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6485938 Nucleic acid molecules that encodes human Zven1  
The present invention provides two members of a new family of human proteins, designated as “Zven.” The Zven1 gene, which resides in human chromosome 3p21.1-3p14.3, is expressed in testicular...
6485959 Cell preconditioning and cryopresevation medium  
Disclosed is a universally-adaptable cell preconditioning and storage medium that can be used for the effective cryopreservation of cells at temperatures less than 4° C. The aqueous medium...
6485919 Human metabotropic glutamate receptors, nucleic acids encoding same and uses thereof  
In accordance with the present invention, there are provided nucleic acids encoding human metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes and the proteins encoded thereby. In a particular embodiment, the...
6482936 Isolated human secreted proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human secreted proteins, and uses thereof  
The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the secreted peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically...
6479248 Process and agent for detecting antibodies against Treponema pallidum  
A method and agent for antibodies against Treponema pallidum are provided. The method involves gene-amplifying and cloning a selection of recombinant antigens. The selection of recombinant...
6479050 Trace element-rich additive, method for preparing same, preparation in which the additive is included and use thereof  
The invention provides a method for preparing an additive that is rich in trace-elements, which method comprises the steps of: a) providing a culture medium to which the trace element or compound...
6475759 Low PH lactic acid fermentation  
A process for producing lactic acid which includes incubating acid-tolerant homolactic bacteria in nutrient medium to produce a fermentation broth with high levels of free lactic acid is provided....
6475758 Soapstock hydrolysis and acidulation by acidogenic bacteria  
Methods for acidification of soapstock using acids produced by fermentation with acidogenic bacteria and recovery of acidulated fatty acids are disclosed. Soapstock is advantageously acidified by...
6468781 Stereoselective reductive amination of ketones  
Processes for stereoselective enzymatic conversion of certain keto carboxylic acid derivatives to form the corresponding alkylamino acid compounds are described. The invention also concerns an...
6468775 Thermostable DNA polymerase from carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans  
A DNA polymerase from a thermophilic eubacterium is provided. The DNA polymerase shows magnesium ion dependent reverse transcriptase activity and 3′-5′ exonuclease activity. The invention also...
6465216 Methods and constructs for expression of foreign proteins in photosynthetic organisms  
A method for expressing and purifying foreign proteins in photosynthetic organisms comprising the simultaneous expression of both the heterologous protein and a means for compartmentalizing or...
6465240 Method for treating a waste stream using photosynthetic microorganisms  
A method is provided for treating a waste stream by contacting the waste stream sequentially with a consortium of prokaryotic microorganisms, preferably purple non-sulfur bacteria, followed by a...
6465236 Thermostable collagen-digesting enzyme, novel microorganism producing the enzyme and process for producing the enzyme  
Bacillus sp. NTAP-1 having been deposited under accession number FERM BP-6926; and a collagen-decomposing enzyme produced by bacterium. The above enzyme (1) has a capability of hydrolyzing, at the...
6461857 Producing water-soluble yeast extract by adding peroxide to growing yeast cells  
Provided is a process of and product resulting from adding a sub-lethal amount of a peroxide to a growing culture of yeast, observing the change in absorbance of the culture at 256 nm as a measure...
6451565 Method of producing &ggr -decalactone using Yarrowia lipolytica strain HR 145 (DSM 12397)  
A process is provided for producing γ-decalactone using Yarrowia lipolytica HR 145 (DSM 12397). The process includes preparing the product in a bioreactor by culturing the pure strain of ...
6451584 Lactobacillus bifidus growth promoting composition and use thereof  
A Lactobacillus bifidus growth promoting composition which significantly grows lactobacillus bifidus and does not produce any side effect such as diarrhea, and a blend comprising the above...
6451580 Method of enriching organic contaminant-decomposing bacteria in porous material for treating soil  
A porous material having a greater adsorptivity for adsorbing organic contaminants, such as agricultural chemicals, than a target soil, is fragmented. The fragmented porous material is mixed into a...
6448060 Alkalothermophilic bacillus that produces a protease inhibitor  
The present invention relates to a novel strain of alkalothermophilic Bacillus sp. isolated from a hot spring at Vajeshwari, District Thane, The State of Maharashtra, India and deposited at...
6448007 Functional genomic screen for post-transcriptional 5′ and 3′ regulatory elements  
The invention features cDNA libraries consisting essentially of cDNA sequences that correspond to different mRNA untranslated region (UTR) sequences separate from adjacent mRNA coding sequences....
6444451 Process for preparing amides  
A novel biotechnological process for the preparation of nitriles, starting from amides, is described. Microorganisms of the genus Amycolatopsis, Actinomadura or Rhodococcus are employed for this...
6440713 Methods and compositions for suppressing growth of pathogenic microbes  
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells have been cultured in the presence of an alternating electric field having a specific frequency and a...
6436680 Marine bacterial strain of the genus vibrio, water-soluble polysaccharides produced by said strain and their uses  
The invention concerns a hydrothermal bacterial strain of marine origin, belonging to the genus Vibrio, and an exopolysaccharide produced by said strain. Said exopolysaccharide is useful in...
6432688 Amino alcohol dehydrogenase converts keto alcohol to amino alcohol and amino alcohol to keto alcohol  
A purified amino alcohol dehydrogenase which reductively converts a keto alcohol into an amino alcohol and oxidatively converts an amino alcohol into a keto alcohol is disclosed. The enzyme is...
6429002 Reticulated cellulose producing acetobacter strains  
Acetobacter strains are identified as stable under agitated culture conditions and exhibit substantially reduced gluconic and keto-gluconic acids production. A method and media for producing...
