| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 435094000 | Produced by the action of an isomerase (e.g., fructose by the action of xylose isomerase on glucose, etc.) | 32 |
| 20080305529 | Glucose Isomerase Mutants, Dna Thereof and Use Thereof - This invention provides a series of recombinant | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090068710 | COMPLEX CRYSTALLINE SUGAR COMPRISING D-PSICOSE AND D-ALLOSE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a process for producing a crystalline sugar comprising D-psicose and D-allose. Also disclosed is a process for producing the sugar. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100041106 | RECOMBINANT GRAS STRAINS EXPRESSING THERMOPHILIC ARABINOSE ISOMERASE AS AN ACTIVE FORM AND METHOD OF PREPARING FOOD GRADE TAGATOSE BY USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a recombinant GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) strains expressing thermophilic arabinose isomerase as an active form and method of food grade tagatose by using the same, and more precisely, a gene encoding arabinose isomerase originating from the thermophilic | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100173366 | Polypeptides Having L-Arabinose Isomerase Activity Exhibiting Minimum Dependence on Metal Ions for Its Activity and for Thermostability and Nucleic Acids Encoding the Same - The invention concerns identification of a gene encoding a novel L-arabinose isomerase of the | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100227365 | Methods of using isolated glucose isomerase - This invention provides a series of recombinant | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100285539 | Process for Manufacturing Tagatose Using Soy Oligosaccharide - The present invention relates to a method for producing tagatose using soy oligosaccharide or soluble sugar solution containing the same, more precisely, a method for producing tagatose comprising the following steps; hydrolyzing soy oligosaccharide by using α-galactosidase selectively; producing tagatose continuously by enzymatic isomerization of galactose obtained from the hydrolysate; separating the produced tagatose by chromatography; and recycling the non-reacted materials. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110065152 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES (GOS) - The present invention deals with an improved process for the production of high yield of pure Galactooligosaccharides using microbial whole cells in a reactor with cross flow hollow fiber microfiltration system. The process is economical as cell biomass is used repeatedly and eliminated the need to carry out downstream processing for the removal of mono and disacchacrides from the final product. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110207181 | ISOMALTULOSE SYNTHASES, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THEM AND USES THEREFOR - The invention is directed to novel enzymes that convert sucrose to isomaltulose. More particularly, the present invention discloses novel sucrose isomerases, polynucleotides encoding these sucrose isomerases, methods for isolating such polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs that express these polynucleotides. Also disclosed are cells, including transformed bacterial or plant cells, and differentiated plants comprising cells, which contain these sucrose isomerase-encoding polynucleotides, as well as extracts thereof. Methods of producing isomaltulose are also disclosed which use the polypeptides, polynucleotides, cells, cell extracts and plants of the invention. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110244525 | MICROORGANISM EXPRESSING XYLOSE ISOMERASE - The present invention relates to a transformed microorganism capable of (a) a higher xylose isomerase activity than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (b) a higher growth rate in or on a growth medium comprising xylose than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (c) a faster metabolism of xylose than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (d) a higher production of ethanol when grown anaerobically on xylose as the carbon source than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120040407 | CELLOBIOSE 2-EPIMERASE, ITS PREPARATION AND USES - The present invention has objects to provide a thermostable cellobiose 2-epimerase, its preparation and uses. The present invention attains the above objects by providing a thermostable cellobiose 2-epimerase, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a process for producing the enzyme, and a process for producing isomerized saccharides using the enzyme. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120115191 | PRODUCTION OF FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDE AND DERIVATIVES BY USE OF ASPERGILLUS SPP - There is provided a new strain, that is | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120225458 | MICROORGANISMS HAVING ENHANCED SUCROSE MUTASE ACTIVITY - The invention relates to the biotechnological production of isomaltulose and isomaltulose-containing compositions and improved means, therefore particularly microbial cells. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120252073 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR TREATING STUBBLE - A method of decomposing stubble, which is crop residue left on the ground, and a composition for treating the stubble are disclosed. The method comprises treating the stubble with the composition comprising a) polysaccharide-degrading enzyme; b) wetting agent; and, optionally, c) water and allowing the treated stubble to remain on the ground and decompose. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120270274 | MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE, MUTANT THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF - New mannose-6-phasphate isomerase, mutant enzyme thereof, and a method of producing L-ribose using the enzyme are provided, and more specifically, mannose-6-phosphate isomerase, mutant enzyme thereof, recombinant expression vectors including relevant genes, microorganisms transformed with the vectors, a method of producing mannose-6-phosphate isomerase or mutant thereof in bulk using them, and a high yield method of producing L-ribose using the mannose-6-isomerase or the mutant thereof, are provided. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120315673 | MICROORGANISMS HAVING ENHANCED SUCROSE MUTASE ACTIVITY - For the biotechnological production of isomaltulose and compositions containing isomaltulose from saccharose the invention provides improved means, particularly a sucrose mutase with improved product specificity as well as microbial cells containing the improved sucrose mutase. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120329098 | CELLOBIOSE 2-EPIMERASE, ITS PREPARATION AND USES - The present invention has objects to provide a thermostable cellobiose 2-epimerase, its preparation and uses. The present invention attains the above objects by providing a thermostable cellobiose 2-epimerase, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a process for producing the enzyme, and a process for producing isomerized saccharides using the enzyme. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130029382 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO DUAL ACTIVITY ENZYMES HAVING XYLANASE AND CELLULASE ACTIVITY - Compositions and methods are provided for treating lignocellulosic material with a dual activity enzyme having xylanase and cellulase activity. The enzyme is stable and active at increased pH and increased temperatures. The present invention therefore provides methods for hydrolyzing lignocellulosic material, especially cellulose and hemicellulose, which are major components of the cell wall of non-woody and woody plants. The methods for hydrolyzing cellulose and hemicellulose can be used on any plant, wood or wood product, wood waste, paper pulp, paper product or paper waste or byproduct. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130029383 | Method of Producing Hydroxymethyl-Furfural - The present invention relates to a method of producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by dehydration of fructose and/or glucose and/or mannose. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130295617 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCTION OF TREHALULOSE - The present invention provides a method of producing trehalulose, the method comprising: (a) contacting a sucrose solution with a sucrose isomerase enzyme to produce a sucrose-enzyme mixture; and (b) incubating the sucrose-enzyme mixture of (a) at a temperature of less than 10° C. for a period of time sufficient to convert the sucrose in the sucrose-enzyme mixture to a product comprising trehalulose. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140004570 | PROCESSING BIOMASS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140087429 | ALPHA-AMYLASE BLEND FOR STARCH PROCESSING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an enzyme blend comprising a low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase and a | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140162322 | BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF PENTOSE SUGARS USING RECOMBINANT CELLS - The invention provides, inter alia, compositions and methods for the biological production of pentose sugars, such as 2-methylerythritol (2-ME), 1-deoxyxylulose (1-DX), and monoacetylated-2-C-methylerythritols, using recombinant cells. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140199732 | D-PSICOSE 3-EPIMERASE MUTANT WITH IMPROVED THERMAL STABILITY, AND CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF D-PSICOSE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a D-psicose 3-epimerase variant with improved thermostability by substituting an amino acid at a specific position of an amino acid sequence of a wild type D-psicose 3-epimerase. Further, the present invention provides a recombinant expression vector including a gene of the D-psicose 3-epimerase variant, and a recombinant strain transformed with the recombinant expression vector. Furthermore, the present invention provides an immobilized reactor prepared using the D-psicose 3-epimerase variant or the recombinant strain, and a method of continuously producing D-psicose using the immobilized reactor. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140302564 | METHOD FOR STERILIZING MICROBIAL CELLS USING POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-BASED NONIONIC SURFACTANT - A method for sterilizing microbial cells is provided. According to the method, microbial cells or a culture containing microbial cells are treated with a polyethylene glycol-based nonionic surfactant so that almost all of the microbial cells are sterilized while the enzyme activity expressed in the microbial cells is maintained at a high level. A method for sterilizing microbial cells and a material containing the sterilized microbial cells, in which the microbial cells are sterilized using a polyethylene glycol-based nonionic surfactant, can be used for foods so that the microbial cells are sterilized to be used in food production. Further, a material containing sterilized microbial cells can be used in processes for preparing tagatose, in which | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150344865 | Method of Production of Rare Disaccharides - The present invention is directed towards genetic modification of native gene encoding for sucrose isomerase and isomaltulose synthase to substantially increase the expression level of these enzymes and use of said enzymes in a process to produce rare disaccharides such as isomaltulose and trehalulose. Also disclosed in the present invention is expression constructs comprising the modified genes and a host cells to express the same. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150344925 | KETOSE 3-EPIMERASE PRODUCED BY ARTHROBACTER GLOBIFORMIS - There are provided a highly safe epimerase usable in food industry, and a method for producing a ketose. The epimerase is a ketose 3-epimerase obtainable from a microorganism of the genus | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150361407 | ENZYME PRODUCTION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the production of enzymes. Interest has arisen in fermentation of carbohydrate-rich biomass to provide alternatives to petrochemical sources for fuels and organic chemical precursors. “First generation” bioethanol production from carbohydrate sources (e.g., sugar cane, corn, wheat, etc.) have proven to be marginally economically viable on a production scale. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150361473 | Method of Production of Monosaccharides - The present invention is directed towards genetic modification of native gene encoding for D-tagatose 3-epimerase and rhamnose isomerase to substantially increase the expression level of these enzymes and use of said enzymes in a process to produce rare monosaccharides such as psicose and allose. Also disclosed in the present invention is expression constructs comprising the modified genes and a host cells to express the same. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150361474 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSIC FRUCTOSE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Some variations provide a process for producing cellulosic fructose from biomass, comprising: fractionating a biomass feedstock in the presence of an acid catalyst, a solvent for lignin, and water, to produce a liquor containing cellulose-rich solids, lignin, and dissolved hemicellulose; removing the cellulose-rich solids from the liquor; hydrolyzing the dissolved hemicellulose contained in the liquor, to produce a hydrolyzed liquor comprising hemicellulosic monomers; hydrolyzing the cellulose-rich solids to produce glucose, using cellulase enzymes or an acid or base hydrolysis catalyst; enzymatically isomerizing the glucose to fructose, using glucose isomerase enzymes; and recovering the fructose in purified form or in a fructose-glucose solution. The cellulosic fructose produced by the disclosed processes has many uses. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160032338 | METHOD OF USING ALPHA-AMYLASE FROM ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS AND ISOAMYLASE FOR SACCHARIFICATION - A fungal alpha-amylase is provided from | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160040204 | PROCESSING BIOMASS - Provided herein are methods of increasing the efficiency of biomass saccharification. In particular, the methods include ways of avoiding feedback inhibition during the production of useful products. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160115511 | HEPAROSAN-GLUCURONIC ACID-5-EPIMERASE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYSACCHARIDE USING SAME - To provide a polypeptide having heparosan-glucuronate 5-epimerase activity, whereby means for producing a polysaccharide in which hexuronic acid residues has been epimerized is provided. Through screening of | 04-28-2016 |
