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20080213845 | Method to increase the yield and improve purification of products from transaminase reactions - A process for producing high yields of enantioselective amino acids and chiral amines by reacting a keto acid or ketone and an amino acid donor in the presence of a transaminase biocatalyst to produce a keto acid by-product and an amino acid or amine product. Further reacting the keto acid by-product with a peroxide to increase the yield of additional amino acid or amine product. | 09-04-2008 |
20080220483 | Compound for Derivatizing Polypeptides and Method for Sequencing and Quantifying Amino Acids in Polypeptides Using the Same - The present invention relates to a compound for N-terminal substitution of polypeptides which is used in sequencing and quantifying amino acids and a method for sequencing and quantifying an amino acid sequence using the same. The method for sequencing and quantifying amino acids in accordance with the present invention leads to a relative quantitative analysis of proteins with very high reliability, and can distinctively discriminate between y-type ions and b-type ions on the MS/MS spectra, providing the means for realization of high-reliability protein identification. | 09-11-2008 |
20080241895 | N-Acetyl-(R,S)-beta-Amino Acid Acylase Gene - The present invention provides genes that encode the N-acetyl-(R,S)-β-amino acid acylases. The N-acetyl-(R,S)-β-amino acid acylases were isolated and purified from bacterial cells and the nucleotide sequences were determined. A host, such as | 10-02-2008 |
20080286840 | Microorganisms Comprising Enzymes Express with Low Gamma-Elimination Activity - A microorganism in which enzymes are expressed that have one or several of the following activities cystathionine-γ-synthases and/or phosphohomoserine sulfhydrylase and/or acylhomoserine sulfhydrylases and that have at the same time low γ-elimination activity is disclosed and also relates to recombinant enzymes that have one or several of the following activities cystathionine-γ-synthase and/or phosphohomoserine and/or acylhomoserine sulfhydrylase, have at the same time low γ-eliminase activity and are used for the fermentative production of amino acids, in particular, methionine. | 11-20-2008 |
20090011475 | Method For Production of Optically Active Biphenylalanine Compound or Salt or Ester Thereof - Disclosed is a method for production of an optically active biphenylalanine compound represented by the formula (2): | 01-08-2009 |
20090042260 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING OPTICALLY ACTIVE (S OR R)-ALPHA-AMINO ACID AND OPTICALLY ACTIVE (R OR S)-ALPHA-AMINO ACID ESTER - The present invention discloses a process for preparing an optically active (S or R)-α-amino acid represented by the formula (II): | 02-12-2009 |
20090075347 | Production of Bacterial Strains Cross Reference To Related Applications - The present invention provides methods to enhance production of desired products and increase the growth rate of a bacterial strain by inactivating an endogenous arcA and optionally overexpressing a ppc gene. | 03-19-2009 |
20090087885 | Process For Preparing Optically Active Amino Acids Using a Whole-Cell Catalyst - The present invention relates to a process for preparing, in particular, enantiomerically enriched L-α-amino acids, in particular those of the general formula (I). In this connection, the process according to the invention uses 2-ketocarboxylic acids which are converted into the desired products using a whole-cell catalyst which comprises an amino acid dehydrogenase and a cofactor-regenerating enzyme. | 04-02-2009 |
20090111150 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BETA-HYDROXY AMINO ACID AND ENZYME USED THEREFOR - A method for producing β-hydroxy amino acid and its optically-active isomer is provided. The β-hydroxy amino acid is produced by reacting a predetermined D-α-amino acid and 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolic acid in the presence of an enzyme derived from a microorganism belonging to the genera | 04-30-2009 |
20090148914 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF ACETATE AND OTHER PRODUCTS - The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid. | 06-11-2009 |
20090162906 | NITRILASES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - The invention provides nitrilases and methods for making and using them, and in one aspect, provides methods for producing enantiomerically pure α-substituted carboxylic acids, such as, for example, α-amino acids and α-hydroxy acids. In one aspect, methods of the invention combine an aldehyde or ketone with a cyanide and ammonia or an ammonium salt or an amine, in the presence of a nitrilase or a polypeptide having nitrilase activity, to stereoselectively hydrolyze the amino nitrile or cyanohydrin intermediate under conditions sufficient to produce the carboxylic acid. | 06-25-2009 |
20090186388 | LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING Y-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID - The present invention provides a lactic acid bacterium which can produce γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) even under a coexisting condition of lactic acid and common salt in a medium at time of commencement of culturing, and a method for producing a culture mixture comprising GABA. Specifically, a culture mixture comprising GABA can be obtained by isolating from unrefined soy a lactic acid bacterium, | 07-23-2009 |
