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6180596 Methods of inhibiting phospholipase A2 and phospholipase A2 stimulator activities  
A method for inhibiting PLA 2 or suppressing the activity of a PLA 2 stimulator in a body fluid of an animal with lung disease involves adding Annexin I, Annexin VIII or a mixture thereof to the...
6174695 Epoxide hydrolase inhibitor methods  
The present invention provides methods of treating inflammatory diseases mediated by poly-unsaturated lipid metabolites by inhibiting epoxide hydrolase, methods for assaying or screening the...
6174678 Methods and compositions for modulation of bacterial topoisomerase enzymes  
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the modulation of bacterial topoisomerase enzymes within bacterial cells. More specifically, the present invention relates to bacterial...
6171810 Method for detecting and assaying exoglycosidase activity  
A method for detecting and measuring exoglycosidase activity is presented. The method employs derivatives containing the fluorescent group 4-methylumbelliferyl ("4-Mu") at a pH lower than that...
6168924 Limulus reaction-activating substance, method for inactivating the substance and measuring its amount, and method for measuring limulus reaction  
The presence of endotoxin in the outer membrane of cell wall of a Gram-negative bacteria is used to determine bacterial contamination in a biological product. The amount of endotoxin present in a...
6165743 Culture medium for revealing enterohemorrhagic E. coli bacteria and procedure therefor  
The invention concerns a culture medium and a method for revealing enterohemorrhagic E. coli bacteria, particularly serotypes O157 and/or O11, comprising a chromogenic substrate compound of the...
6162615 Stabilized coenzyme solutions and their use thereof for the determination of dehydrogenases or the substrate thereof in an alkaline medium  
Stabilized aqueous coenzyme solutions which contain up to ca. 60 mM of a heavy metal salt and optionally a complexing agent in a defined ratio to the heavy metal salt as well as their use for the...
6162614 Sugar ester derivatives, reagents for measurement of hydrolase activity and methods for measurement of hydrolase activity  
A sugar ester derivative of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein G stands for a group of the formula (A) ##STR2## or a group of the formula (B) ##STR3## wherein λ means 0 or 1; at least one of...
6159719 Pan-bacterial and pan-fungal identification reagents and methods of use thereof  
Murein binding polypeptide and antibiotic diagnostic reagents, methods and kits for detecting eubacteria and fungus in biological samples.
6156555 Method of preparing an enzyme participating in C-terminal amidation  
A purified enzyme-I is obtained that participates in C-terminal amidation by acting on a peptide C-terminal glycine adduct to form a peptide C-terminal α-hydroxyglycine adduct. The enzyme has an...
6156527 Characterizing polypeptides  
A method for characterizing polypeptides, which comprises: (a) treating a sample comprising a population of one or more polypeptides with a cleavage agent which is known to recognize a specific...
6156526 Crystal of a Ras-Sos complex and methods of use thereof  
A detailed three-dimensional structure for the complex formed between Ras and the Son of sevenless (Sos) protein is provided. Crystals of this complex are also included in the invention. The...
6153397 Flea epoxide hydrolase proteins and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to arthropod epoxide hydrolase proteins; to arthropod epoxide hydrolase nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such epoxide hydrolase proteins; to...
6153419 Method for quantitative determination of 1,5-anhydroglucitol  
The present invention relates to a method for quantitative determination of 1,5-anhydroglucitol in a sample, which comprises mixing the sample and an enzyme having activity that is inhibited by...
6143883 Water-soluble low molecular weight beta-glucans for modulating immunological responses in mammalian system  
A fractionated, water-soluble, readily absorbable, low molecular weight beta-glucan is usable as an immune-modulator in the mammalian system. A method is disclosed, which produces a fractionated...
6130055 Method for measuring the concentration or the activity of protease inhibitor  
A method for measuring the concentration or the activity of UTI quickly and easily at high sensitivity. A urine sample, a buffer solution, a trypsin solution and a substrate solution are mixed and...
6127137 Acidic phospholipase, production and methods using thereof  
An acidic phospholipase is obtained from a strain of the genus Hyphozyma. It is able to hydrolyze both fatty acyl groups in intact phospholipid. Advantageously, it has no lipase activity and is...
6126973 Soybean protein hydrolysate, process for producing the same, and meat products and drinks using the same  
The present invention provides a soy protein hydrolysate with a low content of β-conglycinin and a process for producing the same. The soy protein hydrolysate with a low content of β-conglycinin...
6120986 Electrochemiluminescence assay  
A rapid single step assay suitable for the detection or quantification of β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactamases. The assay can be performed directly on samples of food, such as milk and meat,...
6117663 Crystal of a Ras-Sos complex  
A detailed three-dimensional structure for the complex formed between Ras and the Son of sevenless (Sos) protein is provided. Crystals of this complex are also included in the invention. The...
6110684 Mismatch detection techniques  
Disclosed herein is a method for detecting a mismatch in a duplex nucleic acid, involving: a) contacting the duplex nucleic acid with a reactive agent under conditions which permit the agent to...
6110677 Oligonucleotide modification, signal amplification, and nucleic acid detection by target-catalyzed product formation  
A method is disclosed for modifying an oligonucleotide, which method has application to the detection of a polynucleotide analyte. An oligonucleotide is reversibly hybridized with a polynucleotide,...
6110696 Electrochemical enzyme assay  
A diagnostic kit, method, and apparatus for electrochemically determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample. A mixture is formed which includes the sample, an enzyme acceptor...
