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7620502 Methods for identifying sets of oligonucleotides for use in an in vitro recombination procedure  
In silico nucleic acid recombination methods, related integrated systems utilizing genetic operators are used to identify sets of oligonucleotides for in vitro recombination.
7618810 Metering strip and method for lateral flow assay devices  
A diagnostic method and associated test kit for detecting an analyte residing in a test sample is provided. The kit includes a housing, and a membrane disposed within the housing having a detection...
7618795 Starch process  
The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said...
7618784 Assay for phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) activity  
Improved methods for assaying the activity of phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) enhance the signal-to-noise ratio by providing the substrate in donor particles with an aqueous core in the...
7618783 Anthrax specific antibodies  
The present invention is directed to diagnostic tools and therapies using antibodies to Bacillus anthracis. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a B. anthracis -specific monoclonal...
7618772 Methods and compositions for diagnosing and suppressing metastasis thereof  
Disclosed is a method for determining metastatic potential of tumors, a method and a composition for treating/suppressing metastasis of cancers, as well as a method for obtaining a metastasis...
7618771 Method of combing a nucleic acid  
Elongated molecules are stretched across a substrate by controlled fluid flow.
7618392 Methods and compositions for detection of microbial contaminants in peritoneal dialysis solution  
Methods and compositions for detection of microbial contaminants in peritoneal dialysis solutions are provided. The methods and compositions employ modified bioburden testing and the detection of...
7615646 Chiral indole intermediates and their fluorescent cyanine dyes containing functional groups  
This invention relates to the functionalized cyanine dyes and more particularly, to the synthesis of chiral 3-substituted 2,3′-dymethyl-3H-indole and its derivatives as intermediates for...
7615339 Method for producing a colorimetric resonant reflection biosensor on rigid surfaces  
The invention provides methods for fabricating calorimetric resonant reflection biosensors.
7615222 Enriched antibody for detecting mycobacterial infection, methods of use and diagnostic test employing same  
The disclosed technology provides an enriched antibody population, highly specific for an antigen of a surface polysaccharide, from a mycobacterium. In a related embodiment, the antibody is...
7615218 Methods for determining and lowering caffeine concentration in fluids  
Single-chain, camelized heavy chain antibodies immunospecific for caffeine and stable at high temperatures are useful for analysis and recovery of caffeine in or from fluids. A device that provides...
7615207 Methods for treating irritable bowel syndrome  
Disclosed is a method of manipulating the rate of upper gastrointestinal transit of a substance in a mammal. Also disclosed are methods of manipulating satiety and post-prandial visceral blood...
7611863 Selective staining of biomembranes using voltage-sensitive dyes  
The present invention relates to a method for staining membranes, in particular, a method for selective staining of cells using voltage-sensitive dyes.
7611862 Method and apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface  
A method and an apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface. In accordance with the method: bacterial spores are transferred from a place of origin to a test surface, the...
7611836 Method of making a plastic colorimetric resonant biosensor device with liquid handling capabilities  
Methods of producing liquid handling biosensor devices are provided. The liquid handling biosensor devices allow detection of biomolecular interactions in liquid. The use of labels is not required...
7611835 Process for preparing multilayer enzyme coating on a fiber  
A process for preparing high stability, high activity biocatalytic materials is disclosed and processes for using the same. The process involves coating of a material or fiber with enzymes and...
7611834 Methods and devices for protein assays  
Methods and devices for protein assays based on Edman degradation in microfluidic channels are disclosed herein. As disclosed, the cleaved amino acid residues may be immobilized in an array format...
7611833 Yeast genes that affect viral replication  
An antiviral agent comprising an altered MAB1, MAB2, MAB3, or OLE1 gene, gene homologs or related genes is disclosed. In another embodiment, the present invention is a method of creating a virus...
7611832 Human G protein-coupled receptor and modulators thereof for the treatment of ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure  
The present invention relates to methods of identifying whether a candidate compound is a modulator of an orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Preferably the GPCR is human. In some...
7608696 IBC-1 (invasive breast cancer-1), a putative oncogene amplified in breast cancer  
This invention encompasses antibodies specific for IBC-1 (Invasive Breast Cancer-1), methods for diagnosis and prognosis of metastatic breast cancer and degenerative neural conditions, methods of...
7608466 Process and device for producing reagent carriers  
The invention concerns a process for producing reagent carriers having a binding capability that are suitable for determining analytes in liquids, wherein the process comprises at least one step of...
7608445 Nitrilases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them  
The invention relates to nitrilases and to nucleic acids encoding the nitrilases. In addition methods of designing new nitrilases and method of use thereof are also provided. The nitrilases have...
7608419 Method and apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface  
A method and an apparatus for detecting and quantifying bacterial spores on a surface. In accordance with the method: a matrix including lanthanide ions is provided on the surface containing the...
7608415 Analysis of intracellular modifications  
Improved methods of determining the intracellular state of a protein as well as modifications of the protein are provided by introducing a surrogate fusion protein comprising a member of an enzyme...