20090203090 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING A BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY - A method for producing an L-amino acid is described, for example L-threonine, L-lysine, L-histidine, L-phenylalanine, L-arginine, L-tryptophan, or L-glutamic acid, using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, wherein the bacterium has been modified to enhance an activity of a wild-type alcohol dehydrogenase encoded by the adhE gene or a mutant alcohol dehydrogenase which is resistant to aerobic inactivation. | 08-13-2009 |
20090203091 | MUTANTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF D-AMINO ACIDS - The present invention relates to specific | 08-13-2009 |
20090209010 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTIVE FLUORINATION OF ORGANIC MOLECULES - A method and system for selectively fluorinating organic molecules on a target site wherein the target site is activated and then fluorinated are shown together with a method and system for identifying a molecule having a biological activity. | 08-20-2009 |
20090215128 | Methods for degrading lignocellulosic materials - The present invention relates to methods for degrading a lignocellulosic material, comprising: treating the lignocellulosic material with an effective amount of one or more cellulolytic enzymes in the presence of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a secondary alcohol ethoxylate, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, nonylphenol ethoxylate, tridecyl ethoxylate, and polyoxyethylene ether, wherein the presence of the surfactant increases the degradation of lignocellulosic material compared to the absence of the surfactant. The present invention also relates to methods for producing an organic substance, comprising: (a) saccharifying a lignocellulosic material with an effective amount of one or more cellulolytic enzymes in the presence of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a secondary alcohol ethoxylate, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, nonylphenol ethoxylate, tridecyl ethoxylate, and polyoxyethylene ether, wherein the presence of the surfactant increases the degradation of lignocellulosic material compared to the absence of the surfactant; (b) fermenting the saccharified lignocellulosic material of step (a) with one or more fermenting microorganisms; and (c) recovering the organic substance from the fermentation. | 08-27-2009 |
20090258398 | Process for the Production of beta-Amino Acids Using Acylase - The present invention relates to a | 10-15-2009 |
20090258399 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF AMINO ACID - According to the present invention, there are provided a microorganism belonging to Enterobacteriaceae wherein a function of CsrB RNA or CsrC RNA has been decreased or lost, and which has the ability to produce and accumulate an amino acid, and a process wherein the microorganism is cultured in a medium to produce and accumulate the amino acid in the culture, and the amino acid is recovered from the culture. | 10-15-2009 |
20090298134 | Method to increase the yield and improve purification of products from transaminase reactions - A process for producing high yields of enantioselective amino acids and chiral amines by reacting a keto acid or ketone and an amino acid donor in the presence of a transaminase biocatalyst to produce a keto acid by-product and an amino acid or amine product. Further reacting the keto acid by-product with a peroxide to increase the yield of additional amino acid or amine product. | 12-03-2009 |
20090311755 | Methods for enhancing the degradation or conversion of cellulosic material - The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material and for producing a substance from a cellulosic material. | 12-17-2009 |
20100009415 | L-AMINO ACID AMIDE ASYMMETRIC HYDROLASE AND DNA ENCODING THE SAME - A recombinant microorganism is produced by introducing a DNA encoding an enzyme which hydrolyzes an amido bond of L-amino acid amide, especially L-2-alkylcysteine amide, and L-amino acid is produced by using cells or cell processed product of the obtained microorganism. | 01-14-2010 |
20100035305 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AMINO ACID METAL CHELATES - A method of producing amino acid metal chelates includes producing an amino acid ligand by enzymatically hydrolyzing bacterial cells, and reacting the amino acid ligand with a metal cation. | 02-11-2010 |
20100035306 | FERMENTATION OF PENTOSE SUGARS - The present invention relates to host cells transformed with a nucleic acid sequence encoding a eukaryotic xylose isomerase obtainable from an anaerobic fungus. When expressed, the sequence encoding the xylose isomerase confers to the host cell the ability to convert xylose to xylulose which may be further metabolized by the host cell. Thus, the host cell is capable of growth on xylose as carbon source. The host cell preferably is a eukaryotic microorganism such as a yeast or a filamentous fungus. The invention further relates to processes for the production of fermentation products such as ethanol, in which a host cell of the invention uses xylose for growth and for the production of the fermentation product. The invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding eukaryotic xylose isomerases and xylulose kinases as obtainable from anaerobic fungi. | 02-11-2010 |
