Novozymes A/S Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160138003 | Method for Producing a Food Product - The present invention relates to a method for producing a heat-treated food product from a food material which has been contacted with an asparaginase. | 05-19-2016 |
20160138000 | Proteases - Proteases derived from | 05-19-2016 |
20160137998 | Subtilase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention. | 05-19-2016 |
20160137996 | Stabilization of Alpha-Amylases Towards Calcium Depletion and Acidic pH - The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase, the variant having improved stability or activity at low calcium conditions or at low pH. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135486 | Method for Producing a Food Product - The present invention relates to a method for producing a heat-treated food product from a food material which has been contacted with an asparaginase. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135472 | Method of Producing a Baked Product with Alpha-Amylase, Lipase and Phospholipase - The present invention provides a method of producing a baked product having reduced crumb elasticity, said method comprising adding a raw starch degrading alpha-amylase, a lipase and a phospholipase to dough ingredients comprising flour, water, and yeast and mixing to prepare a dough; leavening the dough; and baking the dough to obtain the baked product. | 05-19-2016 |
20160130626 | Expression of Natively Secreted Polypeptides Without Signal Peptide - The present invention relates to methods of recombinantly producing a natively secreted polypeptide, the method comprising the steps of providing a microorganism host cell comprising an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a natively secreted polypeptide without a translationally fused signal peptide; cultivating the microorganism host cell under conditions conducive to the expression of the polypeptide and, optionally, recovering the polypeptide, as well as microorganisms, certain polynucleotides, expression constructs and protease substitution variants. | 05-12-2016 |
20160130572 | ALPHA AMYLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to variants of alpha amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128366 | Method for Producing a Food Product - The present invention relates to a method for producing a heat-treated food product from a food material which has been contacted with an asparaginase. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128360 | Use of Polypeptides Having Protease Activity in Animal Feed and Detergents - The present invention relates to the use of isolated polypeptides having protease activity in animal feed and detergents. It also relates to the use of isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases in the recombinant production of isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells, including plant and animal cells, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the proteases, particularly using the proteases in animal feed and detergents. | 05-12-2016 |
20160122838 | Dehairing of Skins and Hides - The present invention relates to a method for the processing of hides or skins into leather, comprising enzymatic treatment of the hide or skin with carbohydrase in the soaking step. The present invention can achieve optimal fiber opening results in a relatively short period of time and at the same time does not cause loose grain, and meanwhile the pollution or impact on the environment is reduced in a maximum way. | 05-05-2016 |
20160122772 | Production of Polypeptides Without Secretion Signal in Bacillus - The present invention relates to a method of producing a natively non-secreted polypeptide without a secretion signal in a | 05-05-2016 |
20160122737 | XYLANASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to xylanase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 05-05-2016 |
20160122690 | Particulate Enzyme Composition - A mixture of slow-release and fast-release enzyme particles provides an improved enzyme effect in solution compared to the individual enzyme particles. | 05-05-2016 |
20160122442 | Process for Hydrolysis of Starch - The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below or just above the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch. | 05-05-2016 |
20160115510 | Methods of Preconditioning Pretreated Cellulosic Material - The invention relates to methods of preconditioning pretreated cellulosic material in the presence of a combination of phenol oxidizing enzyme and glucoamylase. The invention also relates to processes of producing sugars and fermentation products including a preconditioning step. Finally the invention relates to a composition suitable for preconditioning. | 04-28-2016 |
20160115501 | Direct Transfer of Polynucleotides Between Genomes - The present invention provides methods for directly transferring a recombinant polynucleotide of interest from the chromosome of a prokaryotic donor cell to the chromosome of a prokaryotic recipient cell of another species, wherein the polynucleotide of interest comprises at least one coding sequence of interest, preferably one gene of interest and a selectable marker, wherein said polynucleotide of interest in the chromosome of the donor cell is flanked on each side by a polynucleotide region derived from the chromosome of the recipient cell, and wherein the flanking polynucleotide regions are of sufficient size and sequence identity to allow double homologous recombination with the corresponding regions in the chromosome of the recipient cell. | 04-28-2016 |
20160115490 | Bacterial Mutants with Improved Transformation Efficiency - Provided herein are | 04-28-2016 |
20160115463 | Codon Modified Amylase From Bacillus Akibai - The present invention relates to an isolated synthetic polynucleotide encoding the mature amylase AX856 from | 04-28-2016 |
20160108440 | PROCESS FOR SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARFICATION AND FERMENTATION OF WHEY PERMEATE - A process for producing ethanol from lactose containing substrates, comprising simultaneously saccharifying the substrate to produce monosaccharide and fermenting the monosaccharide to produce ethanol at a pH from 3.5-5.5, using a fermenting organism, wherein saccharification is carried out in the presence of a lactase, and wherein the fermenting organism is a | 04-21-2016 |
20160100612 | Process for Treating Vegetable Material with an Enzyme - The enzymatic effect on an intracellular substrate present in vegetable cells with a membrane can be increased by pre-treating the vegetable material with a pulsed electric field. | 04-14-2016 |
20160097022 | Enzyme Solubility in Liquid Detergent and Use of Detergent Composition - The present invention concerns a method for increasing the solubility of an enzyme in a liquid detergent composition comprising one or more enzymes, an anionic surfactant and a solvent system, which liquid detergent composition has a Hansen Solubility Parameter hydrogen bonding contribution (δh) in the range of 2-35. In addition, the invention concerns a liquid detergent composition and use of the detergent composition. | 04-07-2016 |
20160083761 | Polypeptides Having Xylanase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding modules and encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding modules. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding modules. | 03-24-2016 |
20160083704 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ALPHA AMYLASE ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to polypeptides having alpha-amylaseactivity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 03-24-2016 |
20160083703 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ALPHA AMYLASE ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 03-24-2016 |
20160081387 | Maltobionate As Antioxidant in Food Products - Maltobionate has an antioxidative effect in food and feed products. The antioxidant can be produced directly from starch or maltose already present in the food product, using enzymatic catalyzed processes. The antioxidant production can be performed on an isolated fraction of a food product from which it can be added back to the food production process or the final food product. Alternatively, the antioxidant can be produced as an integrated part of the food production process by adding the relevant enzymes to the process. | 03-24-2016 |
