Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
435022000 | Involving amylase | 25 |
20090186369 | POLYSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN BINDING MODEL AND NANO-FIBRIL FORMATION OF A STARCH BINDING DOMAIN - The present invention relates to a polysaccharide-protein binding model of SBD, and a fibril-forming 14-residue peptide consisting of X | 07-23-2009 |
20090246813 | SELECTIVE ACCELERATION OF FRAGMENTATION THROUGH JOINT APPLICATION OF ENZYMES AND ULTRASOUND - The present invention refers to an acceleration process for macromolecular fragmentation in liquid medium, in gel or in a solid support, by means of joint application of enzymes and ultrasounds, as well as isotopes. The macromolecules, in any of these liquids, are mixed with enzymes and inserted in a recipient ( | 10-01-2009 |
20100099127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AND STORING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A system and method that may include grasping a sample collection medium with a holder; inserting the sample collection medium into a medium storage device within a first container such that at least a first portion of the sample collection medium is securely held within the first container; separating a second portion of the sample collection medium retained within the holder from the first portion of the sample collection medium held within the first container; and inserting the second portion of the sample collection medium into a second container. | 04-22-2010 |
20100167325 | METHODS FOR DETECTING RISK OF FATAL PROSTATE CANCER USING SERUM CALCIUM - A method of screening for increased risk of fatal prostate cancer in a subject comprises providing a blood sample collected from the subject, and then detecting the presence or absence of an increased level of serum calcium in the sample. An increased level of serum calcium indicates the subject is at increased risk of fatal prostate cancer. | 07-01-2010 |
20100184109 | Acquisition Method for Biological Rhythm Information - A simple low-invasive method for acquiring information about a biological rhythm of a bion is provided. In the method, the information on a biological rhythm of the bion is acquired based on variation with time of the activity of a biologically active agent, particularly alpha-amylase, extracted from oral mucosa epithelial cells of the bion. According to the method, an activity variation curve showing the variation of the activity of the biologically active agent with time may be utilized as a molecular timetable for estimation of the biological rhythm, whereby a deviation (lag) of the biological rhythm of the bion can be detected. | 07-22-2010 |
20100240082 | METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING POLYSACCHARIDE-HYDROLYZING ENZYMES - Methods are disclosed for detecting and measuring polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity or concentration by partial hydrolysis using a pre-determined, yet short, incubation time and a pre-determined temperature. The resulting reaction mixture has unique chemical (i.e., reaction products) and physical (i.e., viscosity) properties that can be used to detect or measure the polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity or concentration. | 09-23-2010 |
20110033882 | VARIANTS OF THE BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS ALPHA-AMYLASE - Variants of | 02-10-2011 |
20110059474 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CARBOHYDRATE AND KIT FOR DETERMINING CARBOHYDRATE - It is intended to provide a method for determining a carbohydrate which enables more accurate determination of a carbohydrate. The invention for achieving this object is directed to a method for determining a carbohydrate using a digestive enzyme, characterized in that as the digestive enzyme, an animal-derived low-molecular-weight carbohydrate digestive enzyme is used. More specifically, the invention is directed to a method for determining a carbohydrate using a digestive enzyme, characterized by comprising a first reaction step using thermostable α-amylase; a second reaction step using protease and amyloglucosidase; and a third reaction step using an animal-derived low-molecular-weight carbohydrate digestive enzyme. | 03-10-2011 |
20110081672 | PROCESS CONTROL OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES - A biotechnological process for conversion of a raw material ( | 04-07-2011 |
20120142039 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING GLYCAEMIC RESPONSE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an in vitro method for predicting the in vivo glycaemic response to carbohydrates in a food. Provided is a method wherein a food is digested in vitro in more than one compartment. Also provided is the use of such a method for determining the suitability of a food for a subject who would benefit from a normalization of blood glucose levels. | 06-07-2012 |
20120164674 | DEVICES AND WASHES FOR BIOMARKER STABILIZATION - Herein are disclosed compositions, washes, rinses, devices, systems and methods for biomarker stabilization, in part in bodily fluids, as well as methods and formulations for improving the sampling and testing of fluids for biomarkers. Included in the disclosure are exemplary embodiments of rinses or washes containing a stabilizing agent to prevent the destruction of a diagnostic agent or biomarker and exemplary systems for the detection of diagnostic biomarkers in a bodily fluid | 06-28-2012 |