20100093043 | Biological Systems for Manufacture of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymers Containing 4-Hydroxyacids - The gene encoding a 4-hydroxybutyryl-Co A transferase has been isolated from bacteria and integrated into the genome of bacteria also expressing a polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase, to yield an improved production process for 4HB-containing polyhydroxyalkanoates using transgenic organisms, including both bacteria and plants. The new pathways provide means for producing 4HB containing PHAs from cheap carbon sources such as sugars and fatty acids, in high yields, which are stable. Useful strains are obtaining by screening strains having integrated into their genomes a gene encoding a 4HB-CoA transferase and/or PHA synthase, for polymer production. Processes for polymer production use recombinant systems that can utilize cheap substrates. Systems are provided which can utilize amino acid degradation pathways, α-ketoglutarate, or succinate as substrate. | 04-15-2010 |
20100105111 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE AMINO ACID - An optically active amino acid is useful as food or feed, agrochemicals, chemical products for industrial use, intermediates for synthesis of cosmetics or medicines and the like and is also important as optical resolving agents or chiral building blocks for use in organic synthesis. Thus, the object is to provide an industrially practical method for producing the optically active amino acid simply and at low cost. The method comprises the step of reacting an aminonitrile composed of a mixture of a D-aminonitrile and an L-aminonitrile with a biocatalyst which is one derived from a newly isolated microorganism belonging to the genus | 04-29-2010 |
20100143981 | WHOLE-CELL CATALYTIC SYSTEM COMPRISING A HYDANTOINASE, A RACEMASE AND A CARBAMOYLASE - The present invention relates to a whole cell catalytic system for the preparation of an enantiomerically enriched α-amino acid from a corresponding hydantoin wherein hydantoinase, L-carbamoylase and hydantoin racemase are coexpressed in a recombinant micro-organism wherein the genes coding for these three enzymes are located on a single replicon. The present invention further relates to the use of such a whole cell catalytic system according in the preparation of an enantiomerically enriched L-α-amino acid from a corresponding hydantoin. | 06-10-2010 |
20100173367 | FUNCTIONALIZED MOLECULES COMPRISING AN AUTOSILIFICATION MOIETY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention provides functionalized molecules comprising a covalently linked autosilification moiety; and methods for making and using the functionalized molecules. The present invention provides nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequence encoding polypeptides comprising an autosilification moiety. The present invention further provides silica matrices comprising a subject functionalized molecule, as well as systems and kits comprising the silica matrices. The subject functionalized molecules find use in various applications, which are also provided. | 07-08-2010 |
20100255548 | MUTATED D-AMINOTRANSFERASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVES USING THE SAME - A D-aminotransferase can be modified so as to efficiently produce (2R,4R)-monatin having high sweetness intensity from 4-(indol-3-ylmethyl)-4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutaric acid by substituting an amino acid at least at one of positions (positions 100, 180 to 183, 243 and 244) involved in efficiently producing the (2R,4R)-monatin in an amino acid sequence of a wild-type D-aminotransferase represented in SEQ ID NO:2. | 10-07-2010 |
20100285540 | Process for the preparation of (R)-Beta-Arylalanines by coupled Racemase/Aminomutase catalysis - A process for producing (R)-β-arylalanines is described. The process converts (S)-α-arylalanine to (R)-β-arylalanine using phenylalanine aminomutase and amino acid racemase. The (R)-β-arylalanine product can be used to form pharmaceutically useful drugs. Also disclosed are DNA sequences encloding phenylalanine aminomutase and amino acid racemase enzymes, sequences for PCR primers of the DNA sequences, and sequences for expressed aminomutase and amino acid racemase enzymes. | 11-11-2010 |
20100304448 | METHOD FOR THE ENZYMATIC REDUCTION OF ALPHA- AND BETA-DEHYDROAMINO ACIDS USING ENOATE REDUCTASES - A method for the enzymatic preparation of amino acids of the general formula (3) or (4) from alpha-dehydroamino acids of the general formula (1) or (2) | 12-02-2010 |
20100311129 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID USING BACTERIUM OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FAMILY WITH ATTENUATED EXPRESSION OF A GENE CODING FOR SMALL RNA - The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus | 12-09-2010 |