20160081357 | Method of Preparing a Dough-Based Product - Dough with a high sucrose content (such as cake dough) tends to inhibit the activity of an anti-staling amylase such as Novamyl, making it less effective to prevent the staling of dough-based products with high sucrose content such as cakes. A good anti-staling effect in cakes can be achieved by using a carefully selected anti-staling amylase with certain properties. | 03-24-2016 |
20160076012 | Detergent Compositions - The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity, has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, and comprises substitutions at positions corresponding to T231R+N233R and at least one or more (e.g., several) of D96E, D111A, D254S, G163K, P256T, G91T, and G38A of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to use of the compositions, methods of producing the compositions, and methods of cleaning. The present invention furthermore relates to variants and polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides. | 03-17-2016 |
20160075976 | Microencapsulation of Detergent Enzymes - The present invention provides a (liquid detergent) composition, comprising an enzyme containing microcapsule produced by crosslinking of a polybranched polyamine. | 03-17-2016 |
20160068847 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES HAVING LEADER SEQUENCE FUNCTION - The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides having leader sequence function. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods using the polynucleotides for production of polypeptides. | 03-10-2016 |
20160068788 | Liquid Automatic Dish Washing Detergent Compositions - The stabilization of subtilisins by peptide aldehydes, hydrosulfite adducts thereof or peptide methyl ketones, is particularly effective in liquid ADW detergents which contain a strong sequestering builder. | 03-10-2016 |
20160053336 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING DEXTRANASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having dextranaseactivity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 02-25-2016 |
20160053244 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS WITH ALTERED PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of polypeptides, in particular Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca2+ dependency, specific activity, in particular laundry and dish-wash applications. | 02-25-2016 |
20160053240 | Polypeptides Having Lipase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 02-25-2016 |
20160053211 | Polypeptides Having Protease Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of using the polypeptides in beer production. | 02-25-2016 |
20160051636 | Animal Feed Enzymes - The present invention relates to methods of controlling the growth of microorganisms in animals and animal feed. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of controlling the growth of microorganisms in animals with an antimicrobial composition, the treatment of animal feed with an antimicrobial additive and antimicrobial compositions. | 02-25-2016 |
20160051599 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ANIMALS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing the health of aquatic animals comprising one or more selected bacterial strains. | 02-25-2016 |
20160046920 | Polypeptides Having Protease Activity - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides in e.g. animal feed and detergents. | 02-18-2016 |
20160046919 | Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase I Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. | 02-18-2016 |
20160046916 | GLUCOAMYLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having increased thermostability. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 02-18-2016 |
20160046895 | Beer-Brewing Method - The present invention relates to a method for beer-brewing comprising adding an enzyme composition comprising catalase without, or essentially without, glucose oxidase so as to improve the flavor and/or flavor stability of the finished beer. | 02-18-2016 |
20160040205 | Enzymes for Starch Processing - The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides. | 02-11-2016 |
20160037807 | Method for Reducing the Level of Asparagine in a Food Material - The present invention relates to a method for reducing the level of asparagine in a food material to be heat-treated comprising soaking the food material in water and contacting at least part of the soaking water with an immobilized asparaginase. | 02-11-2016 |
20160024447 | Detergent Pouch with Enzymatic Water-Soluble Film - The invention relates to enzyme containing water-soluble films, and their use in detergents. | 01-28-2016 |
20160024440 | Enzyme and Inhibitor Containing Water-Soluble Films - The invention relates to enzyme and protease inhibitor containing water-soluble films, and their use in detergents. | 01-28-2016 |
20160024228 | Milling Process - Process for treating crop kernels, comprising the steps of: a) soaking kernels in water to produce soaked kernels; b) grinding the soaked kernels; c) treating the soaked kernels in the presence of an effective amount of a feruloyl esterase, wherein step c) is performed before, during or after step b). | 01-28-2016 |
20160002683 | Polypeptides Having Peroxygenase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 01-07-2016 |
20150361456 | Enzymatic Hydroxylation of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon - The invention relates to enzymatic methods for hydroxylation in position 2 or 3 of substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons. | 12-17-2015 |
20150353968 | Production of Fatty Acid Alkyl Esters - A method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein a solution comprising triglyceride, alcohol, water, and glycerol is contacted with a lipolytic enzyme. | 12-10-2015 |
20150353871 | Polypeptides for Cleaning or Detergent Compositions - The present invention relates to cleaning or detergent compositions comprising polypeptides exhibiting beta-glucanase activity and one or more amylases and their use thereof in cleaning or detergent applications and processes such as cleaning hard-surfaces, dish wash and laundering. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as methods of producing the polypeptides. | 12-10-2015 |
20150344860 | Polypeptides Having Protease Activity - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity, and the use of isolated polypeptides having protease activity in animal feed. It also relates to the use of isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases in the recombinant production of isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells, including plant and animal cells, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the proteases, particularly using the proteases in animal feed. | 12-03-2015 |
20150337278 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 11-26-2015 |
20150329844 | Polypeptides Having Protease Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 11-19-2015 |
20150315622 | Methods of Saccharifying and Fermenting a Cellulosic Material - The invention relates to methods of saccharifying a cellulosic material comprising subjecting the cellulosic material to a cellulolytic enzyme composition and a GH61 polypeptide, and optionally a catalase in the presence of dissolved oxygen at a concentration in the range of 0.5 to 10% of the saturation level. The invention also related to methods of producing desired fermentation products, such as ethanol, using a method including a saccharification step of the invention. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315559 | Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains. | 11-05-2015 |
20150308047 | IMPROVING DRAINAGE OF PAPER PULP - The use of GH61 polypeptides in the treatment of pulp, for improving the freeness of the pulp, and/or for improving the short span compression strength of paper materials made from the pulp, such as paper, linerboard, corrugated paperboard, tissue, towels, corrugated containers and boxes. | 10-29-2015 |
