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6632930 Method of increasing recovery of heterologous active enzymes produced in plants  
A method of increasing recovery of active enzyme produced in a plant is provided where the enzyme requires a transitional metal cofactor for activation. The metal cofactor is supplied to the enzyme...
6632600 Altered thermostability of enzymes  
Provided is a method of screening gene libraries derived from a mixed population of organisms for a bioactivity or biomolecule of interest. The mixed population of organisms can be a cultured...
6613528 Cellulose films for screening  
The invention relates to a ellulose film comprising microfibrillated cellulose and to the use of it for screening of a biological compound and nucleic acids encoding a biological compound.
6613551 Enzymatic esterification process  
Aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain C2-C24 monocarboxylic acids and polyhydric alcohols, particularly glycerol are selectively reached to monoesters in the presence of...
6610504 Methods of determining SAM-dependent methyltransferase activity using a mutant SAH hydrolase  
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for assaying the activity of methyltransferases, such as S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferases. The methods can be used...
6593099 Regulation of human S-acyl fatty acid synthase thioesterase-like enzyme  
Reagents which regulate human S-acyl fatty acid synthase thioesterase-like enzyme and reagents which bind to human S-acyl fatty acid synthase thioesterase-like enzyme gene products can play a role...
6589759 Compositions and methods for producing platelets and/or proplatelets from megakaryocytes  
The present invention describes novel compositions and methods to enhance the in vitro and in vivo production of platelets and/or proplatelets from megakaryocytes. The present invention describes...
6589751 Immonological detection of the homocystamide adduct and a thiolactone immunoassay for endogeneous homocysteine  
An antibody specific for homocystamide adducts is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the antibody is used to evaluate the level of homocysteine in a biological sample.
6586195 Method of detecting sugars  
A method for detecting reducing sugars in samples using a test reagent containing an indicator capable of producing calorimetric changes when contacted with reducing sugars. Under alkaline...
6585954 Method for searching steroid sulfatase inhibitors  
The present invention provides a method of efficiently screening for steroid sulfatase activity-inhibiting compounds which are useful for the treatment of hormone-dependent diseases such as breast...
6573060 Methods and compositions for targeting DNA metabolic processes using aminoglycoside derivatives  
Protein targets for disease intervention through inhibition of nucleic acid metabolism are disclosed. Novel polypeptides for one such target, DNA-dependent ATPase A, and novel polynucleotides...
6569619 High-throughput in vitro screening assays for modulators of nucleic acid helicases  
The present invention provides solid phase assays for measuring helicase activity in the presence or absence of a potential helicase activity modulator. High throughput methods, compositions, kits...
6566088 Prolyl-4-hydroxylases  
The invention provides methods and compositions for assaying hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylation. Subject assays may be cell-based or in vitro, and comprise incubating a mixture...
6551790 Process for glucuronidation screening  
A fluorescence polarization process used to identify activity of conjugative enzymes involved in xenobiotic transformations, such as glucuronosyltransferases is provided.
6548250 Methods for detection of a target nucleic acid sequence  
The invention relates to a method of generating a signal indicative of the presence of a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, where the method includes forming a cleavage structure by...
6544746 Rapid and sensitive proximity-based assay for the detection and quantification of DNA binding proteins  
Methods to determine the activity of any and all DNA binding factors, proteins or fragments thereof based upon the detection of a change in a luminescence or fluorescence signal are provided....
6541216 Amperometric biosensor test strip  
A reagent and method for determining the levels of 3-hydroxybutyric acid in a sample are provided. The reagent comprises a ferricyanide salt, a catalytic amount of a first enzyme operative to...
6534278 Screening for antibiotics  
Assays for the detection of β-lactamase induction can be used to identify compounds that kill bacteria (i.e., bacteriocidal activity) or inhibit bacterial growth (i.e., bacteriostatic activity)....
6518035 Targeted methods of drug screening using co-culture methods  
The present invention provides methods of screening for a molecule that inhibits the expression or activity of a protein encoded by a target gene which affects the fitness of a cell. The methods...
6511816 DNA gyrase-inhibiting proteins  
The present invention discloses a protein that possesses an ability to inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase activity (DNA Gyrase-inhibiting protein; DGI); a host cell transformed by a replicable expression...
6506573 Additive formulation and method of use thereof  
An additive formulation comprising heparinase and trehalose, a method for using the formulation and a device containing the formulation. The additive formulation is useful in substantially...
6500648 Methods for recombinant peptide production  
The present invention provides improved methods for the production of recombinant peptides from bacterial cells.
6485926 Method for measuring protease activity  
A method for measuring protease activity, which comprises the steps of: (1) bringing a biosample containing a protease into contact with a crosslinked and/or substantially water-insoluble thin...
6485924 Method for identifying inhibitors of cytokinesis  
Method for identifying compounds that inhibit cytokinesis, wherein the compounds are tested for their ability to modulate the formation and/or the stability of septin filaments. The compounds are...
6472205 Cytosolic forms for β-lactamase and uses thereof  
The present invention is directed to nucleic acid molecules that encode a cytosolic form of beta-lactamase, cells that include such nucleic acid molecules and methods for their use. These cells can...
6465203 Glucan-containing compositions and paper  
The present invention provides methods of making paper, utilizing glucans, produced by the glucosyltransferase B, C or D enzyme of the species Streptococcus mutans, instead of modified starches....