20110003346 | SYNTHESIS METHOD OF AROMATIC AMINO ACIDS - A synthesis method of aromatic amino acids according to one aspect of the present invention includes a process of preparing thermostable enzyme, a process of amino-transferring reaction and a process of product precipitation and enzyme recycling. The process of preparing thermostable enzyme comprises an isolation step of the gene of | 01-06-2011 |
20110003347 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TARGET SUBSTANCE BY FERMENTATION - A method is described for producing a target substance utilizing a microorganism by culturing the microorganism in a medium to produce and accumulate the target substance in the medium, and then collecting the target substance from culture. The microorganism is imparted with isomaltase activity, or modified to increase isomaltase activity. | 01-06-2011 |
20110003348 | ORGANIC MATERIAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING BIOMASS MATERIAL AND METHOD - An organic material production system includes: a pretreatment device ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110076730 | MICROBIAL SYNTHESIS OF D-1,2,4-BUTANETRIOL - Improved enzyme systems, recombinant cells, and processes employing the same to produce biosynthetic D-1,2,4-butanetriol; D-1,2,4-butanetriol prepared thereby and derivatives thereof; D-1,2,4-butanetriol trinitrate prepared therefrom; and enzymes and genes useful in the enzyme systems and recombinant cells. | 03-31-2011 |
20110086396 | D-AMINO ACID OXIDASE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF L-AMINO ACID, 2-OXO ACID, OR CYCLIC IMINE - The present invention relates to novel D-amino acid oxidase isolated and purified from | 04-14-2011 |
20110097765 | ENHANCED FERMENTATION PROCESS USING MOLASSES - Described herein are compositions and methods for enhanced fermentation of molasses using transglucosidase. | 04-28-2011 |
20110117611 | Nucleotide Sequences Which Code for the tal Gene - The invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide from coryneform bacteria, comprising a polynucleotide sequence chosen from the group consisting of
| 05-19-2011 |
20110117612 | CORYNEFORM BACTERIUM TRANSFORMANT HAVING IMPROVED D-XYLOSE-UTILIZING ABILITY - A coryneform bacterium transformant prepared by transferring an exogenous gene which encodes a protein having a sugar transporter function into a coryneform bacterium capable of utilizing D-xylose. | 05-19-2011 |
20110189738 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLUTAMATE DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to a process for producing efficiently glutamic acid derivatives (including salts thereof) such as monatin by converting a substituted α-keto acid of formula (1) into a glutamic acid derivative of formula (2) in the presence of an enzyme catalyzing conversion of the same. | 08-04-2011 |
20110229940 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID - The present invention relates to a method for producing an L-amino acid by reacting an enantiomeric mixture of an N-succinyl amino acid with L-succinylase in the presence of N-acylamino acid racemase to specifically hydrolyze the L-form. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing an L-amino acid in high yield by using an N-succinyl amino acid whose dissolved concentration is particularly low as a raw material to perform a reaction while precipitating the produced L-amino acid out of the reaction system. The present invention enables efficient production of an L-amino acid having high optical purity, particularly an L-amino acid useful as a raw material for products such as pharmaceutical products and agricultural chemicals. | 09-22-2011 |
20110244528 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING USEFUL SUBSTANCE - The present invention provides a process for efficiently producing a useful substance; and a microorganism which belongs to coryneform bacteria and which can be used in the process. The present invention provides a process for producing a useful substance by using a microorganism belonging to coryneform bacteria, the microorganism having an ability to take a sugar, which is taken into a cell via a phosphotransferase system (PTS), into a cell via a system other than the PTS, and having an ability to produce a useful substance. | 10-06-2011 |
20110250653 | L-SUCCINYLAMINOACYLASE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID USING IT - The present invention provides a L-succinylacylase consisting of: (a) a protein coded by a gene consisting of a nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 1; (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 2; (c) a protein coded by a polynucleotide which hybridizes under a stringent condition with a nucleic acid sequence which is complementary to the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 1 and having an L-succinylaminoacylase activity; or (d) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence where one or several amino acid(s) is/are substituted, deleted, inserted and/or added in the protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 2 and has an L-succinylaminoacylase activity. This enzyme is able to produce a sterically bulky unnatural amino acid such as L-tert-leucine etc. which is useful as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals. | 10-13-2011 |