20150299682 | Polypeptides Having Endoglucanase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - Provided are isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity, catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding modules and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding modules. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding modules. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299681 | Polypeptides Having Glucoamylase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299623 | Preventing Adhesion of Bacteria - The present invention concerns a detergent composition comprising one or more anionic surfactants; an enzyme selected from the group consisting of: a protease, a lipase, a cutinase, an amylase, a carbohydrase, a cellulase, a pectinase, a mannanase, an arabinase, a galactanase, a xylanase, and an oxidase; and a deoxyribonuclease (DNase). | 10-22-2015 |
20150291656 | METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF DNA - A method for removing residual DNA from a fermentation broth comprising a protein of interest and a microorganism producing the protein of interest, said method comprising: a) adding a poly aluminium chloride to the fermentation broth, and b) separating the flocculated microorganism from the fermentation broth. | 10-15-2015 |
20150247137 | Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulytic enhancing activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 09-03-2015 |
20150247130 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING PEROXYGENASE ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. A polynucleotide encoding a peroxygenase was isolated from | 09-03-2015 |
20150218567 | Bacterial Mutants with Improved Transformation Efficiency - Provided herein are | 08-06-2015 |
20150218553 | Screening Polynucleotide Libraries For Variants That Encode Functional Proteins - The present invention provides methods based on screening expressed polynucleotide libraries for soluble proteins. | 08-06-2015 |
20150173402 | RICE COOKING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for preparing cooked rice having retarded staling. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for preparing boiled rice foods having a improved texture following storage for up to several days. | 06-25-2015 |
20150152456 | Polypeptides Having Glucuronyl Esterase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucuronyl esterase activity, catalytic domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides or catalytic domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides or catalytic domains. | 06-04-2015 |
20150140623 | Synthesis of Diester-Based Lubricants from Enzymatically-Directed Epoxides - The present invention is generally directed to methods of making diester-based lubricant compositions, wherein formation of diester species proceeds via esterification of epoxide intermediates, and wherein the epoxide intermediates are generated via an enzymatically-driven mechanism. In some embodiments, the methods for making such diester-based lubricants utilize a biomass precursor and/or low value (e.g., Fischer-Tropsch (FT) olefins and/or alcohols) so as to produce high value diester-based lubricants. In some embodiments, such diester-based lubricants are derived from FT olefins and fatty acids. The fatty acids can be from a bio-based source (i.e., biomass, renewable source) or can be derived from FT alcohols via oxidation. | 05-21-2015 |
20150140588 | Lipase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to variants with improved activity in an amide-bond reaction. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 05-21-2015 |
20150125902 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING GLUCOAMYLASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - Provided are isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity, catalytic domains, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains. | 05-07-2015 |
20150031091 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ALPHA-AMYLASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention provides isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity catalytic domains, carbohydrate binding domains and polynucleotide encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains. The invention also provides nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or carbohydrate binding domains. | 01-29-2015 |
20150030722 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACIDIFIED MILK PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method for producing an acidified milk product using an enzyme having transglutaminase activity. | 01-29-2015 |
20150024081 | Enzyme Granules - The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt. | 01-22-2015 |
20150010899 | ADVANCED FERMENTATION CONTROL - The present invention discloses a method of controlling the rate of carbon addition to a fermentation medium in a fed batch or a continuous fermentation medium comprising measuring the C-moles lost to carbon dioxide; measuring the C-moles added via the carbon addition; calculating the carbon dioxide feed quotient, FQ, as C-moles carbon dioxide produced divided by C-moles carbon added over a time period; and adjusting the rate of carbon addition depending of the FQ of interest, or measuring the moles of consumed oxygen; measuring the C-moles added via the carbon addition; calculating the oxygen feed quotient, OQ, as moles oxygen consumed divided by C-moles carbon added over a time period; and adjusting the rate of carbon addition depending of the OQ of interest, wherein said fermentation medium comprises a microorganism producing a compound of interest or wherein said fermentation medium comprises a microorganism producing a microorganism of interest. | 01-08-2015 |
20140356478 | FUSION OF BIOACTIVE MOLECULES - Fusion-proteins containing an enzyme, preferably a feed or food enzyme, coupled to a gut surface-binding domain are presented. The fusion-proteins can be used to promote feed utilization in animals. In a particular example, a Fusion enzyme according to the invention comprising a gut-surface-binding polypeptide segment linked to a phytase show an increased resident time in the gut, which leads to an increased amount of time given to the enzyme to catalyse the corresponding reaction which finally leads to improved feed utilisation. | 12-04-2014 |
20140349372 | Lipase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to lipase variants and methods of obtaining them. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349351 | Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural From Fructose - The present invention relates to a process for producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from fructose in a single-phase aqueous solution comprising an organic solvent. | 11-27-2014 |
20140342422 | GLUCOAMYLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having reduced sensitivity to protease nicking. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342038 | Processes and Compositions For Increasing The Digestibility of Cellulosic Materials - A method for treatment of a cellulosic material is disclosed. More particularly, the treatment increases the digestibility of cellulosic material following microbial or biological processes. | 11-20-2014 |
20140336098 | Stabilized Subtilisin Composition - The conversion of a peptide aldehyde to a hydrosulfite adduct can be used to increase the aqueous solubility in the purification of the peptide aldehydes. Advantageously, this hydrosulfite adduct is itself effective as a subtilisin inhibitor and stabilizer and it can also stabilize a second enzyme if present. The hydrosulfite adduct is effective as a subtilisin inhibitor, and it maintains its inhibitory and stabilizing effect in a liquid detergent during storage. Thus, use of the hydrosulfite adduct can avoid the cost and time of converting it back to the peptide aldehyde and subsequent drying of the peptide aldehyde can be saved, and this can avoid the inconvenience of handling the peptide aldehyde in powder form or as a highly diluted aqueous solution. | 11-13-2014 |
20140329293 | Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 11-06-2014 |
