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5556778 Crystalline Inha Enzyme-NADH Complex  
The crystallized complex of NADH and Inha enzyme from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is presented. Methods of designing inhibitors to the Inha enzyme and subsequent treatment with those inhibitors of...
5554522 Dihydrodipicolinate reductase crystals and three dimensional structure  
This invention relates to dihydrodipicolinate reductase crystals and to methods of growing said crystals. This invention is further directed to the utilization of said crystals to determine the...
5543298 Method for assaying the sod activity by using a self-oxidizable compound necessary for its implementation, self-oxidizable compounds and preparation thereof  
The method for assaying the SOD (super oxide dismutase) activity in liquid medium is based on the activation of self-oxidization, by SOD activity, of a reactive agent having the general formula (I)...
5541108 Gluconobacter oxydans strains  
A process for producing 2-keto-L-gulonic acid which comprises converting L-sorbose and/or D-sorbitol into 2-keto-L-gulonic acid with the aid of a microorganism or its cell free extract, said...
5540911 Methods of use of human manganese superoxide dismutase  
This invention provides plasmids for expression of human superoxide dismutase of analogs thereof. The invention further provides a method of producing enzymatically active human MnSOD or an analog...
5539093 DNA sequences encoding enzymes useful in carotenoid biosynthesis  
DNA sequences isolated from Nicotiana species (e.g., Nicotiana benthamiana and Nicotiana tabacum) have SEQ ID NOS: 1, 3, 5 and 7. The DNA sequences encode polypeptides having enzymatic activity for...
5536654 Process for the production and extraction of thermostable superoxide-dismutases from a photosynthetic microorganism culture  
Process for the production and extraction of thermostable super-oxide-dismutases from a photosynthetic microorganism cell. The thermostable superoxide-dismutase production and extraction process...
5529915 Lyophilized polyethylene oxide modified protein and polypeptide complexes with cyclodextrin  
Disclosed are lyophilized biologically active proteinaceous compositions containing low diol polyalkylene oxide, such as polyethylene glycol, covalently attached to a biologically active...
5529909 Tyrosinase-activator protein fusion enzyme  
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a fusion enzyme of tyrosinase and a tyrosinase activator protein. Further, the present invention also relates to the amino acid...
5529926 Cloning and expression of DNA encoding a ripening form of a polypeptide having sulfhydryl oxidase activity  
The invention relates to recombinant DNA technology for the production of an enzyme having sulfhydryl oxidase ("SOX") activity. This SOX-enzyme can be used where the oxidation of free sulfhydryl...
5529906 Analytical system or kit for phosphatase  
A system or kit for analysis of phosphatase comprising a reagent I containing NADP or NADPH as a main component, and a reagent II containing components for color-development signal amplification...
5525496 DNA sequence encoding sterol Δ14 reductase  
A gene encoding Saccharomyces cerevisiae sterol Δ14 reductase of the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway is isolated and cloned by selecting strains carrying sequences on a 2μ based vector for...
5523223 Ketoester reductase for conversion of keto acid esters to optically active hydroxy acid esters  
A keto ester reductase capable of being used in an NADH-dependent enzymatic reaction for converting β, γ and δ ketonic acid esters into the corresponding optically active β, γ and δ...
5516674 Insecticide resistance associated cytochrome 450  
Disclosed are microbial cells useful for degrading insecticides and chlorinated organics and for the production of a protein which degrades insecticides and chlorinated organics, which microbial...
5514574 Method of producing flavine nucleotides  
Flavine nucleotides, which are useful as ingredients of nutrient compositions, raw materials for various pharmaceutical products, biochemical research reagents and so on, are produced from flavine...
5512479 Method of degrading volatile organochlorides and remediation thereof  
A process for degrading volatile organic contaminants such as trichloroethylene. and remediating volatile organic contaminant contaminated media using trichloroethylene induced toluene...
