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5834262 Oxidation of glycolic acid to glyoxylic acid using a microbial cell transformant as catalyst  
An improved process for preparing glyoxylic acid comprising using the enzyme glycolate oxidase in the form of permeabilized microbial cell transformants selected from Aspergillus nidulans,...
5834273 Heat-stable and water soluble modified enzymes  
A modified enzyme obtained by modifying an enzyme such as a hydrogen peroxide-generating enzyme, ascorbate oxidase, etc. with a polysaccharide, polyamino acid or synthetic polymer having a...
5830673 Bioassay of selenium  
The invention relates to a plasmid carrying a selenium-specifying DNA seqce of the E. coli fdhF gene upstream of the E. coli lac'Z gene which permits the incorporation of selenocystein into...
5807735 Solvent-resistant microorganisms  
The present invention includes microorganisms that are resistant to non-aqueous solvents. In addition, the organisms of interest are able to grow and/or carry out various organic (e.g. hydrocarbon)...
5807926 Immobilized cofactor-dependent enzymes  
An oxido-reducto synthesis is carried out in a liquid medium with enzymatic transformation of a substrate with an oxido-reducto cofactor dependent enzyme in the presence of a cofactor for the...
5804047 Enzyme-immobilized electrode, composition for preparation of the same and electrically conductive enzyme  
An enzyme sensor system capable of quantitatively determining a particular component contained in a biological sample in a rapid and easy manner is disclosed. More particularly, an electrically...
5801024 Oxidoreductase from filamentous fungi, DNA coding therefor and cells transformed with said DNA  
Disclosed is a new gene which codes for a NADPH cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase from filamentous fungi. Also disclosed are a recombinant DNA molecule which comprises at least a part of that gene, an...
5798234 Method for the directed modification of enzymes, modified enzymes and their use  
Enzymes with modified substrate specificity and methods of obtaining same by the steps of a) determining the structure of two or more enzymes in the same group, b) comparing the structure of the...
5798235 Gene encoding bacterial acetoacetylco a reductase  
The present invention is a method for controlling biopolymer synthesis by determining the genetics and enzymology of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) biosynthesis at the molecular level. The purified...
5795761 Mutants of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid (2,5-DKG) reductase A  
Mutants of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid reductase A an enzyme used to produce 2-keto-L-gluconic acid, a precursor of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), are prepared by site-directed mutagenesis. These...
5792461 Citrus peel extract as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA(HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor  
A method for inhibiting the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA(HMG-CoA) reductase in mammals comprises administering citrus peel extract thereto.
5789395 Method of using tetracycline compounds for inhibition of endogenous nitric oxide production  
A method is disclosed for inhibiting endogenous production of nitric oxide (NO) in an in vivo, in vitro, or ex vivo mammalian system. The method employs a tetracycline compound to inhibit...
5783414 Expression system, integration vector and cell transformed by this integration vector  
The invention relates to an expression system which is usable for the extracellular production of glucose oxidase, which comprises the sequence of a promoter, the glucose oxidase secretion signal...
5776742 Aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme  
An aldehyde dehydrogenase having the physico-chemical properties: molecular weight: 91,000±5,000; substrate specificity:active on aldehyde compounds; inhibition: by Cu 2 +, Zn 2 +, Ni 2 + and...
5770410 Chiral synthesis with modified enzymes  
A method for modifying the specificity or efficiency of an enzyme, while retaining its catalytic activity, is disclosed. The method is characterized by selecting an enzyme, the tertiary structure...
5766925 Method of producing L-lysine  
A coryneform bacterium having high L-lysine productivity is provided by integrating a gene coding for aspartokinase originating from coryneform bacteria with desensitized feedback inhibition by...
5766874 Kit containing d-arabinitol dehydrogenase and NAD+ for determining d-arabinitol  
A D-arabinitol dehydrogenase enzyme is prepared that is capable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-arabinitol and substantially incapable of catalyzing the oxidation of D-mannitol and is...
5763236 Method for producing ketone or aldehyde using an alcohol dehydrogenase of Candida Parapsilosis  
The present invention provides a novel secondary alcohol dehydrogenase useful for the synthesis of optically active alcohol and DNA encoding said enzyme. A microorganism belonging to genus Candida...
5759837 Chemotherapy for cancer by inhibiting the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway  
Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is overexpressed in carcinomas with poor prognosis, but little FAS expression is identified in normal tissues Inhibition of fatty acid synthesis is selectively toxic to...
5747301 D-sorbitol dehydrogenase  
A D-sorbitol dehydrogenase in homogenous form, which catalyzes the oxidation of D-sorbitol to L-sorbose, has a molecular structure consisting of homologous subunits of molecular weight...
5747078 Longterm antimicrobial activity obtained by sustained release of hydrogen peroxide  
Methods for long-term preservation of food products using a lactoperoxidase system. Long-term preservation is achieved by controlled generation of hydrogen peroxide as a substrate for the...
5744342 Protein having heat-resistant malate dehydrogenase activity  
A novel protein having a heat-resistant malate dehydrogenase activity, a DNA fragment having a gene encoding said protein, a recombinant vector having said DNA fragment, a transformant transformed...
5741687 Sorbitol oxidase reagent from xanthomonas  
The sorbitol oxidase of the present invention catalyzes the reaction in which D-sorbitol is oxidized D-glucose and hydrogen peroxide.