20140315274 | Methods For Production of Archeae Protease in Yeast - The invention relates to: a method for producing a protease in yeast, comprising providing a yeast host cell comprising at least one polynucleotide expression construct encoding a first polypeptide secreted by the host cell in translational fusion with a second polypeptide, wherein the second polypeptide is a protease having a mature amino acid sequence similar to that of SEQ ID NO:2; the corresponding yeast host cell and the expression construct. | 10-23-2014 |
20140310887 | COLOR MODIFICATION OF TEXTILE - The use of a peroxidase, a source of hydrogen peroxide and a mediator for providing a modified color in the textile is described. | 10-23-2014 |
20140308725 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING GLUCOAMYLASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention provides isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity, catalytic domains, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains. The invention also provides nucleic acid constructs, vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains. | 10-16-2014 |
20140302586 | Variants of a Family 44 Xyloglucanase - The present invention relates to variants of a parent xyloglucanase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant xyloglucanases and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotide. | 10-09-2014 |
20140302131 | ORAL FORMULATIONS CONTAINING HYALURONIC ACID FOR SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE - The present invention discloses a tablet or a capsule for oral administration comprising 0.5-0% (w/w) hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof, an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), and a coating. | 10-09-2014 |
20140295027 | Polypeptides Having Protease Activity - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides in e.g. animal feed and detergents. | 10-02-2014 |
20140287481 | Savinase Variants Having an Improved Wash Performance on Egg Stains - Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. | 09-25-2014 |
20140287475 | Methods For Eliminating Or Reducing The Expression Of A Gene In A Filamentous Fungal Strain - The present invention relates to methods for reducing or eliminating the expression of a target gene in a filamentous fungal strain, comprising: (a) inserting into the genome of the filamentous fungal strain a double-stranded transcribable nucleic acid construct comprising a first nucleotide sequence comprising a promoter operably linked to a homologous coding region of the target gene and a second nucleotide sequence comprising the homologous coding region, or a portion thereof, of the target gene, wherein the first and second nucleotide sequences are complementary to each other and the second nucleotide sequence is in reverse orientation relative to the first nucleotide sequence; and (b) inducing production of an interfering RNA encoded by the double-stranded transcribable nucleic acid construct by cultivating the filamentous fungal strain under conditions conducive for production of the interfering RNA; wherein the interfering RNA interacts with RNA transcripts of the target gene to reduce or eliminate expression of the target gene. The present invention also relates to the filamentous fungal strains and to methods of producing a biological substance of interest in such filamentous fungal strains. | 09-25-2014 |
20140273237 | Stable Genomic Integration of Multiple Polynucleotide Copies - Methods of constructing a cell comprising in its chromosome one or more copies of an open reading frame (ORF) or operon encoding at least one polypeptide of interest, each copy being under the transcriptional control of a heterologous promoter using a site specific recombinase and in vivo integration by recombination; means for carrying out the methods, resulting cells, and methods for producing a polypeptide of interest using the resulting cells. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262093 | Properties of Paper Materials - The use of GH61 polypeptides in the treatment of pulp, for improving tear strength and/or tensile strength of the corresponding paper materials, such as paper, linerboard, corrugated paperboard, tissue, towels, corrugated containers and boxes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140256610 | Storage-Stable Enzyme Granules - The storage stability of enzyme granules for detergents can be improved by incorporating a polyamine having a molecule with at least 10% w/w of nitrogen wherein at least 50% of the N atoms are present as amines. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255550 | Protease Variants - The invention relates to a novel 3D structure encoding a | 09-11-2014 |
20140248685 | Alpha-amylase Mutants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like α-amylase, which exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent α-amylase: i) improved pH stability at a pH from 8 to 10.5; and/or ii) improved Ca | 09-04-2014 |
20140248674 | Polypeptides Having Peroxygenase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 09-04-2014 |
20140242667 | AMYLASE VARIANTS - The present invention relates to variants of a parent α-amylase, which parent α-amylase (i) has an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 2, SEQ ID No. 3, and SEQ ID No. 7, respectively; or (ii) displays at least 80% homology with one or more of these amino acid sequences; and/or displays immunological cross-reactivity with an antibody raised against an α-amylase having one of these amino acid sequences; and/or is encoded by a DNA sequence which hybridizes with the same probe as a DNA sequence encoding an α-amylase having one of these amino acid sequences; in which variant:
| 08-28-2014 |
20140234918 | Polypeptides Having Peroxygenase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234917 | Enzymatic Preparation of Diols - The invention relates to enzymatic methods for hydroxylation in position 2 or 3 of two ends of a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234913 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE WITH AN ENZYME - In a process for hydrolyzing plant material in aqueous solution or suspension with an enzyme, the enzyme is delivered in solid form (e.g., as a spray-dried powder) in closed containers (such as paper bags or cardboard boxes), which are added directly in the process (i.e., addition of whole boxes/bags). The invention is particularly amenable to the production of first or second-generation bioethanol. | 08-21-2014 |
20140220635 | Alpha-Amylase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 08-07-2014 |
20140213521 | Oral Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - The present invention relates to treatment of an inflammatory bowel disease by simultaneous or successive parental and oral administration of a mammalian beta defensin. | 07-31-2014 |
20140212938 | Dehydrogenase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to 3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 07-31-2014 |
20140206045 | Thermostable Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity, the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of:
| 07-24-2014 |
20140206026 | Method for Screening Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 07-24-2014 |
20140200172 | Alpha-Amylase Mutants - The invention relates to a novel Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, and Termamyl-like alpha-amylases comprising mutations in two, three, four, five or six regions/positions. The variants have increased thermostability at acidic pH and/or at low Ca | 07-17-2014 |
20140199752 | REDUCTION OF CULTURE VISCOSITY BY MANGANESE ADDITION - A method of producing an enzyme of interest in a fed-batch cultivation comprising: a) cultivating a microorganism in a culture medium conducive to its growth wherein the microorganism produces the enzyme of interest; and b) adding a manganese compound to the culture medium one or more times during the cultivation. | 07-17-2014 |
20140193879 | DFPASE ENZYMES FROM APLYSIA CALIFORNICA - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having organophosphorous hydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 07-10-2014 |
20140179588 | Polypeptides Having Cellulase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 06-26-2014 |
20140170712 | Mashing Process - The present invention relates to a mashing and filtration step in a brewing process and to a composition useful in the mashing and filtration step of a brewing process. | 06-19-2014 |