7608246 Apolipoprotein E as an adjuvant for lipid antigens  
The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions that contain a combination of apolipoprotein E and an antigenic lipid. The compositions may be administered to a subject for the...
7608245 Methods for manipulating satiety  
Disclosed is a method of manipulating the rate of upper gastrointestinal transit of a substance in a mammal. Also disclosed are methods of manipulating satiety and post-prandial visceral blood...
7606670 Crystal structure of the 30S ribosome and its use  
The invention provides an X-ray crystal structure of the 30S ribosome, obtained from Thermus thermophilus 30S subunit, having a tetragonal space group P4 1 2 1 2 with unit cell dimensions of...
7605280 Anthraquinone and its derivatives  
There is disclosed a compound of formula (I) wherein each of X 1 and X 2 are independently NH-A-NR 1 R 2 , and wherein A is A C 2-8 alkylene and R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from...
7605004 Test strip for a lateral flow assay for a sample containing whole cells  
A test strip for conducting a lateral flow assay for detection of an analyte in a sample that contains cells and fluid is provided, as well as methods for making and using the test strip. This test...
7605003 Use of biomarkers for detecting ovarian cancer  
The present invention relates to a method of qualifying ovarian cancer status in a subject comprising: (a) measuring at least one biomarker in a sample from the subject and (b) correlating the...
7604969 Mutant glucose dehydrogenase  
A mutant glucose dehydrogenase having an improved substrate specificity to glucose, which is a protein comprising the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:3 or an amino acid sequence having...
7604953 Bioamplification for microbial sensor signal transduction  
A process of detection of the causative agent of Johne's disease ( Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis ) (MAP) by detecting shedding of surface protein of MAP. A preferred way is use of...
7604950 Methods for early detection of pregnancy in cows  
Disclosed are methods for determining the pregnancy status of a cow by detecting a pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) level that comprises proteins present in an acidic protein fraction of day...
7604934 Method of screening candidate compounds for susceptibility to biliary excretion by endogenous transport systems  
A method of screening a candidate compound for susceptibility to biliary excretion. The method includes the steps of providing a culture of hepatocytes, the culture having at least one bile...
7604933 Method for sorting tumor cells  
The present invention relates to a method for storing cells, wherein the cells are stored in a composition comprising a base nutritive medium and liposomes at temperatures in the range of −196°...
7604932 Assay for tissue factor in a sample  
The invention provides assays for detecting and quantitating tissue factor and factor VIIa in simple and complex biological systems. The assays are performed by detecting and/or measuring the...
7604931 Cripto mutant and uses thereof  
The present invention is based on the discovery that CRIPTO mutants each comprising at least one amino acid substitution from a CRIPTO polypeptide demonstrate tumor blocking activity.
7604807 Use of pullulan to isolate and preserve biological material  
Compositions and methods for the reversible preservation of biological samples are provided. The compositions include natural polymers such as pullulan or acacia gum, including derivations and...
7601805 Photoprotein with improved bioluminescence  
Disclosed is a photoprotein with improved luminescent activity, the use thereof as calcium indicator and in cell-based assays for the detection and measurement of intracellular calcium.
7601684 Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of iron metabolism  
The invention concerns a method for detecting disorders of iron metabolism and in particular the differential diagnosis of disorders of iron metabolism by means of three independent parameters. The...
7601498 Methods of using dyes in association with nucleic acid staining or detection and associated technology  
Methods of using dyes and associated technology are provided. A dye, such as a monomeric dye or a dimeric dye, may be used in a nucleic acid gel staining application and/or a nucleic acid detection...
7601489 Manganese ion regulation of reverse transcriptase activity and methods of modulating same  
Methods of identifying agents that modulate reverse transcriptase activity in a cell by affecting manganese ion transport across a membrane of the cell are provided, as are agents identified using...
7599066 Localized plasmon resonance sensor  
A localized plasmon resonance sensor for detecting a change in optical constant uses a structure including metal. In a response spectrum with respect to light incident on the structure, there are...
7598063 Process for producing ethanol by using recombinant coryneform bacterium  
The present invention provides a process for highly efficiently producing ethanol at a high productivity consisting of using a coryneform bacterium which has been transformed by a DNA containing a...
7598051 Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of ovarian cancer  
Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly ovarian cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more ovarian tumor polypeptides, immunogenic...
7598047 Difference detection methods using matched multiple dyes  
A process and a kit are provided for detecting differences in two or more samples of protein, including proteins bearing post-translational modifications and peptides. Proteins are prepared, for...
7598042 Early prostate cancer antigens (EPCA), polynucleotide sequences encoding them, and their use  
A novel prostate cancer marker is described that is found in cancerous and normal prostate cells of individuals that have prostate cancer but is not found in the prostate of individuals without...
7598029 Method for identifying HIV-1 protease inhibitors with reduced metabolic affects  
The invention provides a novel in vitro method for identifying HIV-1 protease inhibitors with reduced potential for inducing metabolic abnormalities. The invention further provides diagnostic...
7598028 Compositions and methods for detecting and treating prostate disorders  
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the detecting, treating, and empirically investigating cellular proliferation disorders and cellular motility disorders. In particular,...