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6482622 Amylolytic enzyme variants  
The inventors have discovered some striking, and not previously predicted structural similarities and differences between the structure of Novamyl and the reported structures of CGTases, and based...
6479267 FY7 polymerase  
A purified recombinant thermostable DNA polymerase polymerase which exhibits at least about 80% activity at salt concentations of 50 mM and greater, at least about 70% activity at salt...
6471959 Human transferase  
The invention provides three human transferases (HUTRAN) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HUTRAN. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and...
6472192 Cyclodextrin glycosyl transferases for producing &ggr -cyclodextrin  
CGTases, which, when converting starch or starch-like substrates to CD, produce γ-CD to an increased extent and still exhibit at least 60% of the specific total CGTase activity of the starting...
6472182 Process for producing transglutaminase by microorganism  
The present invention provides a process for producing a transglutaminase, which comprises culturing microorganisms of any of the genus Micrococcus, Clostridium, Torulopsis, Rhizopus and Monascus...
6465179 DNA encoding an arthropod chitin synthase  
The present invention relates to nucleic acids comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding at least a portion of an enzyme which catalyzes the synthesis of chitin in arthropods, inhibitors directed...
6465220 Glycosylation using GalNac-T4 transferase  
The use of human polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminytransferase T-4 (GalNAc-T4) to glycosylate substrates is disclosed. The action of GalNAc-T4 can complement the activities of GalNAc-T1, -T2 and...
6465229 Plant caffeoyl-coa o-methyltransferase  
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion...
6462177 Mammalian blood loss-induced gene, kd312  
Disclosed are nucleic acids encoding novel proteins, designated kd312. Also disclosed are amino acid sequences for kd312 polypeptides, methods for preparing kd312 polypeptides, and other related...
6458574 Treatment of a α-galactosidase a deficiency  
The invention provides highly purified α-Gal A, and various methods for purifying it; α-Gal A preparations with altered charge and methods for making those preparations; α-Gal A preparations...
6458572 Phosphatidylglycerophosphate synthase from Staphylococcus aureus  
The invention provides Phosphatidylglycerophosphate Synthase polypeptides from Staphylococcus aureus (“pgsA polypeptides”). Also provided are methods for utilizing pgsA polypeptides to screen...
6455290 Tankyrase homolog protein (THP), nucleic acids, and methods related to the same  
The present invention provides a human polypeptide homolog of human tankyrase protein (THP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode THP. In addition, the invention provides expression...
6455289 Polypeptide of N-acetylglucosamine-6-O-sulfotransferase and DNA encoding the same  
Apolypeptide of N-acetylglucosamine-6-O-sulfotransferase and a DNA encoding the peptide are provided. The polypeptide is (a) or (b) below: (a) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence...
6451537 Gene of rice dihydrodipicolinate synthase and DNA relating to the same  
In accordance with this invention, there is provided a DNA sequence which can encode an enzyme protein functioning as the rice dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS). One example of the DNA sequence...
6451571 Thymidine kinase mutants  
The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a Herpesviridae thymidine kinase enzyme comprising one or more mutations, at least one of the mutations encoding an amino...
6448037 PgsA  
The invention provides pgsA polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding pgsA polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for...
6448476 Plants and plant cells transformation to express an AMPA-N-acetyltransferase  
The invention relates in general to plants, plant cells, methods of making, and methods of using plants and plant cells transformed to contain a DNA sequence encoding an AMPA-N-acetyltransferase,...
6448056 Microbial xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET)  
It has been found by a screening assay that XET activity is produced by an overwhelming array of phylogenetically dispersed microorganisms. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a...
6444454 Method for increasing the gene expression of saccharose synthase  
The invention relates to a method for increasing the gene expression of saccharose synthase. To this end the invention provides for the expression of the saccharose synthase gene to be placed under...
6436657 Polynucleotides encoding aminomethyltransferases  
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a tetrahydrofolate metabolic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion...
6436683 Human nucleic acid methylases  
The invention provides a human nucleic acid methylases (HNAM) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HNAM. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists,...
6432708 Human choline acetyltransferase  
Human choline acetyltransferase polypeptide and DNA (RNA) encoding such polypeptide and a procedure for producing such polypeptide by recombinant techniques is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods...
6432913 Polypeptide of protein p140 and DNAs encoding it  
The present invention is related to a novel protein p140 polypeptide which is a key protein involved in the signal transmission system of insulin; method for preparation of it; DNA encoding the...
6428971 Teichoic acid enzymes and assays  
This invention discloses a novel substrate and assay for the TAP enzyme. In addition novel DNA, proteins and peptides from genes and proteins associated with bacterial teichoic acid biosynthetic...
6428993 Transglutaminase from oomycetes  
The present invention relates to transglutaminases and transglutaminase preparations obtained from lower fungi belonging to the class Oomycetes. Unprecedented high-level expression is achievable by...
