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7595178 Process for the preparation of amides  
A novel biotechnological process for the preparation of nitrites, starting from amides, is described. Microorganisms of the genus Amycolatopsis, Actinomadura or Rhodococcus are employed for...
7595061 Method for using an induced formation of chitinase in lawn and garden soil for the control of destructive insects and microorganisms therein  
A method for controlling the growth of destructive insects and microorganisms in ground soil, includes the step of adding chitin to ground soil for inducing bacteria in the ground soil to...
7592164 Process for preparing unsaturated amides and carboxylic acids  
A process of producing an amide from a nitrile by the action of a nitrile hydratase enzyme or ammonium salt of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid from an amide by the action of amidase...
7582459 Process for producing a capsular polysaccharide for use in conjugate vaccines  
A method for producing a polysaccharide and a conjugate vaccine including the polysaccharide produced according to the method. A characteristic step in the method is that the pH of the culture...
7556956 Enzymes for the preparation of amides  
A novel biotechnological process for the preparation of nitriles, starting from amides, is described. Micro-organisms of the genus Amycolatopsis, Actinomadura or Rhodococcus are employed for...
7550285 Endotoxin binding lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria  
The invention relates to the use of at least one strain of lactic acid bacteria and/or bifidobacteria having hydrophobic surface properties, for the preparation of a composition intended for the...
7537925 Mutated Lactococcus strain  
A mutant of Lactococcus lactis spp. lactis , which produces lactate at high volumetric and specific productivity as well as high amounts of lactate dehydrogenase, as well as the use of said...
7534586 Method for producing biomass  
The invention relates to a method for producing biomass from halophilic organisms, in which the halophilic organisms are fermented in a hollow space in a salt dome and said halophilic organisms or...
7527963 Acetyl-CoA acyltransferase gene disrupted bacterium for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate and method for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate using the same  
A method for producing a polyhydroxyalkanoate with improved productivity and composition is provided. Polyhydroxyalkanoate is produced by a bacterium for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate in which a...
7521073 Compositions and methods for activating Toll-like receptor 4  
Methods for activating Toll-like receptor 4 via cholesterol-dependent cytolysins isolated from a Gram-positive bacteria are provided. In addition compositions containing an isolated...
7514244 Lipid and food compositions containing docosahexaenoic acid and docosapentaenoic acid  
A process for preparing lipids which contain docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and/or docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) is disclosed. The process includes the steps of cultivating in a medium a microorganism...
7504251 Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications  
The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF)...
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...
7364881 Biological process for the conversion of nitroarenes to ortho-aminophenols using recombinant E. coli strains  
A process for biological production of ortho-aminophenols from nitroaromatic compounds using recombinant E. Coli strains. The process uses an enzyme system that makes use of a nitroreductase...
7351558 Solventless extraction process  
The present invention provides a method for extracting lipids from microorganisms without using organic solvent as an extraction solvent. In particular, the present invention provides a method for...
7326689 Pseudomycins useful against plant diseases  
Plants and crops subject to attack by fungal related diseases are protected or treated by the application of Pseudomycin compositions which were originally isolated from Pseudomonas syringae.
7314741 Anaerobic ammonium oxidation for water treatment in recirculating aquaculture  
Disclosed herein are planctomycetes sp. which convert ammonia to nitrogen under anaerobic conditions, filtration and aquaculture systems comprising said bacteria, filtration media comprising said...
7314732 Drug and manufacturing method of same  
The drug of the present invention, and a method of manufacturing the drug are so arranged that a photosynthetic bacterium is incubated together with a lactic acid bacterium so as to cause the...
7294483 Process for producing recombinant polypeptides via a glycerol phosphate or sugar phosphate feed  
A process is described for producing a polypeptide heterologous to E. coli wherein E. coli cells comprising nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide are cultured in a culture medium while feeding...
7256024 Tyrissamycin antibiotic  
A novel tyrosyl diester antibiotic is obtained from fermentation of a recombinant strain of Streptomyces lividans designated Stretomyces lividans WD 15684 (ATCC-202143). The new antibiotic,...
7253206 Phenalenone derivatives, processes for preparation and use thereof  
The present invention provides novel phenalenone derivatives of formula (I) which are formed by the microorganism Penicillium herquei Bainer & Sartory, DSM 14142, during fermentation. A...
7244442 Method for making devices using polyhydroxyalkanoate having pyrogen removed  
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from which pyrogen has been removed are provided for use in numerous biomedical applications. PHAs which have been chemically modified to enhance physical and/or...
7223853 Secreted frizzled related protein fragments  
The invention stems from the discovery that sFRP and fragments thereof can bind to members of the Wnt family of proteins and cause an increase in Wnt biological activity. Furthermore, fragments of...
7205398 Eta-1 gene and methods for use  
The present application relates to osteopontin (Eta-1) polypeptides, nucleic acids that encode Eta-1, antibodies that specifically bind to Eta-1, and methods for enhancing an immune response in an...
7183088 Thermophilic microorganism Bacillus coagulans strain SIM-T DSM 14043 for the production of L(+)-lactate from fermentable sugars and their mixtures  
Thermophilic microorganism Bacillus coagulans strain SIM-7 DSM 14043 for the production of L(+)-lactate from fermentable sugars, including dextrines and starch. The temperature of cultivation is...
7172894 Reductase gene and use of the same  
A gene containing a DNA having the nucleotide sequence encoding any one of the amino acid sequences of the following (a) to (e): (a) an amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) an...
7166452 Aminoketone asymmetric reductase and nucleic acid thereof  
A protein, which is an aminoketone asymmetric reductase, having an effect of producing d-pseudoephedrine by acting on 1-2-methylaminopropiophenone, and having the following physiochemical...
