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7619076 Synthetic compounds useful as nodulation agents of leguminous plants and preparation processes thereof  
The present invention relates to synthetic compounds that are active on plants, especially as legume nodulation factors, and also as plant growth stimulators, and to methods for preparing such...
7595061 Method for using an induced formation of chitinase in lawn and garden soil for the control of destructive insects and microorganisms therein  
A method for controlling the growth of destructive insects and microorganisms in ground soil, includes the step of adding chitin to ground soil for inducing bacteria in the ground soil to...
7556946 Cell wall derivatives from biomass and preparation thereof  
In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method for isolating cell wall derivatives from fungal or yeast biomass. According to this method, chitin polymers or chitin-glucan copolymers...
7544785 Process for the treatment for chitinaceous materials and for the deacetylation of chitin  
Disclosed is a process for the deacetylation of chitin and a process for the treatment of chitinaceous materials to obtain chitin which processes are conducted in a non-saponifiable, non-aqueous,...
7514399 Bonding tissues and cross-linking proteins with naphthalimide compounds  
Naphthalimide compounds are used in tissue bonding and protein cross-linking applications. When activated by an activating agent, such as light in the 400-500 nm absorption range, the naphthalimide...
7488812 Chitosan production  
The invention provides a method of producing chitosan using pressures greater than 0 PSIG. The invention also provides fungal chitosan compositions.
7482503 Wound dressing and method for controlling severe, life-threatening bleeding  
This invention is directed to advanced hemorrhage control wound dressings, and methods of using a producing same. The subject wound dressing is constructed from a non-mammalian material for control...
7476659 Liquid composition for bulging mucous membrane for use in endoscopic surgery comprising a chitosan derivative containing carbohydrate chains  
The present invention provides a liquid composition to make the mucous membrane bulge during endoscopic surgery characterized in that it comprises a chitosan derivative containing carbohydrate...
7456267 N-acylated chitinous polymers and methods of use thereof  
The invention pertains to N-acetylated, N, O-carboxyalkylchitosans and methods for using the chitosans to treat disorders, such as cancer, nervous system disorders, urinary tract disorders, and...
7413881 Chitosan and method of preparing chitosan  
A highly deacetylated chitosan obtained from microbial biomass, a method of obtaining chitosan from microbial biomass, and biomass for making chitosan are disclosed. The method includes providing...
7402575 Methods of treating inflammation  
Methods and compositions for treating myocardial dysfunction or inflammation are described. The methods of the invention involve administering an agent that can inhibit lysozyme to an animal in...
7393938 Use of lipid conjugates in the treatment of diseases  
This invention provides compounds represented by the structure of the general formula (A): wherein L is a lipid or a phospholipid, Z is either nothing, ethanolamine, serine, inositol, choline,...
7371403 Wound dressing and method for controlling severe, life-threatening bleeding  
This invention is directed to advanced hemorrhage control wound dressings, and methods of using and producing same. The subject wound dressing is constructed from a non-mammalian material for...
7345165 Method for preparing water-soluble free amine chitosan  
A method for the preparation of water-soluble chitosan with high purity and biological activity includes steps of: reacting chitosan oligo sugar acid salt, covalently bonded to an organic or...
7335766 Method for producing a chitosan containing salt having a function of lowering blood pressure  
The present invention relates to a method for producing a chitosancontaining salt having the function of lowering blood pressure. The method comprises the steps of: (a) dissolving an acid-soluble...
7307157 Process for producing chitin derivatives and/or chitosan derivatives having a crosslinked structure  
A process for producing a chitin derivative and/or a chitosan derivative that have a crosslinked structure, which comprises irradiating a paste of a mixture consisting of 100 parts by weight of a...
7288532 Modified chitosan polymers and enzymatic methods for the production thereof  
The present invention is directed to homogeneous phase enzyme-catalyzed processes for producing modified chitosan polymers or oligomers. An enzyme is reacted with a phenolic substrate in the...