20120270253 | 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. | 10-25-2012 |
20120309038 | METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING AND IDENTIFYING PLANT VARIETIES - Methods are disclosed for distinguishing and identifying plants by measuring partial hydrolysis of polysaccharides on account of polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity at pre-determined incubation times and temperatures. Methods also are disclosed for identifying the source organism of a heterologous polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme in a plant by measuring partial hydrolysis of polysaccharides on account of polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity at pre-determined incubation times and temperatures. The reaction mixture has unique chemical and physical properties that can be used to construct viscosity curves for measuring polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activity. The viscosity curves can be compared among plants to distinguish or identify the plants from one another. Likewise, viscosity curves can be compared among source organisms to identify the source organism of the heterologous polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme in the plant. | 12-06-2012 |
20130210049 | Polymeric Support With Nanofeatures for Cell Culture - The invention provides a cell support device comprising a nanofiber structure disposed on a concave surface of a substrate. and the curvature of the substrate in combination with the nanotopography provided by the nanofiber support provides the necessary environmental cues that promote organization, growth, differentiation and morphogenesis of secretory epithelial cells, such as salivary gland epithelial cells. The nanotopography of the device is influenced by features of the nanofiber structure including nanofiber diameter, pore size, biochemical modification and curvature. | 08-15-2013 |
20130330757 | Cultivation Plate System And Method For The Improved Detection Of Microorganisms Which Contaminate Food Products - The present invention relates to the enrichment and detection of microorganisms which contaminate food products, especially beverages and soft-drinks. It is particularly suitable for the detection of beer-spoiling bacteria. The present invention provides a novel system which a) improves the recovery of spoilage microbes b) provides faster detection and earlier emergence of colonies on plates, and c) provides larger colony sizes which makes detection easier. | 12-12-2013 |
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 |
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 |
20140295475 | ENZYME COCKTAILS PREPARED FROM MIXED CULTURES - The application provides methods of producing a mixture of enzymes using two or more cell lines, methods of identifying or constructing cell lines for producing a mixture of enzymes, and methods of preparing a cell bank for producing a mixture of enzymes. | 10-02-2014 |
20140329263 | Stabilization of Labile Analytes in Reference Materials - Provided herein are assay control materials comprising stable analytes and lyophilized unstable analytes, and methods of making and using the same. | 11-06-2014 |
20150147769 | METHOD OF TESTING SAMPLE AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A method of testing a sample to determine a concentration of a target material included in the sample and a microfluidic device in which a reaction of the sample and a reagent occurs are provided. The method includes mixing a sample with a reagent that changes optical characteristics in accordance with a concentration of chlorine ions in the sample, and a capturing material that captures some of the chlorine ions in the sample; measuring the optical characteristics after mixing the sample with the reagent and the capturing material; and determining a concentration of the chlorine ions in the sample based on the measured optical characteristics. | 05-28-2015 |
20150299762 | FLUOROGENIC GLYCOSIDASE SUBSTRATE AND ASSOCIATED DETECTION METHOD - The invention concerns novel glycosidase substrates of formula (I): | 10-22-2015 |
20150376629 | FUNGAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a new fungal production system comprising a fungal host strain of | 12-31-2015 |
20160032267 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING MULTIPLE PROTEIN PROPERTIES - The present invention provides efficient methods for obtaining a protein with one or more beneficial attributes in industrial, consumer or pharmaceutical applications. In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods for producing superior enzymes for a given application through screening an abbreviated set of candidate enzymes. | 02-04-2016 |
20160109437 | Biomarker panel for dose assessment of radiation injury and micro plasma filter - Materials, systems and methods are provided for qualitative assessment of exposure of a person to ionizing radiation by measuring amounts of the biomarkers, wherein a change compared with corresponding un-irradiated control reference ranges of the biomarkers, provides the assessment, wherein the biomarkers include (i) alpha-1-Antichymotrypsin (ACT), (ii) Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L), and (iii) one or more additional proteins. | 04-21-2016 |
20160177319 | INCREASING THE EXPRESSION OF A TRANSGENE IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS BY REDUCING RNA INTERFERENCE | 06-23-2016 |