20140154764 | Alcohol Product Processes - The present invention relates to processes for production of an alcohol product from granular starch comprising a pre-treatment at an elevated temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, and optionally recovery of ethanol. | 06-05-2014 |
20140147895 | Processes for Pretreating Cellulosic Material and Improving Hydrolysis Thereof - The present invention relates to processes for pre-treating cellulosic material and processes for improving hydrolysis thereof. In particular, cellulosic material such as woody biomass is contacted with one or more enzymes in a re-pulping step. The cellulosic material is then contacted with one or more enzymes to improve hydrolysis of the cellulosic material. The hydrolysis is also enzymatically enhanced by use of an amylase and/or mannanase. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147893 | ALPHA AMYLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to variants of alpha amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147553 | Process for Preparing A Baked Product with Anti-Staling Amylase and Peptidase - The present invention provides processes for preparing dough which comprises at least one anti-staling amylase and at least one peptidase. In addition, the present invention provides baked products produced there from which have a desirable degree of softness and improved springiness. | 05-29-2014 |
20140141447 | Orotate Transporter Encoding Marker Genes - A recombinant marker gene encoding an orotate transporter polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, a polynucleotide construct comprising at least one copy of the recombinant marker gene, a cell comprising at least one exogenous copy of the marker gene, and a method of selecting or identifying a cell comprising at least one copy of the recombinant marker gene, and/or selecting or identifying a cell which has been cured of the recombinant marker gene. | 05-22-2014 |
20140134709 | Use of Amylase Variants at Low Temperature - The present invention relates to the use of alpha-amylase variants having improved activity relative to the parent enzyme at low temperature, including improved washing and/or dishwashing performance and/or increased stability at low temperature. The invention further relates a method for doing laundry, dish wash and/or cleaning such as institutional cleaning and to compositions for use at low temperature. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134691 | Microorganisms for n-Propanol Production - Described herein are host cells comprising lactate dehydrogenase activity, lactaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, lactaldehyde reductase activity, propanediol dehydratase activity, and/or n-propanol dehydrogenase activity, wherein the cells are capable of producing n-propanol. Also described are methods of producing n-propanol comprising (a) cultivating the host cells having lactate dehydrogenase activity, lactaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, lactaldehyde reductase activity, propanediol dehydratase activity, and/or n-propanol dehydrogenase activity in a medium under suitable conditions to produce n-propanol; and (b) recovering the n-propanol. Methods of producing polypropylene from the recombinant n-propanol are also provided. | 05-15-2014 |
20140128326 | ALBUMIN VARIANTS - The present invention relates to variants of a parent albumin, the variants having altered plasma half-life compared with the parent albumin. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127782 | Subtilases - The present invention relates to novel JP170 like subtilases from wild-type bacteria, hybrids thereof and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. Further, the present invention relates to use of the claimed subtilases in detergents, such as a laundry or an automatic dishwashing detergent. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127771 | Methods of Increasing the Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity of a Polypeptide - The present invention relates to methods of increasing the activity of a GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, comprising: adding a divalent copper cation to a composition comprising the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, wherein the presence of the divalent copper cation and the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity increases degradation or conversion of a cellulosic material by an enzyme composition compared to the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity without the divalent copper cation. The present invention also relates to compositions, methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material, and methods for producing a fermentation product. | 05-08-2014 |
20140120589 | Fatty Acid Esterification Process - The invention relates to the utilisation of fatty acid feedstocks with substantial free fatty acid content in the production of biodiesel by the use of microbial enzymes. | 05-01-2014 |
20140115740 | Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 04-24-2014 |
20140113335 | Improved Cellulase Variants - This invention provides novel variant cellulolytic enzymes having improved activity and/or stability. In certain embodiments the variant cellulotyic enzymes comprise a glycoside hydrolase with or comprising a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to one or more of residues F64, A226, and/or E246 in | 04-24-2014 |
20140113304 | Bi-Directional Cytosine Deaminase-Encoding Selection Marker - The present invention relates to a bi-directional cytosine deaminase-encoding selection marker as well as methods for using said marker. | 04-24-2014 |
20140106427 | Biogas From Enzyme-Treated Bagasse - The present invention relates to a process for treatment of a bagasse-derived material which treatment increases the degradability of the lignocellulosic fibres. In particular the invention relates to methane production from enzymatically treated bagasse-derived material, where the enzyme-treatment of the invention is used to increase the methane production in comparison with untreated bagasse. | 04-17-2014 |
20140081001 | Dual Affinity Polypeptides for Purification - The present invention relates to a process for purification of a target biomolecule, comprising the steps: (a) contacting (i) a target biomolecule, (ii) a dual affinity polypeptide, and (iii) a solid support comprising a catching ligand, wherein the ratio between the equilibrium dissociation constants of the dual affinity polypeptide, [K | 03-20-2014 |
20140080194 | Alpha-amylase variant with altered properties - The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits altered properties relative to the parent alpha-amylase. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075601 | Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to alpha-amylases, nucleic acids encoding the alpha-amylases, methods of producing the alpha-amylases, and methods of using the alpha-amylases. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073553 | AMYLASE VARIANTS - The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of polypeptides, in particular Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca | 03-13-2014 |
20140073552 | Subtilase Vairants - The present invention relates to enzymes produced by mutating the genes for a number of subtilases and expressing the mutated genes in suitable hosts are presented. The enzymes exhibit improved stability and/or improved wash performance in any detergent in comparison to their wild type parent enzymes. The enzymes are well-suited for use in any detergent and for some in especially liquid or solid shaped detergent compositions. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073009 | Methods for Producing Secreted Polypeptides - The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide comprising using a signal peptide foreign to the polypeptide, nucleic acid constructs comprising a first and a second nucleotide sequence encoding the signal peptide and the polypeptide and expression vectors and host cells comprising said nucleic acid construct. The signal peptide is the LQ2 peptide which is a hybrid of sequence from the signal peptide of alpha amylase from | 03-13-2014 |