7250068 Method of increasing photosynthesis in plants comprising an exposure thereof to lipochitooligosaccharides and compositions therefor  
The present invention relates to agriculture. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of increasing photosynthesis of a plant and more particularly of crop plants. In addition, the...
7217804 Articles comprising cationic polysaccharides and acidic pH buffering means  
The present invention relates to articles, preferably disposable absorbent articles like sanitary napkins and pantiliners, which comprise a cationic polysaccharide, typically chitin-based material...
7157444 Aminosalicylate derivatives for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease  
Therapeutic 5-aminosalicylic acid derivative compositions having general formula (I), wherein R is a 1-deoxy sugar residue or a poly(ethylene glycol) chain-containing residue, are provided. The...
7138373 Polysaccharide-based polymers and methods of making the same  
Gels and polymers comprising a polypeptide bound to a polysaccharide are disclosed. Specific polypeptides include, but are not limited to, polypeptides that comprise glutamine or tyrosine residues....
7125968 Functional chitosan derivative  
A functional chitosan derivative which comprises a chitin/chitosan, which is a natural polysaccharide, and incorporated therein at least one of a carbohydrate, a photo-reactive functional group, an...
7125967 Water-soluble chitosan having low endotoxin concentration and methods for making and using the same  
Water-soluble chitosan having a low concentration of endotoxin is disclosed. Products containing the water-soluble chitosan are also disclosed. Methods of making and using water-soluble chitosan...
7125861 Water-soluble chitosan-indole-3-propionic acid conjugates  
Water-soluble chitosan-indole-3-propionic acid conjugates useful as active constituents in pharmaceutical as well as cosmeceutical and agricultural applications are described.
7118888 Gene expression vaccine  
An effective prophylactic mucosal gene expression vaccine (GXV), made up of a cocktail of at least 4 different plasmid DNAs encoding corresponding RSV antigens, coacervated with chitosan to...
7109324 Process for chemically bonding an odor-encapsulating agent to textiles and textiles formed by the process  
A process for chemically bonding an odor-encapsulating agent to textiles includes reacting a cyclodextrin with a cross-linking agent capable of forming ether bonds with the cyclodextrin and with...
7101859 Use of lipid conjugates in the treatment of diseases  
The invention provides novel methods for treating disease based upon the medicinal use of lipids and phospholipids covalently bound to physiologically acceptable monomers or polymers....
7098194 Composition and method to homogeneously modify or cross-link chitosan under neutral conditions  
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a new composition and method for chemically modifying chitosan, including N-substituting or N-cross-linking, under homogeneous conditions...
7074612 Insect cell primary culture medium, extracellular matrix, and process of preparing an insect culture cell line in a short period of time using the medium and matrix  
A novel cell culture medium suitable for primary culture of insect cells, an insect-derived water-soluble chitin, and a process of preparing an insect culture cell line in a short period of time by...
7053068 Chitosan-thio-amidine conjugates and their cosmetic as well as pharmaceutic use  
By the reaction of chitosan with iminothiolactones such as 2-iminothiolane, thiol groups can be covalently immobilized on the polymer. The resulting chitosan derivatives exhibit thiol groups which...
7034006 Use of lipid conjugates in the treatment of disease  
The invention provides novel methods for treating disease based upon the medicinal use of lipids and phospholipids covalently bound to physiologically acceptable monomers or polymers....
7004976 Biopolymers modified with superoxide dismutase mimics  
This invention provides modified biopolymers comprising biopolymers attached to at least one non-proteinaceous catalyst capable of dismutating superoxide in the biological system or precursor...
6960655 Articles having an odor control system comprising a cationic polysaccharide and an odor controlling agent  
The present invention relates to articles suitable for controlling odors, especially odors associated with bodily fluids, which comprise a cationic polysaccharide, preferably chitosan material,...
