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6268191 Enzyme immobilization by imbibing an enzyme solution into dehydrated hydrocolloid gel beads  
Enzymes are immobilized for use in non-aqueous enzymatic reactions by dehydrating hydrocolloid gel beads having an average particle size of 5 to 150 microns and a network structure capable of...
6261813 Two step enzymatic acylation  
A method for derivatizing a compound having a hydroxyl group by back to back acylation is provided. The compound is acylated with a bifunctional acyl donor in the presence of a hydrolase to form an...
6261812 Process for producing diglycerides  
A process for producing diglycerides is provided by which high-purity diglycerides can be produced at a lower cost and more efficiently than conventional esterification and glycerolysis processes,...
6248571 Method of producing dihydroxypyrimidine derivatives  
A process for the preparation of dihydroxypyrimidine derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## in which R 1 and R 2 are identical or different and are a hydrogen atom, aryl group, or a C 1 -C...
6245365 Food products containing Mortierella sect. schmuckeri  
The present invention relates to a process for producing arachidonic acid. In one embodiment, Mortierella sect. schmuckeri microorganisms are cultured in fermentation medium, preferably containing...
6245535 Process for the preparation of HMG-COA reductase inhibitors  
Disclosed is a process for producing a compound represented by general formula (II-a): ##STR1## (wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or an alkali...
6245537 Removing endotoxin with an oxdizing agent from polyhydroxyalkanoates produced by fermentation  
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) that contains a pyrogen such as endotoxin due to a process of producing the PHA is treated to remove the pyrogen by a process that does not affect the inherent chemical...
6238896 Process for producing malonic acid derivatives  
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a malonic acid monoester represented by Formula (II): HOOCCH 2 COOR (II) wherein R is alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl or C 1 -20 alkyl,...
6228623 Polyhydroxyalkanoates of narrow molecular weight distribution prepared in transgenic plants  
Methods for the biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate homopolymers and copolymers are described. In a preferred embodiment, the polymers have a single mode molecular weight distribution, and more...
6225438 Medium chain length PHA copolymer and process for producing same  
This invention relates to polymer production and in particular to a novel copolymer and a process for microbiologically producing the same. More specifically this invention provides for a...
6221658 Diacylglycerol kinase isoforms epsilon and zeta and methods of use thereof  
Two novel diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) isoforms are disclosed. The cDNA of one DGK isoform, designated DGKε, is about 2.6 kb in length. The DGKε cDNA has an open reading frame encoding 567 amino...
6221639 Process for preparing optically pure(S)-3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid derivatives  
The present invention relates to a process for preparing optically pure (S)-3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid derivatives expressed by the following Formula 1 and more particularly, to a process that...
6218156 Gene encoding carbonyl reductase, and methods for its use  
An enzyme having carbonyl reduction activity of reducing a carbonyl compound asymmetrically to produce an optically active alcohol, a DNA coding the enzyme, a plasmid having the DNA, a transformant...
6218157 Haloacetoacetate reductase, method for producing said enzyme, and method for producing alcohols using said enzyme  
A novel enzyme is provided. This enzyme is capable of reducing 4-haloacetoacetic acid esters to produce (S)-4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid esters with high optical purity. The enzyme was isolated...
6214611 Process for the preparation of prostaglandin precursors  
A propargylic alcohol, enriched in the (R)-enantiomer, has the formula ##STR1## wherein R is C 1 -4 alkoxy, halogen, or C 1 -4 alkyl optionally substituted by OH or halogen. This is prepared by the...
6187939 Method for preparing fatty acid esters and fuel comprising fatty acid esters  
Fatty acid esters, which are prepared by reacting fats and oils with an alcohol in the absence of a catalyst under a condition under which at least one of the fats and oils and the alcohol is in a...
6187741 Process for preparing saturated lactones, products produced therefrom and organoleptic uses of said products  
A two phase environmentally friendly fermentation process for producing high yields of δ-decalactone and δ-dodecalactone from the corresponding unsaturated starting materials is carried out under...
6174707 Process for producing L-allysine acetals  
The present invention has for its object to provide a method for producing an L-allysine acetal which involves a fewer steps and is efficient. This invention relates to method for producing an...
6168935 Preparation of optically active alcohol substituted with one or more halogen atoms  
An optically active alcohol substituted with one or more halogen atoms, such as optically active 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyrate esters, is efficiently synthesized by using a secondary alcohol...
6165757 Nitrogen feed in statin fermentation  
A fermentation process is disclosed for producing an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor such as lovastatin or compactin. In particular, it relates to a process wherein at least part of the assimilable...
6146665 Entrapment or microencapsulation of drugs in a polyhydroxyalkanoate formed by enzyme synthesis  
A hydrophilic or lipophilic drug is entrapped or microencapsulated in a polyhydroxyalkanoate homopolymer or copolymer. The homopolymer or copolymer is synthesized in an aqueous medium containing a...
6146861 Processes for the production of amidase  
6117827 Biodegradable lubricant base oil and its manufacturing process  
6117658 Methods of making polyhydroxyalkanoates comprising 4-hydroxybutyrate monomer units  
The PHA biosynthetic pathway is combined with a succinic semialdehyde metabolic pathway that metabolizes succinic semialdehyde via a 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA intermediate in order to produce high...
6103956 Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis in plants  
Novel transgenic plants and plant cells are capable of biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Heterologous enzymes involved in PHA biosynthesis, particularly PHA polymerase, are targeted to...
