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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160107967 | METHOD FOR THE DEPOLYMERIZATION OF LIGNIN - A catalytic method is disclosed for the valorization of lignin. The method comprises subjecting lignin to a catalyzed hydrothermal conversion reaction, said reaction being conducted in the presence of water at an alkaline pH>8 and a temperature of 200° C.-300° C., under the influence of a noble metal catalyst comprising a carbon support. The same reaction can also be applied to subsequently defunctionalize one or more phenolic compounds, notably guaiacol, so as to produce six-membered cyclic hydrocarbons, such as phenol. | 04-21-2016 |
20150296779 | SUBSTITUTED DIHYDROPYRIDINES FOR SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN PLANTS - Cyclopentyl 2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-4-(4-pyridinyl)-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-3-quinolinecarboxylate and similar compounds are potentiators of auxin-induced somatic embryogenesis in plants. In particular, the inventors have discovered certain of these compounds induce somatic embryogenesis in | 10-22-2015 |
20150192575 | MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY AND A LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAY DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to an elongate membrane assembly having a length, a width and a height, the assembly comprising a microporous membrane layer supported on a liquid-impermeable support layer and the assembly being suitable for lateral flow of a liquid through the membrane layer under the action of capillary forces, wherein the assembly has a constant height and at least part of the membrane layer has a first thickness in the range of from 20 to 80 μm over the entire width of the assembly. The invention further relates to a lateral flow immunoassay device comprising such membrane assembly. | 07-09-2015 |
20150183954 | STABILIZED FLEXIBLE PVC COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - Plasticized, unpigmented and pigmented PVC films are described which utilize a biobased, phthalate ester alternative primary plasticizer. The films show comparable color performance to the phthalate ester-plasticized unpigmented or pigmented PVC films, even where the neat biobased plasticizer has a much higher Pt—Co color as measured according to DIN-6271 (ASTM D 1209) compared to the neat phthalate ester plasticizer. Biobased primary plasticizers in the form of diesters of furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid are especially contemplated, and provide increased thermal stability to the PVC films as an added benefit. | 07-02-2015 |
20150176020 | MAMMALIAN-TYPE GLYCOSYLATION IN PLANTS BY EXPRESSION OF NON-MAMMALIAN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES - The present invention relates to non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases that can be used in their wild-type or in modified forms. The invention further relates to transformed plants and plant cells expressing non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases and methods to produce glycoproteins with altered and preferably mammalian-type glycosylation. The invention additionally provides nucleic acid molecules and expression vectors of non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases. | 06-25-2015 |
20150119588 | Process For The Production Of The Mixture 2,4 Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA) And 2,5 Furandicarboxylic Acid Via Disproportionation Reaction, Mixture Of 2,4-FDCA And 2,5-FDCA As A Result Of Disproportination Reaction, 2,4-FDCA Obtained By The Disproportionation Reaction Process And Use Of 2,4-FDCA - The present invention refers to a process for production of a mixture including 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid (2,4-FDCA) and 2,5 furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA) through the disproportionation route, using as base compounds oxidation products of furfural. This invention also relates to a process for production of 2,4-FDCA as a result of a disproportionation route and the use of 2,4-FDCA as a monomer or comonomer to synthesize esters or any compounds which can generate macromolecules, such as polyesters. | 04-30-2015 |
20150111056 | LIGNOCELLULOSE PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITION, PROCESS USING SUCH COMPOSITION, PRESERVED LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL OBTAINABLE BY SUCH PROCESS AND PRODUCT COMPRISING SUCH MATERIAL - The invention relates to a lignocellulose preservative composition comprising in the range of from 50 to 98 wt % of a pyrolysis oil obtainable by pyrolysis of lignocellulosic material, a polymerisable furan compound and a catalyst for polymerising the furan compound in a catalytically effective amount. The invention further relates to a process for producing preserved lignocellulosic material comprising impregnating lignocellulosic material by immersion in such composition and subsequently curing the impregnated material and to preserved lignocellulosic material obtainable by such process and to an engineered wood or non-wood product comprising such lignocellulosic material. | 04-23-2015 |