6903199 Crosslinked amide derivatives of hyaluronic acid and manufacturing method thereof  
The present invention relates to water-insoluble, crosslinked amide derivatives of hyaluronic acid and manufacturing method thereof, where the amide derivatives of hyaluronic acid are characterized...
6896809 Methods for purifying chitosan  
One method for purifying a chitosan starting material includes contacting it with at least one treatment agent selected from a protein-complexing agent, a metal-chelating agent, and a...
6890913 Chitosans  
A chitosan having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000-140,000 g/mole and a degree of deacetylation of 85-95%. Also disclosed are a method of preparing a chitosan from a fungus, and a method...
6872820 Finely divided polysaccharide derivatives  
Finely divided polysacharide derivatives are described. The finely divided polysacharide derivatives are prepared by a process comprising: a) forming an aqueous composition comprising a...
6867287 Breathable absorbent articles comprising chitosan material  
The present invention relates to breathable absorbent articles, such as sanitary napkins, pantiliners, nursing pads and baby diapers, having a breathable backsheet, and comprising a chitosan...
6867194 Enzyme activated nitric oxide donors  
Sugar-modified SIN-1 compositions are provided. The compositions are useful for generating NO in response to hydrolytic activity of a glycosidase specific for the O-glycosidic bond between the...
6864245 Biocompatible poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine  
The present invention relates to a purified, easily produced poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine (p-GlcNAc) polysaccharide species. The p-GlcNAc of the invention is a polymer of high molecular weight...
6861520 Process for chemically bonding an odor-encapsulating agent to textiles and textiles formed by the process  
A process for chemically bonding an odor-encapsulating agent to textiles includes reacting a cyclodextrin with a cross-linking agent capable of forming ether bonds with the cyclodextrin and with...
6858312 Aqueous compositions and process for the surface modification of articles by use of the aqueous compositions  
Use of an aqueous composition, which has been prepared by dissolving (A) dihydroxypropylchitosan and (B) 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (B) in an aqueous medium, makes it possible to provide...
6846924 Method of producing an absorbent material, an absorbent material and absorbent articles including the material in question  
The present invention relates to a method of producing polysaccharide fibres ( 8 ), wherein the polysaccharide is dissolved and the solution is sprayed into a bath ( 7 ) which contains a...
6809085 Adherent N,O-Carboxymethylchitosan drug delivery devices for moist tissue and methods of their use  
The present invention relates to drug delivery devices for moist tissue, in particular mucosal tissue and tissue in the serous cavities, as well as a method of its use. The devices, which contain...
6806260 Functional chitosan derivative  
A functional chitosan derivative which comprises a chitin/chitosan, which is a natural polysaccharide, and incorporated therein at least one of a carbohydrate, a photo-reactive functional group, an...
6780851 Composition for the prevention and/or treatment of disorders due to abnormal lipid metabolism, comprising propionyl l-carnitine and chitosan  
A composition is disclosed suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of disorders due to abnormal lipid metabolism, such as hypercholesterolaemia, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidaemia and obesity,...
6780822 Anhydride-modified chitosan, method of preparation thereof, and fluids containing same  
The invention provides an organic diacid anhydride-modified chitosan and a method of preparing the same under high shear conditions which eliminates the use of solvents and excessive amounts of...
6777542 Method and apparatus for reducing the calcium and phosphorous ratio and increasing crude protein in shellfish waste meal  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the processing of shellfish waste meal. More particularly, to increasing the crude protein while decreasing calcium and phosphorus levels of...
6764981 Well treatment fluid and methods with oxidized chitosan-based compound  
The present invention provides a well treatment fluid that contains water, an oxidized chitosan-based compound, and a water-soluble compound having carbonyl groups, wherein the oxidized...
6756363 Solutions and films of glycated chitosan  
Preparations containing glycated chitosan in a physiologically compatible carrier are described. Viscoelastic preparations comprise 1.0-12.0 percent by weight of glycated chitosan in an aqueous...
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