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7611881 Xylanse variants having altered sensitivity to xylanse inhibitors  
The present invention relates to a variant xylanase polypeptide, or fragment thereof having xylanase activity, comprising one or more amino acid modifications such that the polypeptide or fragment...
7592160 Processes for producing isomaltose and isomaltitol and use thereof  
The present invention aims to provide a novel process for producing isomaltose and isomaltitol, and uses thereof, and it solves the object by establishing a process for producing isomaltose...
7582453 Method to control the distribution of the starch sugar's molecular weight in oligosaccharides production  
A method to control the distribution of the starch sugar's molecular weight by controlling of Ultra-low DE value during the reaction was invented. The method comprising blending starch with water...
7579173 Targeted glycosaminoglycan polymers by polymer grafting and methods of making and using the same  
The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate or chondroitin or heparin/heparosan...
7576070 Method for producing pectin hydrolysis products  
The present invention relates to methods for the production of pectin hydrolysis products, the pectin hydrolysis products produced in this manner, as well as their use.
7575930 Method for analyzing oligosaccharides from blood plasma  
The present invention relates to a method for analyzing oligosaccharides constituting the heparins of low molecular weight and the heparins of very low molecular weight from blood plasma.
7575904 Polymer grafting by polysaccharide synthases  
The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate synthase from Pasteurella multocida ....
7566470 Grain fractionation methods and products  
The invention generally relates to a method for fractionating plant material into valuable components including beta-glucan. The method uses an organic solvent and water instead of water alone,...
7556946 Cell wall derivatives from biomass and preparation thereof  
In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method for isolating cell wall derivatives from fungal or yeast biomass. According to this method, chitin polymers or chitin-glucan copolymers...
7556945 Method for converting sucrose to β-D-glucose  
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for continuously converting sucrose to β-D-glucose. The method comprises a three-stage enzymatic reactor in which an aqueous solution of sucrose is first...
7553656 Mutant strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens and variants thereof, methods for their production, and uses thereof in alginate production  
It is described biologically pure bacterial cultures of mutant strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens , which produces large amounts of alginate. The alginate may contain a certain determined content...
7550270 Ileitis diagnostic assay  
Improved immunoassays for the protection of antibodies against Lawsonia intracellularis are provided which permit rapid, easy detection of low concentrations of anti- Lawsonia antibodies in...
7534589 Polymer grafting by polysaccharide synthases  
The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate synthase from Pasteurella multocida.
7527957 Methods of altering the sensitivity of a xylanase to a xylanase inhibitor  
The present invention relates to a variant xylanase polypeptide, or fragment thereof having xylanse activity, comprising one or more amino acid modifications such that the polypeptide or fragment...
7527949 Polysaccharides of Helicobacter pylori  
The invention is directed to immunogenic compositions comprising polysaccharides and polysaccharide-protein conjugates that are useful to induce or detect the production of antibodies specific for ...
7527941 Process for producing ethyl alcohol from cellulosic materials  
A method for producing ethanol from cellulose, the method including the steps of hydrolyzing said cellulose with enzymes produced by ethanologenic microorganisms to form a fermentable sugar or...
7521221 Staphylococcus aureus strain CYL1892  
This disclosure presents embodiments of novel strains of Staphylococcus aureus that through genetic engineering produce type 5 capsular polysaccharide at greater levels than Staphylococcus...
7517675 Oxidation of carbohydrates by means of peroxidases and nitroxy radicals  
A method of oxidising carbohydrates and/or carbohydrate derivatives having primary alcohol groups comprising contacting a reaction medium containing said carbohydrates and/or carbohydrate...
7507558 Processes for producing inulin  
The present invention provides a method of producing inulin by bringing inulin synthase into contact with sucrose, wherein: (1) the average polymerization degree of inulin is regulated by...
7491708 Modified pectin  
A modified pectin consists essentially of neutral sugar sequences with a low degree of branching capable of preventing tumor cell migration and cell to cell and cell to substratum adhesion.
7491518 Method of elevating yield of oligosaccharides containing α-galactosyl and anti-candida compositions  
A novel method of very efficiently elevating the yield of oligosacchrides containing α-galactosyl, compared with the conventional methods, which comprises treating galactose or a...
7491517 Method of producing meningococcal meningitis vaccine for Neisseria meningitidis serotypes A,C,Y, and W-135  
Methods for producing quadrivalent meningococcal meningitis polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines for serotypes A, C, Y and W-135 disclosed. Neisseria meningitidis fastidious medium was designed...
7485720 Cellulose-type material  
A spherical cellulose material wherein the cellulose material is a water-insoluble polysaccharide formed by β-1,4-type sugar chain linkages, the degree of crystallinity is 70% or greater, and...
7482137 Hybrid glycosylated products and their production and use  
The present invention relates to hybrid glycosylated products, and in particular, to natural products such as polyketides and glycopeptides, and to processes for their preparation. The invention is...