5510104 Method for killing or inhabiting the growth of sporulating microorganisms with haloperoxidase-containing compositions  
Methods and compositions are provided for killing or inhibiting the growth of yeast or sporular microorganisms by contacting the microorganisms, in the presence of a peroxide and chloride or...
5506138 Recombinant vaccinia virus encoding cytochromes P-450  
The present invention is related to the construction and application of vaccinia virus containing DNA sequences for encoding and efficient expression of enzymatically active cytochrome P-450...
5503988 Process for producing a cholesterol-reduced substance  
The present invention relates to a process for producing a cholesterol-reduced substance obtained by converting cholesterol in a substance to epicholesterol, as well as to a novel cholesterol...
5500351 Biosensors for detecting metal ions capable of being reduced by reductase enzymes  
A biosensor for detecting metal ions of elements such as Hg, Cr, As, Tc, Cu, Ag, Se, V, Mo and U which are capable of being reduced to metal by a reductase enzyme. The reductase enzyme is contained...
5491085 Method of recovering peroxidase from seed hulls using a freeze-thaw technique  
Peroxidase can be recovered from seed hulls in an improved method using a freeze-thaw technique. First, the seed hulls are comminuted, placed into water and homogenized. Next, the homogenate is...
5491084 Uses of green-fluorescent protein  
This invention provides a cell comprising a DNA molecule having a regulatory element from a gene, other than a gene encoding a green-fluorescent protein operatively linked to a DNA sequence...
5487987 Synthesis of adipic acid from biomass-derived carbon sources  
A method is provided for producing adipic acid. The method comprises the steps of culturing a cell transformant capable of converting a carbon source to catechol for a period of time sufficient to...
5484724 DNA encoding GLSI  
The DNA encoding glucan synthesis gene 1 (GLS1) is cloned and used in an in vitro assay to screen for compounds that modulate 1,3β-D glucan synthase activity.
5484723 Flavin reductase gene from Vibrio fischeri  
A flavin reductase gene is provided having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the sequence is displayed in numbered triplets of capital letters, which numbers proceed sequentially from...
5478723 Method and apparatus for determining the role of cytochrome P450 and related enzymes in the metabolism of drugs and other chemicals  
A method and apparatus for determining the enzyme or enzymes in the human body which metabolize a particular drug. Microsomes are obtained from each of several donors. The microsome for one donor...
5468631 Gene encoding enzyme having flavin reducing activity and nitroreductase activity  
The present invention succeeds in isolating a gene encoding an enzyme having an FMN reducing activity and a nitroreductase activity derived from luminous bacteria Vibrio fischeri (ATCC 7744),...
5468630 cDNA clone for human inducible nitric oxide synthase and process for preparing same  
A human tissue inducible nitric oxide synthase cDNA clone is disclosed. A process for preparing this cDNA clone coding for human tissue inducible nitric oxide synthase and for expressing the human...
5466600 Use of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase for bioremediation of toxic compounds  
Toxic chlorinated compounds and nitro-aromatic compounds are rendered more environmentally friendly via a bioremediation process which employs carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, a microorganism...
5466590 Constitutive expression of P450soy and ferredoxin-soy in Streptomyces  
The present invention provides a method of making a recombinant organism capable of oxidizing organic chemicals by constitutive production of proteins capable of performing oxidation. A recombinant...
5466589 Coated substrates employing oriented layers of mutant heme proteins and methods of making and using same  
The present invention is directed to coated substrates having a coating of biological macromolecules, preferably proteins, which are capable of being immobilized on a substrate surface and have a...
5460949 Method and composition for increasing the accumulation of squalene and specific sterols in yeast  
A method of increasing the accumulation of squalene and specific sterols in yeast comprising increasing the expression level of a structural gene encoding a polypeptide having HMG-CoA reductase...
5459063 Plasmodium falciparum ribonucleotide reductase DNA  
This invention relates to the ribonucleotide reductase of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf RR), to the subunits of Pf RR (Pf R1 and Pf R2), and to compounds comprising peptides derived from the Pf R2...