7166468 Production of the lantibiotic cinnamycin with genes isolated from Streptomyces cinnamoneus  
A 17 kb nucleic acid fragment, which confers production of the lantibiotic cinnamycin on non-producer Streptomycete strains, has been isolated from Streptomyces cinnamoneus cinnamoneus DSM 40005...
7157568 Human estrogen receptor-β  
The present invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding full-length human estrogen receptor-β (hERβ), which comprises 530 amino acids. The invention also provides isolated hERβ...
7144715 Production of α-keto butyrate  
A process of obtaining α-keto butyrate by bioconversion is disclosed. The molecule is accumulated in the medium and is apt to subsequent processing to food ingredients, such as top-note flavors. A...
7141411 Decaffeinating microorganism and process of bio-decaffeination of caffeine containing solutions  
The present invention relates to a simple, safe, and efficient process for the complete bio-decaffeination of caffeine-containing solutions using fungus Pseudomonas alcaligenes CFR 1708, a method...
7141412 Process for preparing optically active 3-hydroxypyrrolidine derivatives by enzymatic hydroxylation  
A process for the preparation of optically active 3-hydroxypyrrolidine or N-substituted 3-hydroxypyrrolidines, wherein an oxygen atom is inserted stereoselectively into the corresponding...
7125695 Directed evolution of microorganisms  
The present invention provides methods for directing the evolution of microorganisms comprising the use of mutator genes and growth under conditions of selective pressure. The method discloses...
7118894 Bacterial strains, methods of preparing the same and use thereof in fermentation processes for L-lysine production  
The invention provides novel microorganisms, methods for the production thereof and novel processes for the production of amino acids. Mutagenesis of parental bacterial strains and selection of an...
7115412 Process for the preparation of optically active 7-substituted-3-(2-aminopropyl)indole derivatives and intermediates therefor  
Disclosed are a process for preparation of an optically active 7-substituted 3-(2-aminopropyl)indole compound and an intermediate therefor. In the above preparation process, 7-substituted indole is...
7105322 Process for the preparation of amides  
A novel biotechnological process for the preparation of nitriles, starting from amides, is described. Micro-organisms of the genus Amycolatopsis, Actinomadura or Rhodococcus are employed for...
7083956 Method for hydrogen production from organic wastes using a two-phase bioreactor system  
A method and system for hydrogen production in which a feedstock of at least one biodegradable solid is introduced into a first stage anaerobic bioreactor and a liquid effluent formed. The liquid...
RE39175 Microbial process for the preparation of acetic acid as well as solvent for its extraction from the fermentation broth  
A modified water-immiscible solvent useful in the extraction of acetic acid from aqueous streams is a substantially pure mixture of isomers of highly branched di-alkyl amines. This solvent is...
7049109 Method of producing 1,2-propanediol using Klebsiella pneumoniae  
A method of producing 1,2-propandiol is provided. The method includes incubating Klebsiella pneumoniae in a medium containing 10–30 g/L of a sugar carbon source excluding 6-deoxyhexose, in...
7045321 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE CONTAINING UNIT WITH PHENYLSULFANYL STRUCTURE IN THE SIDE CHAIN, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, CHARGE CONTROL AGENT, TONER BINDER AND TONER WHICH CONTAIN NOVEL POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS WHICH MAKE USE OF THE TONER  
A polyhydroxyalkanoate characterized by having in the molecule a unit represented by Chemical Formula (1): wherein n may assume any one integral value within the range of from 1 to 8. Also...
6991919 Biochemical synthesis apparatus  
A biochemical synthesis apparatus comprises a receptacle for containing a medium, and a support on which a microorganism can be placed. The support can be placed in contact with the medium, so as...
6984512 Bacterial strains, methods of preparing the same and use thereof in fermentation processes for L-lysine production  
The present invention relates to the fields of microbiology and microbial genetics. More specifically, the invention relates to novel bacterial strains and processes employing these strains for the...
6972191 Method for production of geranylgeraniol and analogous compounds thereof by microorganisms  
The present invention provides a method for producing geranylgeraniol and analogous compounds thereof, which comprises culturing yeast cells (ascomycetes and deuteromycetes), bacterial cells,...
6960465 Increased cell resistance to toxic organic substances  
Recombinant microorganisms and related methods of use to enhance tolerance to toxic substances. In particular, such microorganisms and methods can be used to increase solvent production.
6951756 Closure of bacterial ghost  
The invention relates to a method for preparing closed bacterial ghosts by means of vesicle membrane fusion and to the bacterial ghosts which can be obtained in this way. Active compounds, e.g....
6942998 Process for generation of hydrogen gas from various feedstocks using thermophilic bacteria  
A method for producing hydrogen gas is provided comprising selecting a bacteria from the Order Thermotogales, subjecting the bacteria to a feedstock and to a suitable growth environment having an...
6929793 Nutritional composition for treating an immune condition  
A nutritional composition is described for prevention or treatment of an immune condition. The composition includes at least vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12, copper, zinc,...
6916446 Bioreactor method, apparatus and product thereby  
Methyl halide contaminants are oxidized in a reaction chamber containing a methylotrophic bacterium through direct oxidation of the methyl halide contaminant. Methyl halides may be used as a...
6903225 Process for producing optically active 2-[6-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxan-4-yl]acetic acid derivatives  
This invention provides a process for producing optically active 2-[6-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxan-4-yl]acetic acid derivatives, which are of value as intermediates of drugs, from inexpensive...
6878534 Continuous fermentation process which is useful for the simultaneous optimal production of propionic acid and vitamin B12  
The present invention relates to a fermentation process which is useful for the simultaneous production of propionic acid and vitamin B 12 , characterized in that it employs the culturing, on a...