6096499 Mammalian DNA primase screen and activity modulating agents  
The invention provides DNA primase assays suitable for identifying DNA primase modulating agents, methods of modulating DNA primase activity and compositions which modulate DNA primase.
6090573 Detecting eubacteria and fungus and determining their antibiotic sensitivity by using catalytically inactive murein binding enzymes  
A method is presented for detecting eubacteria and fungus in biological samples, and, if present, determining their antibiotic sensitivity, where the presence and amount of eubacteria or fungus is...
6083684 Viral products  
Bacteriophages of food-contaminating or pathogenic bacteria or the lysins thereof are used to kill such bacteria. Examples include lysins from bacteriophages of Listeria monocytogenes and...
6077671 Method for isolating chromosomal DNA in preparation for hybridization in suspension  
A method is provided for detecting nucleic acid sequence aberrations using two immobilization steps. According to the method, a nucleic acid sequence aberration is detected by detecting nucleic...
6071711 Degradation of biodegradable polyester amides with enzymes  
A method is disclosed for the enzymatic degradation of polyester amides. The method involves mixing polyester amides with esterase or protease enzymes in aqueous solution.
6068971 Process for determination of ions in fluids by masking of interfering ions  
A process and a reagent for the determination of ions in fluids, wherein the influence of these ions on the activity of an enzyme is measured. The ions for example are sodium, potassium, calcium,...
6066446 Assay member and method for its manufacture  
Disclosed is a member comprising an interactive material which is covalently bonded to a support body by a linker material. The member can be used as a part of an assay, and the support body may...
6063581 Immunoassay for homocysteine  
6063588 Method of diagnosing periodontal disease  
This invention provides a method of diagnosing periodontal disease in a subject by detecting elevated concentrations of β-glucuronidase in saliva from the subject. The concentration of...
6060262 Regulation of I Kappa B (IκB) degradation and methods and reagents related thereto  
The present invention relates to drug screening assays which provide a systematic and practical approach for the identification of candidate agents able to inhibit ubiquitin-mediated degradation of...
6054577 Oligosaccharides from enzymatic cleavage of fucoidan  
6054314 Method for collecting cells from internal organs  
A substantially non-invasive and efficient method for collecting cells from the internal organs of a subject is provided. In one embodiment, energy from an external energy source is applied to the...
6048696 Method of identifying nucleic acid molecules  
A method of analyzing a DNA molecule is disclosed. In one embodiment the method comprises the steps of exposing a DNA molecule to an effective amount of a chemical modification reagent wherein the...
6048707 Fluorophore assisted derivatization analysis of carbohydrates  
Methods and kits for structurally analyzing carbohydrate molecules are taught. Carbohydrates for analysis are derivatized (preferably methylated) and then hydrolyzed into constituent...
6045991 Compositions and methods for generating red chemiluminescence  
Compounds which generate red chemiluminescence on reaction with a phosphatase enzyme are provided as well as intermediates useful for their preparation. The chemiluminescent compounds comprise a...
6043023 Method of identification of novel substrates  
The present invention provides a novel method for the rapid isolation and identification of large numbers of novel enzyme substrates. The novel method provided by the present invention identifies...
6040430 Nucleic acid encoding site specific recombinase and nuclear receptor fusion protein  
An invention is described that permits the regulation of recombination in cells, organisms or appropriate cell-free systems. The invention involves creating fusion proteins between recombinase...
6037161 Enzyme with acetyl esterase activity  
The present invention provides an enzyme with acetyl esterase activity comprising the amino acid sequence IxFGDxYYT(SEQ ID NO: 1), in which x designates any amino acid residue. The enzyme exhibits...
6031094 Beta-lactam substrates and uses thereof  
6022682 Article and method for detection of enterotoxigenic staphylococci  
An article for detecting thermostable nuclease positive, potentially enterotoxigenic, staphylococci, containing unhydrolyzed nucleotides, toluidine blue O, and a binder, wherein the article is...
RE36536 Method of detecting a substance using enzymatically-induced decomposition of dioxetanes  
In an assay method in which a member of a specific binding pair is detected by means of an optically detectable reaction, the improvement wherein the optically detectable reaction includes the...
6015683 Dry analytical element for acetaminophen assay  
A spectrophotometric assay for the detection of acetaminophen in aqueous fluids can be carried out with a dry analytical element. The element comprises a support having thereon one or more reagent...
6015830 Antibacterial compounds for Ralstonia solanacearum  
Antibacterial compounds for Ralstonia solanacearum having substantially (S)-3-(3-indolyl) butanoic acid of a specified structure or its salt as active component can selectively inhibit the growth...
6004769 Compositions and procedures for the determination of hydrolytic enzymes  
The invention relates to compositions and procedures for the determination of hydrolytic enzymes in liquid samples with the aid of indoxyl compounds and oxidizing agents. The procedure is...
6004768 Biosensors, extracorporeal devices and methods for detecting substances using crosslinked protein crystals  
Proteins such as enzymes and antibodies are immobilized by crosslinking crystals of the proteins such as microcrystals having a cross-section of 10 -1 mm or less with a multifunctional...
5998132 Method and apparatus for detecting cancer, influenza, or HIV based on α-N-acetyl-galactosaminidase detection  
HIV- and influenza virus-infected cells secrete α-N-acetylgalactosaminidase into the blood stream. Secretion of α-N-acetylgalactosaminidase is also associated with cancer. Elevated levels of...
5994092 Use of β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-xyloses for the preparation of compositions and solutions intended to the evaluation of intestinal lactase, and production process  
There is disclosed the use of O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-xyloses, particularly 2-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-xylose and 3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-xylose, for the preparation of compositions and...