20150050400 | PROCESS FOR FAST AND HOMOGENEOUSLY HEATING A LIQUID PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR SUCH PROCESS - The invention relates to an apparatus for fast and homogeneously heating a liquid product to a heating temperature by means of resistive heating, the apparatus comprising at least two vertically mounted, longitudinal, heating chambers that are arranged in series. The invention further relates to a process for fast and homogeneously heating a liquid product to a heating temperature by means of resistive heating in such apparatus comprising (a) continuously supplying the liquid product to the first heating chamber in series and flowing the liquid product continuously through the at least two heating chambers; (b) continuously generating an electrical current through the liquid product flowing through the heating chambers by continuously applying an electrical potential over each heating chamber, wherein the direction of the current is continuously alternated with a frequency of at least 500 Hz, to obtain heated liquid product; and (c) continuously discharging heated liquid product from the last heating chamber in series, wherein the liquid product has an electrical conductivity of at least 0.03 S/m. | 02-19-2015 |
20140322778 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPROPANOL BY IMPROVED RECOMBINANT STRAINS - The expression vector includes: the nucleic acids coding for the polypeptides forming a polypeptide complex having an enzyme activity allowing acetoacetyl-CoA to be converted to acetoacetate; optionally, at least one nucleic acid coding for a polypeptide having an enzyme activity allowing acetoacetate to be converted to acetone; and at least one nucleic acid coding for a polypeptide having an enzyme activity allowing acetone to be converted to isopropanol; the expression of the nucleic acids being controlled by a single constitutive promoter located upstream of the abovementioned nucleic acids. | 10-30-2014 |
20140141442 | LINEAR DNA AMPLIFICATION - The present invention provides materials and methods for DNA amplification, in particular linear amplification methods using RNA polymerase. These methods permit high-throughput sequencing of pictogram amounts of DNA and are of use in a range of applications including genome-wide profiling of transcription factors and epigenetic DNA and histone modifications, global transcript profiling, mapping of chromatin conformations, as well as for forensic use and archaeological studies. | 05-22-2014 |
20140020136 | SERRATIA PLYMUTHICA FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF BACTERIAL PLANT PATHOGENS - strain A30, BCCM Deposit No. LMG P-26170, its analogues or functionally equivalent strains thereto, provides a biological control agent against plant disease caused by a bacterial pathogen, particularly a soft rot, e.g. blackleg. The pathogen is | 01-16-2014 |
20130347146 | GNTIII EXPRESSION IN PLANTS - The invention relates to the field of glycoprotein processing in transgenic plants used as cost efficient and contamination safe factories for the production of recombinant biopharmaceutical proteins or pharmaceutical compositions comprising these glycoproteins. The invention provides a plant comprising a functional mammalian enzyme providing mammalian GnTIII that is normally not present in plants, said plant additionally comprising at least a second mammalian protein or functional fragment thereof that is normally not present in plants. | 12-26-2013 |
20130236493 | METHODS TO PRODUCE BUNYAVIRUS REPLICON PARTICLES - The invention relates to methods of producing infectious bunyavirus replicon particles. These bunyavirus replicon particles are safe and can be used outside a biosafety containment. The invention further relates to recombinant bunyavirus replicon particles and uses of these recombinant bunyavirus replicon particles. | 09-12-2013 |
20130164320 | NOVEL MICRO-ORGANISMS CONTROLLING PLANT PATHOGENS - The invention relates to control of pathogen caused diseases on leaves, fruits and ears in plants, such as apple scab ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130117878 | STATISTICAL APPROACH FOR OPTIMAL USE OF GENETIC INFORMATION COLLECTED ON HISTORICAL PEDIGREES - This invention provides a novel means of predicting plant phenotypes that incorporates previously unusable dense marker data derived from historical pedigrees. The method operates by collecting information from a population pertaining to one or more loci, which is used to build one or more matrices by calculating, for the alleles present at the measured loci, the probability that the alleles are identical by descent. These matrices are then used to develop a second set of one or more matrices in which each value represents the probability that a certain individual in the population descended from a certain ancestral (founder) genotype. This set of second matrices can then be used as part of a breeding program for selecting and breeding individuals from the population or can be used to better classify the individuals in the population, leading to improved plant phenotypes. | 05-09-2013 |
20120278949 | SHINE CLADE OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AND THEIR USE - The present invention relates to the field of transgenic plants with novel phenotypes, especially plants with enhanced drought tolerance. Provided are SHINE proteins and nucleic acid sequences encoding these, which are useful in conferring novel phenotypes to plants. | 11-01-2012 |