6423519 Compositions and methods for inhibiting fungal growth  
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting fungal growth. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for use as anti-fungal agents of inhibitors, and...
6416987 Mutants of thymidylate synthase and uses thereof  
The present invention provides a mutated human TS, said mutated synthase differing from wild type TS at amino acid residue 49, amino acid residue 52, amino acid residue 108, amino acid residue 221...
6416755 Human beta-alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase  
The invention provides a human beta-alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase (HAPA) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HAPA. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells,...
6416988 Beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase homologs  
The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for znssp2, a novel member of the galactosyltransferase family. The polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding them, are...
6413751 DNA adenine methyltransferases and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to the isolation and sequencing of a novel class of methyltransferase genes, including the methyltransferase gene from Rhizobium meliloti, Agrobacterium tumefaciens,...
6410293 DNA fragments containing biotin biosynthetase gene and use of the same  
A DNA fragment containing a gene concerned in biotin biosynthesis and derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Sphingomonas, a plasmid containing said DNA fragment, and a...
6403350 Method for rapidly obtaining enzyme crystals with desirable morphologies  
The present invention provides a crystallization process wherein a starting temperature is selected such that a desirable crystal morphology (e.g., square) is obtained. A temperature shift is then...
6399321 Methods for screening UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGGT) activity and nucleic acid encoding for UGGT  
The present invention relates to a method for determining the effect of a test sample on UGGT activity. The method comprises the steps of: a) exposing an acceptor substrate of UGGT such as acid...
6399358 Human gene encoding human chondroitin 6-sulfotransferase  
Genes and polypeptides encoded thereby of human chondroitin 6-sulfotransferase are provided. Vectors and host cells comprising these genes and transgenic animals capable of expressing them are also...
6395525 Geranyl diphosphate synthase genes  
An isolated recombinant protein comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 1 is disclosed. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a recombinant protein having the amino acid...
6395524 Thermostable polymerases having altered fidelity and method of identifying and using same  
The present invention provides a method for identifying a thermostable polymerase having altered fidelity. The method consists of generating a random population of polymerase mutants by mutating at...
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...
6395539 Composition and methods for bioremediation  
Compositions and methods for the degradation of compounds contained in a liquid or solid waste stream are described. Genes encoding toluene-degrading enzymes are described. The enzymes have...
6391602 MSP-18 protein and nucleic acid molecules and uses therefor  
Novel MSP-18 polypeptides, proteins, and nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. In addition to isolated, full-length MSP-18 proteins, the invention further provides isolated MSP-18 fusion proteins,...
6391603 Genes of purine biosynthesis from Ashbya gossypii and the use thereof in microbial riboflavin synthesis  
Genes of purine biosynthesis from Ashbya gossypii are used in microbial riboflavin synthesis.
6391604 Thermostable enzyme having phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity  
A thermostable phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase and a process for producing the enzyme are provided. A host cell is transformed with an expression vector containing DNA encoding a...
6391594 Modified modular PKS with retained scaffold  
Combinatorial libraries of polyketides can be obtained by suitable manipulation of a host modular polyketide synthase gene cluster such as that which encodes the PKS for erythromycin. The...
6379722 Human S-adenosyl-L-methionine methyltransferase  
The invention provides a human S-adenosyl-L-methionine methyltransferase (SAM-MT) and polynucleotides which identify and encode SAM-MT. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells,...
6379664 Composition and method for the prevention and treatment of oxidative damage in ocular tissues  
Thioltransferase and derivatives thereof are provided. Methods of treating or preventing cataract formation comprising administering thioltransferase or a derivative thereof are also provided....
6376475 Control of immune responses by modulating activity of glycosyltransferases  
The invention provides methods for inhibiting immune responses by inhibiting the biosynthesis of the sialyl galactosides that are involved in immune responses. In particular, B lymphocyte-mediated...
6372466 C-4 specific sulfotransferase  
A galactosaminoglycan 4-sulfotransferase having an activity of transferring a sulfate group from a sulfate group donor to a hydroxyl group at the C-4 position of galactosamine residue of a...
6372457 Process and materials for production of glucosamine  
The present invention relates to a method and materials for producing glucosamine by fermentation of a genetically modified microorganism. Included in the present invention are genetically modified...
6368831 Treatment of hyperproliferative disorders  
A method of treating a hyperproliferative disorder in a subject in need of such treatment, comprising administering to said subject, in combination, a treatment effective amount of: (a) a...
6365800 Transgenic crops accumulating fructose polymers and methods for their production  
A method for producing fructose polymers of various lengths through expression of plant-derived FTF genes in transgenic monocot plants is disclosed. Also disclosed are transgenic monocot plants...
6361985 Beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase homolog, ZNSSP6  
The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for znssp6, a novel member of the galactosyltransferase family. The polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding them, are...