6096524 Chemically derived maltodextrins  
High solids maltodextrin syrups, some of which are useful as the base for remoistenable adhesives, are prepared by a high solids alpha amylase enzyme conversion process. They are characterized by...
6090598 Enzymatic process for interesterification of fats and oils using distillation  
There is disclosed a process for modifying fats and oils by an interesterification reaction to efficiently increase concentrations of the desired triglycerides. In the process, a step for...
6080562 HV/HB copolymer production  
Microorganisms are modified to permit production of HV/HB copolymers from substrates such as glucose by inducing amiono acid overproduction in those capable of synthesising and polymerising...
6080402 Immobilization of lipases by entrapment in silica matrices  
Lipases are immobilized by entrapment in silicon-containing matrices obtained by hydrolysis of alkoxy-silicon compounds in the presence of a catalyst and additives such as proteins, polyhydroxy...
6063602 Lipopolysaccharide biosurfactant  
The invention relates to a new lipopolysaccaride biosurfactant, a strain of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus which produces this biosurfactant, and a process for its preparation. The biosurfactant has a...
6046043 Method for the conversion of carbonyl compounds to their β-unsaturated derivatives using molecular oxygen as the oxidant  
The present invention provides a general biocatalyst for transforming saturated carbonyl compounds to their α,β-unsaturated analogs. The transformation is regio- as well as stereoselective. These...
6046040 Method for producing glycoconjugates  
A method for producing glycoconjugate, which comprises the steps of: (i) binding a sugar residue to the side chain of a water-soluble polymer via a linker having a selectively cleavable linkage...
6043063 Methods of PHA extraction and recovery using non-halogenated solvents  
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polyester is extracted from biomass by dissolving the PHA in a non-halogenated solvent which comprises a PHA-good solvent or a mixture thereof. Suitable PHA-good solvents...
6043058 Preparation of cyclic depsipeptide compounds and a novel cyclic depsipeptide  
6033882 Chiral synthesis of 2-hydroxy carboxylic acids with a dehydrogenase  
6022717 Use of oxidation promoting chemicals in the oxidation oxidizable galactose type of alcohol configuration containing polymer  
Process for the oxidation of the oxidizable galactose type of alcohol in oxidizable galactose type of alcohol configuration containing polymer, such as guar, with galactose oxidase in the presence...
6005066 Aliphatic polyester composition  
A polymer composition comprises an aliphatic polyester and at least one compound of the general formula (I): R 1 a (A)R 2 b , where A is a polyfunctional hydrocarbon group; R1 is an...
5994105 Epimerase  
A novel polypeptide, acylglucosamine 2-epimerase as shown in FIG. 1 and derivatives thereof, DNA coding for said enzyme, a recombinant vector containing said enzyme, a transformant integrated...
5986095 Enantioselective preparation of halophenyl alcohols and acylates  
A process is described for preparing a compound of the formula or the S-enantiomer thereof, wherein: R is alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl, R 1 is halogen; R 2 is...
5981240 Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of macromolecules in organic solvents  
A method is described for a simple, fast and efficient synthesis of homopolymers and copolymers by the enzymatic ring opening polymerization of lactones and lactides. The enzyme used is an ion...
5968792 Calcium activation of lipase enzyme in process of pressure splitting glycerides  
A process for pressure splitting glycerides into fatty acids and glycerols involving the steps of: (a) providing a glyceride feedstock; (b) providing a hydrolytic lipase enzyme; (c) providing an...
5962724 High enantio-selective process for producing pure enantiomeric cyclopentane and cyclopentene-(β)-amino acids  
The present invention relates to a highly enantioselective process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure cyclopentane- and -pentene β-amino acids of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in...
5958743 Stereospecific bioconversion of benzyl acetoacetate to benzyl-(s)-(+)-hydroxybutyrate  
A bioconversion process where benzyl acetoacetate is converted to benzyl-(S)-(+)-3-hydroxybutyrate.
5952460 Process of recovering polymers of hydroxyalkanoic acids  
A process of recovering PHA from a suspension which comprises particles of PHA in a liquid which comprises maintaining the suspension at a temperature at which the PHA melts and substantial...
5945316 Lactic-acid-containing cyclic depsipeptides having 18 ring atoms as endoparasiticidal agents, and process for their preparation  
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of lactic-acid-containing, optically active, cyclic depsipeptides having 18 ring atoms with the aid of fungal strains of the species...
5945318 Refining oil compositions  
This invention relates to a process for treating an oil composition containing saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in the form of triglycerides, with at least some of the unsaturated fatty acids...
5935828 Enzymatic production of monoglycerides containing omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids  
An enzymatic process for preparing an oil based product significantly enriched in omega-3 fatty acids is disclosed. The process is a two-step procedure involving lipase-catalyzed...
5925551 Aspergillus genus showing resistance to cerulenin and L-methionine analogue and a process for preparing mevinolinic acid therefrom  
The present invention relates to a novel mutant of Aspergillus terreus which shows a resistance to both cerulenin and L-methionine analogue, and a process for preparing mevinolinic acid which...
5917002 Poly(3-hydroxybutanoic acid) film  
Poly(3-hydroxybutanoic acid) having a number average molecular weight of not less than 500,000 is oriented at a draw ratio of 2-fold or more to reproducibly obtain a film made of...
5908769 Solvent-free method for reacting short-chain alcohols and acids using C. antarctica lipase immobilized to acrylic resin  
An ester compound is prepared with a greatly improved efficiency by reacting a liquid alcohol with a liquid organic acid at a temperature of about 30 to 70° C. in the presence of a lipase without...