20140065677 | Novel Glycoside Hydrolases from Thermophlic Fungi - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic activity or hemicellulolytic activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065671 | Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity, catalytic domains, and cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and cellulose binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains, or cellulose binding domains. | 03-06-2014 |
20140051143 | Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase I Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. | 02-20-2014 |
20140051142 | Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase I Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. | 02-20-2014 |
20140047571 | Polypeptides Having Phytase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having phytase activity. These polypeptides have an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% identity to either of three phytases derived from the bacterium | 02-13-2014 |
20140045723 | Method of Enhancing Enzyme Activity - Described are methods and means for enhancing enzyme activity toward insoluble substrates. This is achieved by means of in vitro compartmentalization in which an insoluble microparticle functions both as the enzyme substrate and as a structure for negative selection. Enhanced enzymes expressed from a microparticle-linked polynucleotide library preferentially degrade the microparticle releasing specific gene variants into solution. Gene variants encoding less active enzyme variants remain linked to the microparticle and may be removed through centrifugation, thus enriching the polynucleotide library for more active enzyme variants. These methods may be used to enhance cellulase and ligninase activity toward insoluble cellulosic biomass. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045223 | Polypeptides Having Isoamylase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having isoamylase activity derived from | 02-13-2014 |
20140038876 | Detergent Compositions Comprising Mettaloproteases - The present invention relates to the use of M7 or M35 Metalloproteases in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising M7 or M35 Metalloproteases. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038270 | Detergent Compositions Comprising Metalloproteases - The present invention relates to the use of Thermolysin-Like Metalloproteases in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash, and in particular to the use in low temperature wash and in removal of egg stains. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising Thermolysin-Like Metalloproteases. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038242 | Polypeptides Having Isoamylase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having isoamylase activity derived from | 02-06-2014 |
20140030767 | Alpha-Amylase Mutants with Altered Properties - The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits altered stability, in particular at high temperatures and/or at low pH relative, and/or low Ca | 01-30-2014 |
20140018283 | Subtilase Variants - The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting alterations relative to the parent subtilase in one or more properties including: Wash performance, thermal stability, storage stability or catalytic activity. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dishwash compositions, including automatic dishwash compositions. | 01-16-2014 |
20140017741 | Esterification Process - The invention relates to the utilisation of fatty acid feedstockin the production of biodiesel by the use of microbial enzymes. | 01-16-2014 |
20140017715 | Alpha-amylase Mutants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like α-amylase, which exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent α-amylase: i) improved pH stability at a pH from 8 to 10.5; and/or ii) improved Ca | 01-16-2014 |
20140011254 | Nuclease Reduction - A method for reducing nuclease activity in a subtilisin solution obtained from a fermentation broth comprising
| 01-09-2014 |
20140007357 | Combining BioPolishing and Bleach Clean-up - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating textile, wherein the textile is treated by a system for removing hydrogen peroxide and an enzyme system for bio-polishing in one step to achieve the biopolishing and bleach clean up effect. The present invention further provides a one step process to achieve biopolishing. | 01-09-2014 |
20140005093 | Pectate Lyase Variants | 01-02-2014 |
20130344573 | Signal Peptide for Producing a Polypeptide - The present invention relates to a method for producing a polypeptide comprising using a signal peptide, to nucleic acid constructs comprising a first nucleotide sequence encoding the signal peptide and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide which is foreign to the first nucleotide sequence. Furthermore, it also relates to expression vectors and host cells comprising the nuclei acid construct. | 12-26-2013 |
20130344568 | Subtilases - The present invention relates to methods for producing variants of a parent TY145 subtilase and of a parent BPN′ subtilase and to TY145 and BPN′ variants having altered properties as compared to the parent TY145/BPN′ subtilase. | 12-26-2013 |
20130340122 | Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337542 | Cellulase Enzyme Mixtures For Depilling and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to a depilling composition comprising an enzyme mixture that comprises a Family 45 cellulase enzyme component and one or more additional cellulase enzyme components selected from a Family 5 cellulase, a Family 6 cellulase or a combination thereof. The enzyme mixture may be characterized in that the Family 45 and the Family 5 cellulase enzyme components or the Family 45 and the Family 6 cellulase enzyme components are present at a weight ratio that exhibits synergy in an assay that measures specific depilling activity. The enzyme mixture may be secreted by a genetically modified microbe overexpressing theforegoing cellulase enzyme components. Also provided is a process for depilling that comprises a step of contacting cellulose-containing goods with the depilling composition. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337112 | Method for Preparing Maltogenic Alpha-Amylase Variants - The inventors have modified the amino acid sequence of a maltogenic alpha-amylase to obtain variants with improved properties, based on the three-dimensional structure of the maltogenic alpha-amylase Novamyl. The variants have altered physicochemical properties., e.g. an altered pH optimum, improved thermostability, increased specific activity, an altered cleavage pattern or an increased ability to reduce retrogradation of starch or staling of bread. | 12-19-2013 |
20130333072 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING GLUCOAMYLASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having glucoamylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330797 | Process for Producing Biogas from Pectin and Lignocellulose Containing Material - The present invention relates to biogas production processes with enzymatic pre-treatment, said processes comprising the steps of providing a slurry comprising a lignocellulose- and pectin-containing material, water and two or more enzyme treatments; allowing the two or more enzyme-treatment steps to degrade the lignocellulose- and pectin-containing material, and adding the degraded material to a biogas digester tank at a suitable rate and ratio to effectively convert the material to biogas in the digester. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330785 | Processes of Producing a Fermentation Product - The invention relates to a process of process of producing a fermentation product, comprising: liquefying a starch-containing material to dextrins with an alpha-amylase in the presence of an asparaginase and/or an amino acid oxidase; saccharifying the dextrins to a sugar with a glucoamylase; and fermenting the sugar using a fermenting organism. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330781 | Endoglucanases - The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity, which perform very well in industrial applications such as laundry compositions, for biopolishing of newly manufactured textiles, for providing an abraded look of cellulosic fabric or garment, and for treatment of paper pulp. Further, the invention relates to DNA constructs encoding such enzymes, a method for providing a gene encoding for such enzymes, a method of producing the enzymes, enzyme preparations containing such enzymes, and the use of these enzymes for a number of industrial applications. | 12-12-2013 |
