed starch granules having low viscosity  
A method is provided for producing modified starch granules having low viscosity and being capable of absorbing hydrophobic substances. The modified starch granules are prepared by contacting raw...
5436329 Hypocariogenic hydrogenated saccharides  
The invention relates to a composition containing hypocariogenic hydrogenated saccharides which can be used as sweetening composition or as texturing agent in food products and in some...
5434078 Fermentation broth comprising xanthan gum from dairy permeates and other filtered dairy products  
The present invention relates to the unexpected discovery that xanthan gum can be produced from filtered whey or milk products, including whey permeates and milk permeates, by a fermentation...
5432066 Structurally altered capsular polysaccharides produced by mutant bacteria  
Structurally altered capsular polysaccharides are produced by mutant bacteria. These polysaccharides are isolated by selecting a wild type bacterial strain and a phage producing degradative enzymes...
5432274 Redox dye and method of preparation thereof using 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and 1,1'-dimethylferrocene  
Ferricinium or ferricinium-based compounds are useful as blue redox dyes suitable for monitoring various enzymatic oxidation processes. A process for preparing such dyes is proposed which involves...
5426040 Methods for producing improved strains of seaweed by fusion of spore-protoplasts, and resultant seaweeds and phycocolloids  
Methods for producing hybrid and transgenic strains of marine algae, and seaweeds and phycocolloids produced by the product seaweeds. Hybrid marine algae are produced by preparing protoplasts from...
5424201 Method for preparing an antitumor dextran using Lactobacillus confusus  
Lactobacillus confusus strains capable of producing a dextran which has biological activities such as an excellent antitumor activity, etc. are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for producing...
5421733 Synthesis of Le.sup.x ; dimeric Le.sup.x (difucosyl Y.sub.2 ; III.sup.3 FucV.sup.3 FucnLc.sub.6 Cer); sialylated forms thereof; and analogues thereof  
A process for preparing difucosyl Y 2 antigen (dimeric Le x ) , said process comprising: (1) preparing a lactonorhexaosylceramide backbone or a lactonorhexaosylsaccharide backbone linked to a...
5420036 Bacillus polymyxa 1 capable of producing polysaccharides and polysaccharides produced by this strain  
The present invention relates to Bacillus polymyxa Haitai 1 (KCCM-10001) capable of producing polysaccharides which are viscous and thermally stable, and have the capacities of water holding, film...
5418284 Surface-modified polyacrylonitrile beads  
A bead composition is disclosed herein which comprises a core of a polyacrylonitrile homopolymer or copolymer and a surface of pendant N-haloamide groups. Also disclosed is a process for the...
5415735 Recovery of organic substances dissolved in mechanical pulp  
This invention relates to a method for the recovery of organic substances dissolved or brought into a colloid form during the manufacture of a mechanical pulp where said mechanical pulp has not...
5411567 Fermentation product induced from poultry manure  
Fermentation products are composed essentially of poultry manure components, which products are derived from reacting poultry manure materials with concentrated sulfuric acid and calcium silicate...
5409817 Use of trans-sialidase and sialyltransferase for synthesis of sialylα2➝3βgalactosides  
A single vessel cyclic synthesis process for preparation of a sialylα2➝3βgalactoside is disclosed. In accordance with this process, a sialyltransferase acceptor is sialylated in an aqueous...
5409824 γ-CGTase  
The invention rleates to γ-cyclodextrin glycosyl transferases obtainable by screening bacteria for the secretion of a γ-cyclodextrin glycosyl transferase, the bacteria are characterized and the...
5399675 Acidic polycyclic ether antibiotics and microorganisms useful in the production thereof  
This invention relates to novel acidic polycyclic ether antibiotics CP-91,243 and CP-91,244 of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is H in CP-91,243 and R is CH 3 in CP-91,244. The invention also...
5387511 Extraction procedure for Chlamydia and Neisseria antigens  
Enhanced extraction of solubilized antigens is obtained from bacteria such as Chlamydia and Neisseri by the use of a buffer containing a zwitterionic surface active agent, especially CHAPS or...
5385832 Method for obtaining highly pure beta 1,3-glucan from euglena  
Substantially pure, pyrogen-free beta-1,3-glucan is produced by cultivating Euglena cells in a defined growth medium and under specified conditions that provide a cell mass comprising 70% to 90%...
5378832 Polysaccharide and a method of producing it  
The present invention provides a polymer comprising a polysaccharide having excellent water absorption properties, moisture absorption properties, moisture retention properties and thickening...
5376537 Process for production of cyclodextrins  
A process for the production of cyclodextrins, comprising reacting non-treated starch with cyclodextrin-glycosyl-transferase produced by Bacillus ohbensis (FERM BP-3180), or produced by a mutant...
5374541 Combined use of β-galactosidase and sialyltransferase coupled with in situ regeneration of CMP-sialic acid for one pot synthesis of oligosaccharides  
A single reaction vessel process for the synthesis of a sialylated galactoside is disclosed. The synthesis utilizes a β-galactosidase to catalyze the reaction of a galactose-containing substrate...
5371012 Heteropolysaccharide producing Pseudomonas strain  
Heteropolysaccharide 105-4, prepared by fermentation of a new unnamed Pseudomonas species ATCC 53923 is useful as an industrial thickening, suspending or stabilizing agent.
5366871 Ubiquitin-peptide extensions as enzyme substrates  
A method for assaying for enzymes that modify peptide chains, such as protein kinases and enzymes which modify the C-terminus of the Ha-RAS protein, is defined. This is done by incubating an...
5366879 Method of preparing branched cyclodextrin  
Disclosed is a method of producing a branched cyclodextrin where a liquid containing a cyclodextrin and a branched oligosaccharide is treated with a debranching enzyme. By the method, a branched...
5364794 Process for producing saccharides  
A simplified process is provided for producing saccharides of definite chain length, such as glucose, maltose and maltooligosaccharides, each in an isolated state and with a high purity. The...
5362869 Yeast extract from Candida utilis, production and use as emulsifier of same  
Novel yeast extracts from Candida utilis which can be used as flavor enhancers and emulsifiers are disclosed. One flavor enhancing extract and one emulsifying extract is derived from raw Candida...
5360723 Method for lowering molecular weight of microbial celluloses  
Provided is a method for controlling the molecular weight (i.e., lowering) of microbially-derived celluloses. The lowering of the molecular weight is achieved by adding 2-deoxy-D-glucose to the...
5356884 Hetero-branched cyclodextrins  
A hetero-branched cyclodextrin (CD) having a glucosyl or maltosyl group as the side chain, in which a mannosyl group is α-bonded to the hydroxyl group of the glucosyl group of the side chain; and...
5354671 Enzymatic clarification of polysaccharides  
A novel enzyme composition capable of lysing or digesting cells or cellular debris of polysaccharide-producing bacteria in the presence of the exopolysaccharides without any significant degradation...
5350524 Mixed polysaccharide precipitating agents and insulating articles shaped therefrom  
Mixed polysaccharide compositions, well adopted for flocculating/precipitating solid particulates from liquid dispersions thereof and for the shaping of insulating articles therefrom, comprise (i)...