5741688 Alkaline glucose oxidase obtained from cladosporium oxysporum  
A glucose oxidase obtained from a Cladosporium oxysporum strain, designated as CBS 163.94, characterized by a pH-optimum in he range pH 6-7, having more than 75% of maximum activity at pH 8,...
5738878 Process for making intrinsic inhibitors of aldose reductase  
An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into...
5728539 Enzymatic methods for measurement of minute amounts of copper  
An accurate and effective measurement of copper in subject samples is rendered possible even for minute amounts of copper, by converting copper-bonded hologalactose oxidase to the apo-form by...
5726045 Materials and methods for converting DNA to CO-DNA  
Materials and methods for conversion of traditional DNA to CO-DNA are presented. Such materials and methods are useful to inhibit cell division and to monitor conversion of DNA to CO-DNA.
5712139 Pyranose oxidase, pyranose oxidase gene, novel recombinant DNA and process for producing pyranose oxidase  
The invention relates to a novel pyranose oxidase, a pyranose oxidase gene, and a recombinant DNA, as well as a process for producing the pyranose oxidase by use of a microorganism carrying said...
5693490 Production of glycolate oxidase in methylotrophic yeast  
Methylotrophic yeast have been transformed with a heterologous gene encoding glycolate oxidase. The transformed methylotrophic yeast are useful as a catalyst for transforming glycolate to glyoxylate.
5686275 Synthesis of homochiral 2-hydroxy acids  
A process for the production of a homochiral 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid or salt thereof corresponding to general formula (I), wherein R represents one of formulae (II), (III), (IV), (V), wherein R'...
5683897 Enzymatic process for the production of dihydroxyacetone phosphate from glycerophosphate and its use in enzymatic aldol additions  
The invention concerns a process for the production of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) by enzymatic oxidation of glycerophosphate in the presence of glycerophosphate oxidase and an H 2 O 2 ...
5663063 Method for producing polyester biopolymers  
A method for controlling and modifying biopolymer synthesis by manipulation of the genetics and enzymology of synthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polyesters at the...
5656471 Lactate oxidase with an improved thermal stability and gene of the same  
A lactate oxidase (LOD15, LOD1, LOD16) shows an enzymatic activity under a reaction represented by "L-lactate+oxygen➝pyruvic acid+hydrogen peroxide". A DNA molecule comprises nucleotide sequences...
5639950 Nucleotide sequence encoding for bifunctional enzyme for proline production  
The invention is directed to the production of plants containing a cDNA clone encoding a bifunctional enzyme, delta 1 -pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase, hereinafter P5CS, with both...
5639631 Stable reagent for ferric ion complex indicator systems  
The invention is a stable reagent used in assay systems that form a colored ferric ion complex, such as Prussian Blue. Such reagents are useful for the detection or measurement of an analyte from a...
5614374 Glycerol dehydrogenase, process for its production and its use  
Pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent glycerol dehydrogenase is provided which requires no surfactant for its solubilization and stabilization. The glycerol dehydrogenase has the following properties:...
5602018 Hypoglycosylated recombinant glucose oxidases  
Hypoglycosylated recombinant glucose oxidase with a molecular weight of ca. 68-80 kDa, a specific activity of ca. 200 U/mg unit of weight, a carbohydrate portion of ca. 12% which is obtainable by...
5589349 Method for enzymatic analysis and reagant therefor  
A method of enzymatic analysis utilizing a color-development signal amplification system associated with enzymatic cycling of NAD-NADH interconversion in the presence of dehydrogenase and its...
5563324 Transgenic plants with altered polyol content  
Transgenic plants have been produced which have been engineered to produce physiologically significant levels of sugar alcohols, or polyols, which is not natively produced by plants of the species....
5560936 Intrinsic inhibitors of aldose reductase  
An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into...
5545519 Electrolytic analytical methods  
Enzyme electrodes having the enzyme enclosed within liposomes supported on, or in a membrane and immobilized therein are provided. The liposomes may be made using lipids and conveniently by...
5545554 Lactobacillus bulgaricus having decreased acid production and/or improved aroma and flavor production  
The present invention concerns Lactobacillus bulgaricus wherein the lactate dehydrogenase activity is lower than 50%, preferably lower than 10%, of the lactate dehydrogenase activity of...
5541094 Glyoxylic acid/aminomethylphosphonic acid mixtures prepared using a microbial transformant  
An improved enzymatic process for reacting glycolic acid and oxygen in an aqueous solution in the presence of aminomethylphosphonic acid wherein the improvement comprises using a microbial cell...
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...
5525481 Enzymatic Reagents for ethanol assay containing diamino compounds  
An enzymatic assay assemblage for ethanol determination is provided. A diamino compound acts as a buffer and a trapping agent for a product of the enzymatic reaction. Long stability of the assay...
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...
RE35247 Biocatalytic production of phenolic resins with ramped peroxide addition  
A process for preparing a phenolic resin which comprises preparing a reaction medium containing a phenol and a peroxidase enzyme and adding a solution of a peroxide to said medium, said peroxide...
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...
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...
5491078 Leach solution containing glucose, galactose, catalase, glucose oxidase, galactose oxidase, ascorbic acid and water soluble metal cyanides and halides  
A leach solution comprises water, glucose and glucose oxidase. The oxidase acts upon the glucose to produce gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide. The leach solution reacts with mineral elements and...