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...
6423869 Polyol-amino acid compounds having anti-helicobacter pylori activity  
A compound of the formula (I): wherein R 1 represents an amino group which may be substituted; R 2 represents a carboxy group which may be esterified or amidated; R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 ...
6423533 Isolation and use of perchlorate and nitrate reducing bacteria  
Methods and compositions for removing perchlorate and/or nitrate from contaminated material utilizing a DM-17 bacteria. DM-17 is a gram-negative, motile, polymorphic, facultative anaerobe which is...
6423312 Compositions including glycosaminoglycans degrading enzymes and use of same against surface protected bacteria  
A method of rendering a surface protected bacteria more susceptible to an anti-bacterial agent effected by subjecting the bacteria to a glycosaminoglycans degrading enzyme.
6420147 Haloalkaliphilic microorganisms  
Haloalkaliphilic bacteria have been isolated from samples of soil, water, sediment, trona (NaHCO 3 .Na 2 CO 3 .2H 2 O) and a number of other sources obtained from in and around hypersaline soda...
6416980 Method for producing glycolic acid from glycolonitrile using nitrilase  
The present invention relates to a method for producing α-hydroxy acids using an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity. More specifically, the invention pertains to use of Acidovorax facilis ...
6413765 Genetically modified lactic acid bacteria having modified diacetyl reductase activities  
Genetically modified lactic acid bacteria having a reduced or lacking or enhanced diacetyl reductase activity, acetoin reductase activity and/or butanediol dehydrogenase activity are provided. Such...
6413763 Method of removing gas from a site using gas vesicles of cells  
A method for removing a gas compound from a site comprising placing cells having gas vesicles under conditions that induce the cells to float to a surface of an aqueous medium, harvesting the cells...
6410703 Identification of a vaccine candidate from an extraintestinal isolate of E. coli  
The present invention is directed to identifying a gene, iroN ec , from an extraintestinal isolate of E. coli , CP9. This gene was identified from CP9 by screening a library of 527 mutant...
6410244 Method for preparing plasmids, and uses related thereto  
The invention relates to methods of preparing plasmid pools by growing colonies in discrete wells of a semi-solid or gelatinous medium. This method may facilitate colony collection, reduce colony...
6410759 Dihydroxycholesterol hydroxylated at 17- and 25-positions  
A method for preparing at least one hydroxycholesterol chosen from the group consisting of 25-hydroxycholesterol, 17,25-dihydroxycholesterol and 25,26-dihydroxycholesterol by biological...
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...
6407069 Method for purifying GBS toxin/CM101  
A method for purifying a polysaccharide from group B β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria includes contacting a bacterial fermentation stock with a hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC)...
6403859 Vitamin B metabolism proteins  
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a vitamin B6 metabolic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of...
6399056 Microorganism  
A novel microorganism such as a Bacillus sp. OYK-01-600 (FERM BP-6394) which has no induction period, immediately undergoes exponential growth, and is nonhemolytic. The bacteria have antimicrobial...
6399074 Live attenuated salmonella vaccines to control avian pathogens  
A vaccine for protecting birds against infection by avian pathogenic gram negative microbes is disclosed. The vaccine is a recombinant Salmonella strain expressing O-antigen of an avian pathogenic...
6395520 Method for the continuous microbiological production of polyhydroxy butyric acid  
The invention relates to the microbial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids [PHA(B)] from substrates which have potential environmental toxicity and must therefore be detoxified and which, if...
6395533 Recovering microorganisms from soil by suspending soil in a citrate buffer  
Microorganisms are recovered from soil by suspending a soil sample containing the microorganisms in a buffer solution comprising an organic acid of 3 or more carbon atoms, and then separating the...
6383786 Method for producing α-hydroxy acid from α-hydroxy nitrile using nitrilase  
The present invention relates to a method for producing α-hydroxy acids using an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity. More specifically, the invention pertains to use of Acidovorax facilis ...
6383798 Method for selecting desiccation tolerant strains of bacteria  
The present invention pertains to a method of identifying and selecting desiccation tolerant strains of bacteria and a method of producing a desiccated formulation of the identified strains.
6379946 Insecticidal protein toxins from Xenorhabdus  
Proteins from the genus Xenorhabdus are toxic to insects upon oral exposure. These protein toxins can be applied to insect larvae food and plants for insect control.
6379947 Biologically pure culture of Fucoidanobacter marinus SI-0098 (FERM BP-5403)  
A novel endo-fucoidan-lyase and a novel microorganism, Fucoidanobacter marinus SI-0098 (FERM BP-5403) useful in the production of sugar compounds are disclosed Sugar compounds represented by the...
6376185 DNA sequences of genes from fimbriae d'escherichia coli strain DSM 6601  
The invention relates to DNA sequences from fimbrial gene clusters of Escherichia coli strain DSM 6601. This strain has two chromosomal fimbrial gene clusters, namely type I (fim) and FIC (foc)...
6376228 Heterophil-adapted poultry vaccine  
A method for vaccinating poultry to prevent salmonellosis and other microbial-related health problems in humans is described. The method involves isolation of a poultry heterophil-adapted strain of...
6368847 Selective media for recovery and enumeration of campylobacters  
A composition for recovery and enumeration of Campylobacter species that includes a selective Campylobacter medium plus an indicator, 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride. Improved selective media...
6368793 Metabolic selection methods  
The present invention relates in part to methods for screening for novel enzymatic pathways in environmental samples using metabolic selection strategies, and the isolation of the genes and...