20130323359 | Preparation of Dough or Baked Products - The addition to dough of a combination of two lipolytic enzymes with different substrate specificities produces a synergistic effect on the dough or on a baked product made from the dough, particularly a larger loaf volume of the baked product and/or a better shape retention during baking. | 12-05-2013 |
20130316407 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING A FERMENTATION PRODUCT - The invention relates to a process of producing a fermentation product in the presence of pyridoxamine. | 11-28-2013 |
20130309751 | Polypeptides Having Phospholipase C Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phospholipase C activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 11-21-2013 |
20130309722 | USE OF BROWNED GLUCOSE AS A FEED SUBSTRATE - A method for fermenting a microorganism, producing a compound of interest, in a culture medium comprising: adding a browned glucose solution to the culture medium, wherein the browned glucose solution is a glucose solution that has been acid treated and heated to a temperature of at least 90 degrees Celsius, and wherein the glucose solution has a concentration of at least 500 g/l. | 11-21-2013 |
20130302879 | Processes for Treating Textile with Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enzyme Enhancing Activity - The present invention relates to the use of glycosyl hydrolase family (61) polypeptides in the presence of cellulases for textile manufacture as well as a textile composition comprising glycosyl hydrolase family (61) polypeptides and cellulases. | 11-14-2013 |
20130302878 | EXPRESSION OF PLANT PEROXIDASES IN FILAMENTOUS FUNGI - The present invention relates to recombinant expression of plant derived peroxidases in filamentous fungal host organisms. | 11-14-2013 |
20130295651 | Method for Treating Textile with Endoglucanase - The present invention relates to the method for manufacturing textile, by treating textile with an isolated polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, especially in biostoning and bio-polishing process. | 11-07-2013 |
20130280775 | Recombinant N-propanol and Isopropanol Production - The present invention relates to methods of producing n-propanol, isopropanol, and coproducing n-propanol with isopropanol. The present invention also relates to methods for producing propylene, as well as host cells capable of n-propanol and isopropanol production. | 10-24-2013 |
20130280375 | BREWING METHOD - A method of improving colloidal stability in beer comprising contacting a mash and/or a wort with a snapalysin during the production of beer. In this process, the foam stability is not affected. | 10-24-2013 |
20130273203 | Polypeptides Having Endopeptidase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to polypeptides having endopeptidase activity and to methods of producing and using the polypeptides. The invention also relates to methods of making a food protein hydrolysate using a trypsin-like endopeptidase derived from a bacterium. | 10-17-2013 |
20130273198 | Preparation of Baked Product From Dough - The present invention relates to a method for producing a baked product comprising preparing a dough comprising at least whole meal flour, a GH61 polypeptide, and a cellulase, and baking the dough to form the baked product. The present invention relates also to a baking composition comprising a GH61 polypeptide, a cellulase, and optionally flour. The present invention relates also to the use of a GH61 polypeptide and a cellulase for producing a baked product, e.g. a baked product, prepared from whole meal flour. | 10-17-2013 |
20130266554 | Lysozymes - The present invention is directed to lysozyme variants and nucleotide sequences encoding same. The lysozyme variants have antimicrobial and/or lysozyme activity and comprise an alteration of an amino acid sequence at one or more positions. The present invention is also directed to methods for producing and of using the | 10-10-2013 |
20130260423 | Methods of Saccharifying Sugar Cane Trash - The present invention relates to methods of saccharifying the trash (leaf) fraction of sugar cane using enzymes. | 10-03-2013 |
20130260410 | MICROPLATE SAMPLING ADAPTER - The present invention relates to adapters for microplates. The adapters allow sampling from a liquid growth medium in a microplate well after a microorganism has formed a dense layer of biomass on the surface of the growth medium. The adapters also allow easy transfer of a surface-grown microorganism from all wells of a microplate in one go, when inserted before the microorganism form the layer and then removed after incubation and layer-formation, which also enables easy sampling of the growth medium in the | 10-03-2013 |
20130252850 | Alpha-Amylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, comprising mutations in two, three, four, five or six regions/positions. The variants have increased stability at high temperatures (relative to the parent). The invention also relates to a DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence encoding an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a recombinant expression vector which carries a DNA construct of the invention, a cell which is transformed with a DNA construct of the invention, the use of an alpha-amylase variant of the invention for washing and/or dishwashing, textile desizing, starch liquefaction, a detergent additive comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a manual or automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising an alpha-amylase variant of the invention, a method for generating a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits increased. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252291 | Processing Of Oils and Fats - The invention relates to processing of oils and fats comprising applying an immobilized lipolytic enzyme, wherein a liquid aqueous lipolytic enzymes preparation is added to the immobilized lipolytic enzyme between feedstock batches, and/or is added to the immobilized lipolytic enzyme step wise or continuously during feedstock processing. | 09-26-2013 |
20130236933 | Methods for Producing a Fermentation Product from Lignocellulose-Containing Material - The present invention provides a method for producing a fermentation product from lignocellulose-containing material, a method for converting lignocellulose-containing material into a hydrolyzate comprising mono- and oligo-saccharides, and a method for treating lignocellulose-containing material, all of which comprise the step of mixing an acid pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material and an alkaline pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material. The present invention further provides a fermentation product made according to the method for producing a fermentation product. | 09-12-2013 |
20130236598 | Method of Preparing a Heat-Treated Product - The formation of acrylamide during heat treatment in the production of a food product is reduced by treating the raw material with an enzyme before the heat treatment. The enzyme is capable of reacting on asparagine or glutamine (optionally substituted) as a substrate or is a laccase or a peroxidase. | 09-12-2013 |
20130231243 | Liquid Mycorrhiza Compositions - The present invention relates to liquid mycorrhiza compositions and to methods for colonizing a plant, grass, tree or shrub with one or more mycorrhizas. | 09-05-2013 |