20120276139 | USE OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS-BASED VECTOR FOR INDUCING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE IN MAMMALS - The invention relates to methods of stimulating an immune response against an antigenic protein in a mammalian subject. More specifically, the invention relates to routes of administration of a hybrid Newcastle Disease Virus-vector (NDV-vector) for eliciting an immune response against an antigenic protein that is encoded by the hybrid NDV-vector. | 11-01-2012 |
20120237972 | MAMMALIAN-TYPE GLYCOSYLATION IN PLANTS - The invention relates to the field of glycoprotein processing in transgenic plants used as cost efficient and contamination safe factories for the production of recombinant biopharmaceutical proteins or pharmaceutical compositions comprising these. The invention provides a plant comprising a functional mammalian enzyme providing N-glycan biosynthesis that is normally not present in plants, said plant additionally comprising at least a second mammalian protein or functional fragment thereof that is normally not present in plants. | 09-20-2012 |
20120192308 | Method for Providing Fertile Plants via Induction of BBM During Transformation - A method for providing a transgenic plant, including transforming a plant cell or plant material with a nucleotide sequence coding for a BBM protein, wherein activity of the BBM protein is induced during transformation and/or regeneration of the transformed plant cell or plant material, and wherein the plant cell or plant material originates from a recalcitrant plant is provided. In addition, a transgenic plant or material thereof having a BBM protein, wherein the transgenic plant is a recalcitrant plant is also provided. | 07-26-2012 |
20120178961 | BIO-DERIVED OLEFIN SYNTHESIS - Disclosed is a method for the combined synthesis of at least two vinylic monomers, at least one of which being an acrylic compound, comprising subjecting a monoconjugated alkene-1-carboxylic compound to reaction with a C | 07-12-2012 |
20120036596 | MAMMALIAN-TYPE GLYCOSYLATION IN PLANTS BY EXPRESSION OF NON-MAMMALIAN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES - The present invention relates to non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases that can be used in their wild-type or in modified forms. The invention further relates to transformed plants and plant cells expressing non-mammalian β-1,4-galacto-syltransferase and methods to produce glycoproteins with altered and preferably mammalian-type glycosylation. The invention additionally provides nucleic acid molecules and expression vectors of non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases. | 02-09-2012 |
20120021930 | Multiplex Nucleic Acid Detection - The present invention relates to a novel multiplex detection of nucleic acid targets in a sample. This is accomplished by using novel padlock probes which contain a unique cleavage site for linearization and a first member of a binding pair for isolation of the padlock probe from the sample. Three different designs of the padlock probes are described and examples are shown for ligation, amplification and qualitative and quantitative detection. The combination of these features gives a fast, accurate and specific multiplex detection assay | 01-26-2012 |
20120011600 | OPTIMIZING GLYCAN PROCESSING IN PLANTS - The invention is directed to methods for optimizing glycan processing in organisms (and in particular, plants) so that a glycoprotein having complex type bi-antennary glycans and thus containing galactose residues on both arms and which are devoid of (or reduce in) xylose and fucose can be obtained. The invention is further directed to said glycoprotein obtained and host system comprising said protein. | 01-12-2012 |
20110302823 | ATTRACTANT COMPOSITIONS FOR WEEVILS OF THE GENUS OTIORHYNCHUS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to formulations of volatile organic compounds having effects on | 12-15-2011 |
20110159559 | METHOD FOR THE COMBINED PRODUCTION OF BUTANOL AND HYDROGEN - The invention relates to a process for the combined production of butanol and hydrogen from biomass, comprising the steps of fermenting biomass to obtain butanol in a first reaction mixture; removing the butanol and hydrogen from the first reaction mixture to obtain effluent; and using the effluent as a substrate in a second reaction mixture in a process using low substrate concentrations, in particular a hydrogen production process. Preferably, the process using low substrate concentrations is a hydrogen production process and at least part of the end products of the hydrogen production process is removed from the second reaction mixture for obtaining an effluent that comprises organic acid, which effluent is returned to the first reaction mixture. | 06-30-2011 |
20110030108 | MAMMALIAN-TYPE GLYCOSYLATION IN PLANTS - The invention relates to the field of glycoprotein processing in transgenic plants used as cost efficient and contamination safe factories for the production of recombinant biopharmaceutical proteins or pharmaceutical compositions comprising these. The invention provides a plant comprising a functional mammalian enzyme providing N-glycan biosynthesis that is normally not present in plants, said plant additionally comprising at least a second mammalian protein or functional fragment thereof that is normally not present in plants. | 02-03-2011 |