5457042 Sod polypeptide analogs  
A novel analog of human superoxide dismutase which comprises the non-acetylated, non-glycosylated form of natural human superoxide dismutase having the ser-met amino acid sequence attached to the...
5455029 Therapeutic compositions comprising a mixture of human CuZn superoxide dismutase analogs  
An improved plasmid for the production of superoxide dismutase on an analog thereof which upon introduction into a suitable host containing the thermolabile repressor C I renders the host capable...
5453374 Trigonopsis transformant producing D-amino acid oxidase  
A Trigonopsis variabilis transformed with a recombinant DNA containing a D-amino acid oxidase gene capable of expressing in Trigonopsis variabilis is provided. A process for transforming...
5451402 Method for killing yeast and sporular microorganisms with haloperoxidase-containing compositions  
Methods and compositions are provided for killing or inhibiting the growth of yeast or sporular microorganisms by contacting the microorganisms, in the presence of a peroxide and chloride or...
5451515 Production and recovery of tyrosinase from melanin-synthesizing bacteria  
The present invention relates to the discovery of a new bacteria of the genus Alteromonas which has been found to attract oyster larvae by the production of compounds involved in melanin synthesis....
5449613 Reacting an enzyme in a non-aqueous solvent by adding a lyophilizate of enzyme and salt to the solvent  
A method for reacting an enzyme in a non-aqueous organic solvent is disclosed. The method comprises preparing a lyophilizate of a salt which activates the enzyme and an enzyme wherein the...
5441887 Rapid degradation of halogenated hydrocarbons by soluble methane monooxygenase  
A method is disclosed for degradation of a halogenated hydrocarbon compound such as trichloroethylene (TCE) which utilizes a soluble methane monooxygenase or a bacterium comprising the...
5441885 Bacterial strains for bioremediation  
The present invention provides a recombinant plasmid adapted for transformation of a host microorganism, the plasmid comprising a plasmid vector into which a polydeoxyribonucleotide segment that...
5436004 Administration of cholesterol reductase to humans  
Cholesterol reductase is administered to humans to convert cholesterol to coprostanol in the small intestine thus decreasing the bloodstream cholesterol level.
5436159 Chimeric fused monooxygenase of cytochrome P-450 and NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase  
The present invention provides a chimeric enzyme gene which codes for a monooxygenase having both monooxygenase activity derived from cytochrome P-450 and reducing power supplying ability derived...
5432071 Variant E1 protein gene for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and variant E1 protein of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex  
The present invention relates to variant E 1 protein of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of high activity in which arginine at the 146-position is replaced by proline in the amino acid sequence of...
5424196 Enzymatic process for preparing 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and derivatives  
Transformation of Cephalosporin C or its derivatives and salts into 7-aminocephalosporanic acid or its derivatives by an enzymatic two stage process with enzymes immobilized on a solid matrix.
5420008 Assay method and assay reagent for serum iron or unsaturated iron binding capacity  
The present invention measures serum iron by liberating iron from transferrin under acid conditions, and contacting a test sample with a reaction system which utilizes at least aconitase, a...
5420028 Truncated human cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase, method of production and use thereof  
A catalytically active, truncated human cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7) is provided. The truncated human CYP7 can be made recombinantly and thus recovered in relatively large amounts. Vectors...
5420027 Methods and compositions for the expression of biologically active fusion proteins comprising a eukaryotic cytochrome P450 fused to a reductase in bacteria  
Disclosed are methods and compositions for effecting bacterial expression of eukaryotic cytochrome P450 enzymes and fusion proteins comprising a eukaryotic P450 domain fused to a reductase enzyme...
5418155 Isolated Renilla luciferase and method of use thereof  
Genetic material encoding luciferase from the marine coelenterate Renilla has been isolated and characterized. This genetic material allows the production of peptides for use as labels in...
5416012 Process for producing NADH oxidase  
A process for producing an NADH oxidase which comprises culturing alkalophilic, facultative anaerobic NADH oxidase-producing bacteria having the optimum growth pH in an alkaline region in medium...