7468476 Plants and seeds of corn variety I868675  
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I868675. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I868675, and...
7455979 Polysaccharide structure and sequence determination  
The invention provides a method for the structural analysis of a saccharide, comprising: a) providing on a surface a plurality of essentially sequence- and/or site-specific binding agents; b)...
7445921 Transglycosylation method and protein having transglycosylation activity  
The present invention provides a transglycosylation method and a protein catalyzing a transglycosylation reaction. A reaction of transferring a galactosylβ1→3N-acetylgalactosaminyl group from a...
7442528 Modified alternan  
Four new Penicillium spp. isolates (NRRL 21966, NRRL 21967, NRRL 21968, and NRRL 21969) are capable of essentially quantitative conversion of native alternan to a polymeric modified form having a...
7432427 Plants and seeds of corn variety CV109921  
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV109921. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV109921,...
7432426 Plants and seeds of corn variety I516721  
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I516721. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I516721, and...
7423206 Plants and seeds of corn variety I058206  
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I058206. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I058206, and...
7414181 Plants and seeds of corn variety I283669  
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I283669. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I283669, and...
7413882 Methods for degrading or converting plant cell wall polysaccharides  
The present invention relates to methods for converting plant cell wall polysaccharides into one or more products, comprising: treating the plant cell wall polysaccharides with an effective amount...
7413881 Chitosan and method of preparing chitosan  
A highly deacetylated chitosan obtained from microbial biomass, a method of obtaining chitosan from microbial biomass, and biomass for making chitosan are disclosed. The method includes providing...
7410786 Sulfated fucogalactan digesting enzyme gene  
A gene encoding a polypeptide having an activity of digesting sulfated fucogalactan which is useful in sugar chain engineering reagents, analyzing the structures of sulfated fucose-containing...
7399615 Animal component free meningococcal polysaccharide fermentation and seedbank development  
Animal-free meninge fermentation media and process is developed based upon use of a chemically defined medium. To improve polysaccharide production, fed-batch fermentation is examined using...
7390644 Production of exopolysaccharides unattached to the surface of bacterial cells  
The present invention is directed to a Sphingomonas bacteria and a method of producing exopolysaccharides by culturing a Shpingomonas bacteria in a fermentation broth for a time and temperature...
7374938 Process for producing non-cellulosic callose fiber by plant protoplast and callose fiber  
A method for producing non-cellulosic callose fiber by using plant protoplast, which imposes less burden to the environment with reduced energy consumption compared to conventional natural fibers...
7354743 Methods for degrading lignocellulosic materials  
The present invention relates to methods for degrading a lignocellulosic material, comprising: treating the lignocellulosic material with an effective amount of one or more cellulolytic enzymes in...
7332323 Strain of Sphingomonas pituitosa and method of exopolysaccharide production therefrom  
The present invention concerns a new epoxypolysaccharide-producing bacterium, the exopolysaccharide isolated from this bacterium and the use of the exopolysaccharide.
7323329 Methods for production of hyaluronic acid, and isolated strains of supercapsulated streptococci  
Isolated strains of supercapsulated streptococci band at a density of no greater than 1.03 g/cm 3 in a Percoll gradient and are capable of producing hyaluronic acid with molecular weight...
7314743 Modified enzymes, methods to produce modified enzymes and use thereof  
The invention is directed to modified xylanases having increased stability in harsh industrial environments, such as increased pH and/or temperature.
7312055 Hybrid enzymes  
The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising at least one carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and at least the catalytic module of a glucoamylase amino acid sequence. The...
7297224 Method of deinking waste paper using cellulase without lowering paper strength and method of evaluating the same  
A deinking method using a cellulase which enables the load upon the environment to be reduced; and an evaluation method whereby a cellulase effective in deinking and the effective addition level of...
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...
7273729 Chondroitin synthase and DNA encoding the enzyme  
A human-derived novel chondroitin synthase, which is an enzyme for synthesizing a fundamental backbone of chondroitin and has both glucuronic acid transferase activity and N-acetylgalactosamine...
7256029 Biopolymer thickener  
A novel strain of Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremori (“Ropy 352”) has been identified and isolated. Ropy 352 produces a previously unknown exopolysaccharide (EPS 352) that when expressed...
7247456 Preparation of fucosylated oligosaccharides  
This invention provides methods for practical enzymatic conversion of GDP-mannose to GDP-fucose. These methods are useful for efficient synthesis of reactants used in the synthesis of fucosylated...
7244582 Immobilized carbohydrate biosensor  
A biosensor in which a carbohydrate or a derivative of a carbohydrate is used to generate a detectable signal by way of the specific binding to a protein, a virus or a cell.
7241610 Lactic acid bacteria overproducing exopolysaccharides  
The invention concerns lactic acid bacteria overproducing exopolysaccharides following mutation in the gene coding for α-phosphoglucomutase. Said mutants are useful, in particular for preparing...