20130225466 | Subtilase Variants - The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting alterations relative to the parent subtilase in one or more properties including: Wash performance, thermal stability, storage stability or catalytic activity. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dishwash compositions, including automatic dishwash compositions. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224817 | Filamentous Fungi and Methods for Producing Isoprenoids - The present invention relates to the production of a isoprenoid products from a lignocellulosic feedstock. Specifically at least triple mutant of filamentous fungi having the isoprenoid pathway results in production of isoprenoid products in commercial quantities. One embodiment of the invention relates to producing the isoprenoid products at the site of the lignocellulosic feedstock to reduce costs of shipping the feedstock. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224757 | INDUCED SPORULATION SCREENING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of screening for an improved enzyme variant, said method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a recombinant host cell capable of sporulating comprising a polynucleotide encoding a sporulation factor and a polynucleotide encoding an enzyme variant which are operably linked to an inducible promoter; (ii) culturing the host cell under conditions suitable to induce the formation of spores; (iii) culturing the spores obtained in step (ii) in a medium containing a substrate for the enzyme variant; and (iv) determining the activity of the enzyme variant. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224332 | Phytase Variants - The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from | 08-29-2013 |
20130217099 | Methods for Preventing, Removing, Reducing, or Disrupting Biofilm - The present invention relates to methods for preventing, removing, reducing, or disrupting biofilm present on a surface, comprising contacting the surface with an alpha-amylase derived from a bacterium. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217097 | CELL WITH IMPROVED SECRETION MEDIATED BY MRGA PROTEIN OR HOMOLOGUE - A progeny cell derived from a parent cell, wherein the progeny cell comprises at least one gene encoding MrgA protein or a functional homologue thereof and/or a DNA segment operably linked with the encoding gene, wherein said gene and/or DNA segment is manipulated with respect to the parent cell; the progeny cell comprises two or more copies of a gene encoding MrgA protein or a functional homologue thereof; or the progeny cell is mutated with respect to the parent cell; whereby the progeny cell produces greater amounts of MrgA protein or a functional homologue thereof than the parent cell. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217078 | Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216651 | Process For Producing a Baked Product Having Increased Flavor Stability with Catalase and Phospholipase - The present invention relates to a process for producing a baked product having increased flavor stability comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a dough comprising flour, water, an enzyme preparation having catalase activity and an enzyme preparation having phospholipase activity; and (b) baking the dough to obtain the baked product. | 08-22-2013 |
20130210152 | Chloramphenicol Resistance Selection in Bacillus Licheniformis - The present invention relates to a modified | 08-15-2013 |
20130210086 | Methods of Degrading or Hydrolyzing a Polysaccharide - The invention provides a method of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide, preferably cellulose or chitin, comprising contacting said polysaccharide with one or more oxidohydrolytic enzymes, preferably a CBM33 family protein (preferably CBP21) or a GH61 family protein, wherein said degradation or hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of at least one reducing agent and at least one divalent metal ion. A method of producing an organic substance comprising said method is also provided. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209607 | Enzymatic Flour Correction - The present invention is directed to methods for improving flour quality (e.g., a flour correction process) by treating flour with a raw starch degrading enzyme. | 08-15-2013 |
20130203156 | HEAT-STABLE CARBONIC ANHYDRASES AND THEIR USE - The present invention relates to use of heat-stable carbonic anhydrase in CO | 08-08-2013 |
20130203126 | Alpha-Amylases - The present invention relates to alpha-amylases, nucleic acids encoding the alpha-amylases, methods of producing the alpha-amylases, and methods of using the alpha-amylases. | 08-08-2013 |
20130203124 | Alpha-Amylase Variant With Altered Properties - The present invention relates to variants (mutants) of parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits altered properties relative to the parent alpha-amylase. | 08-08-2013 |
20130195829 | Themostable Phytase Variants - The present invention relates to a method for producing phytase variants which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from | 08-01-2013 |
20130189732 | Protease Variants - The invention relates to a novel 3D structure encoding a | 07-25-2013 |
20130183723 | "Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And An Organic Compound And Uses Thereof" - The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions. | 07-18-2013 |
20130178408 | Alpha-Amylase Variants - The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant exhibits altered properties, in particular reduced capability of cleaving a substrate close to the branching point, and improved substrate specificity and/or improved specific activity relative to the parent alpha-amylase. | 07-11-2013 |
20130173502 | Preparation of An Edible Product From Dough - The present invention is directed to mold control and extended shelf life methods and compositions for preparing edible dough-based products, such as, for example, breads, by treating the surface of the dough used to prepare the edible product with at least one preservative and at least one pH adjusting agent prior to or during baking. The present invention is also directed to methods and compositions for preparing edible dough-based products, such as, for example, breads, by treating the surface of the dough used to prepare the edible product with a at least one pH adjusting agent prior to or during baking. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172235 | ORAL TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - The present invention relates to treatment of an inflammatory bowel disease by simultaneous or successive parental and oral administration of a mammalian beta defensin. | 07-04-2013 |
20130160102 | Fully Electronic Notebook (ELN) System And Method - A system, for record keeping in scientific, industrial, and commercial applications where records are used to document inventions and discoveries, such as in a research laboratory. Such systems are referred to in the applicable field as Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs). The system deploys data validation and signature validation modules to ensure data integrity and satisfy legal requirements for signature and witnessing documents in a completely paperless environment. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157325 | Lipolytic Enzyme Variants - Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation on the three-dimensional structure of | 06-20-2013 |
20130157307 | Process of Producing A Fermentation Product - The invention relates to a process of fermenting plant material in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism, wherein one or more deamidases are present in the fermentation medium. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156890 | Methods of Juice Production - The present invention describes a method of improving the mashing process in the production of clarified juice from a plant material comprising: providing a plant material; crushing and/or chopping and/or slicing the plant material into smaller pieces; contacting the smaller pieces with a pectinase activity and a rhamnogalacturonan acetyl esterase (RGAE) activity and clarifying the juice. Further contacting the said plant material with arabinanase activity is provided. In another aspect, use of combination of pectinase activity, RGAE activity and arabinanase activity in the production of juice from a plant material is described. | 06-20-2013 |
20130152234 | Polypeptides Having Lipase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149771 | Heat-Stable Persephonella Carbonic Anhydrases and Their Use - The present invention relates to use of | 06-13-2013 |