6455268 Hydrolytic enzyme substrates and assay method  
Compounds of the invention have the structure D—L—A*, where L is a linking moiety that maintains D and A in a configuration compatible with FRET, D is a fluorescent donor moiety capable of...
6448025 Motor proteins and methods for their use  
The present invention provides high throughput screening systems for identifying compounds useful in the treatment of cellular proliferation disorders. The method can be performed in plurality...
6448027 Method for specific measurement of acid phosphatase derived from osteoclasts  
A method for measuring activity of osteoclast-derived acid phosphatase located at Band 5 b of Band 5 in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of a sample which is characterized by using an...
6444434 FVIIa/TF activity inhibiting compounds  
The invention relates to compounds inhibiting the activation of FX to FXa by TF/FVIIa. The compounds are anticoagulants. The invention also relates to a method of identifying a drug candidate.
6436658 Method for the determination of homocysteine  
The invention relates to a method for determining homocysteine concentration in samples in which homocysteine is condensed using an enzyme cystathionine β sythase to form cystathionine. Pyruvate...
6436687 cDNA sequence of mouse brain sialidase gene  
The present invention concerns mouse brain sialidase gene activity. The invention further relates to nucleic acids encoding sialidase protein, vectors containing and capable of expressing such...
6436649 Method for detecting and/or quantifying a hapten in a homogeneous phase and device for implementation thereof  
The invention discloses a method for detecting and/or quantifying a hapten in a homogeneous phase, comprising the following steps: adding a known quantity of a hapten inhibitor complex to the...
6428983 Histone deacetylase as target for antiprotozoal agents  
Histone deacetylase inhibition provides a target for identifying potential antiprotozoal compounds. Histone deacetylase inhibitors are useful as therapeutic agents against protozoal infections.
6426200 Methods for enzymatic deinking of waste paper  
A method and composition for deinking noncontact-printed wastepaper, particularly xerographic and laser-printed paper, and mixtures of contact and noncontact-printed wastepaper, using an enzyme...
6416965 Screening methods for presqualene disphosphate analogs  
The present invention is directed to presqualene diphosphate (PSDP) analogs having an active region of natural PSDP and a metabolic transformation region resistant to rapid intracellular...
6410696 Cyclosporin immunoassay  
A method of measuring the amount of cyclosporin in a sample suspected of containing cyclosporin is disclosed. A method of inactivating interfering cross-reactive material in an assay for measuring...
6406876 Immobilized enzymes biosensors for chemical toxins  
Methods, compositions and materials useful in the detection of organophosphorous and organosulfur compounds are disclosed. In particular, biosensors wherein a porous or a non-porous support having...
6403309 Methods for detection of nucleic acid polymorphisms using peptide-labeled oligonucleotides and antibody arrays  
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for use in screening nucleic acid populations for nucleic acid polymorphisms. The methods, referred to generally as ValiGene SM ...
6403299 DEAH-box proteins  
The present invention relates to the identification and molecular-biological and biochemical characterization of novel DEAH-box proteins which show structural similarity with other known helicases....
6395468 Human phosphatidylinositol synthase  
The present invention provides a human phosphatidylinositol synthase (PISH) and polynucleotides which identify and encode PISH. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors...
6395256 Adenosine detection in small samples  
The invention relates to a method for detecting adenosine with the inactive S-adenosyl homocysteine hydrolase's enzyme which selectively and only binds adenosine with high affinity. The inventive...
6395504 Use of phage associated lytic enzymes for the rapid detection of bacterial contaminants  
A method for the use of a phage associated lysing enzyme for the detecting the presence and determining the quantity of bacteria present in or on a wide variety of substances is described. The...
6391549 Monitoring gene expression  
A method and system for detecting a parameter of a host cell, a cell culture or medium is provided. A host cell is transfected with an expressible DNA sequence which is under expression control of...
6387361 Use for drug acarbose precose for weight control prevention of weight gain for weight loss for treatment and prevention of obesity  
Control of weight gain has long been a problem for many people who if they lose weight by dieting often gain it back in a short period of time. Therefore, there has been much research to find a...
6387648 Method for adjusting and disinfecting liquids  
A Method for regulating the disinfection of a liquid includes a number of stages. At one stage of the said disinfection (stage 2), the activity of at least one enzyme is measured by bringing the...
6387618 Micronucleus assay with genomic DNA hybridization probe and enzymatic color pigment detection  
A method for detecting the presence of micronuclei in cells of an organism comprises the steps of (a) isolating cells of the organism, (b) exposing the cells to a hybridization probe, the...
6387643 Human platelet heparanase polypeptides, polynucleotide molecules that encode them, and methods for the identification of compounds that alter heparanase activity  
The present invention provides isolated human heparanase polypeptides, and the isolated polynucleotide molecules that encode them, as well as vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotide...
6379911 Enzyme detection/assay method and substrates  
The invention relates to a method of detecting and/or assaying nucleoside hydrolases or nucleoside phosphorylases using a chromogenic substrate. Preferred chromogenic substrates have formula (I)...
6379915 Diagnostic compositions and devices utilizing same  
A dry chemistry dye indicator composition provides improved shelf life, stable color indication end point and capability for a system at near normal pH. The novel dry chemistry dye indication...