20110281309 | NOVEL AMINO ACID DEHYDROGENASE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID, 2-OXO ACID OR D-AMINO ACID - The present invention relates to a novel amino acid dehydrogenase, DNA encoding the enzyme, and a transformant having the DNA introduced therein. The present invention also relates to a process for producing an L-amino acid, 2-oxo acid or D-amino acid, which includes allowing the amino acid dehydrogenase or a microorganism or transformant capable of producing the enzyme to act on a substrate compound. The amino acid dehydrogenase has good reactivity even with an amino acid or a 2-oxo acid each having a bulky side chain such as an aromatic-ring-containing group, which acids are poorly reactive with conventional amino acid dehydrogenases. The amino acid dehydrogenase enables the inexpensive and highly efficient production of a useful optically active amino acid. | 11-17-2011 |
20110281310 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF ACETATE AND OTHER PRODUCTS - The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid. | 11-17-2011 |
20110294170 | Pentose Fermentation By a Recombinant Microorganism - The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods. | 12-01-2011 |
20110318790 | XYLOSE ISOMERASE GENES AND THEIR USE IN FERMENTATION OF PENTOSE SUGARS - The present invention relates to eukaryotic cells which have the ability to isomerise xylose directly into xylulose. The cells have acquired this ability by transformation with nucleotide sequences coding for a xylose isomerase that has one or more specific sequence elements typical for isomerases having the ability of functional expression in yeasts, such as e.g. xylose isomerases obtainable from a bacterium of the genera Clostridiumand Fusobacteriumor a tunicate form the genus | 12-29-2011 |
20120064581 | ESCHERICHIA COLI METABOLIC ENGINEERING OXYGEN INDEPENDENT PLATFORM STRAINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention provides transgenic | 03-15-2012 |
20120064582 | Nucleotide Sequences Encoding Alanine Racemase from Coryneform - The invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide having a polynucleotide sequence which codes for the alr gene, and a host-vector system having a coryneform host bacterium in which the alr gene is present in attenuated form and a vector which carries at least the alr gene according to SEQ ID No 1, and the use of polynucleotides which comprise the sequences according to the invention as hybridization probes. | 03-15-2012 |
20120149071 | D-AMINOACYLASE - A D-aminoacylase having a high substrate specificity is provided. This D-aminoacylase can produce D-amino acids from N-acetyl-D,L-amino acids conveniently and efficiently at a low cost. | 06-14-2012 |
20120164697 | POLYPEPTIDES AND BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF STEREOISOMERS OF MONATIN AND THEIR PERCURSORS - Monatin and certain stereoisomers of monatin, such as R,R monatin and S,R monatin, as well as salts thereof, are produced using polypeptides and biosynthetic pathways. These polypeptides and biosynthetic pathways are also useful in the production of R-2-hydroxy-2-(indoly-3-ylmethyl)-4-keto glutaric acid, an intermediate that is formed in certain monatin synthesis pathways, including some biosynthetic pathways. | 06-28-2012 |
20120178133 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING L-HOMOPHENYLALANINE AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-HOMOPHENYLALANINE - The present invention relates to a system ( | 07-12-2012 |
20120202255 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID - A method for producing an L-amino acid by preparing a processed product of a microalgae, which promotes production and accumulation of the L-amino acid by a bacterium having an ability to produce the L-amino acid, by culturing the microalgae in a medium, and processing the resulting culture at a midtemperature; culturing the bacterium in a medium containing the processed product of the microalgae to produce and accumulate the L-amino acid in culture; and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture. | 08-09-2012 |
20120208244 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONATIN - [Problem] Providing a methodology for improving a yield of 2R,4R-Monatin. | 08-16-2012 |
20120270279 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONATIN - The present invention provides a methodology for improving a yield of 2R,4R-Monatin. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing 2S,4R-Monatin or a salt thereof, comprising contacting 4R-IHOG with an L-amino acid aminotransferase in the presence of an L-amino acid to form the 2S,4R-Monatin; a method for producing 2R,4R-Monatin or a salt thereof, comprising isomerizing the 2S,4R-Monatin to form the 2R,4R-Monatin; and the like. These production methods may further comprise condensing indole-3-pyruvate and pyruvate to form the 4R-IHOG, and deaminating a tryptophan to form the indole-3-pyruvate. | 10-25-2012 |
20120270280 | PREPARATION OF BETA-AMINO ACIDS - The present invention relates to a process for the biocatalytic, enantioselective production of a β-amino acid pre-cursor from an optionally substituted dihydrouracil using a hydantoinase and/or a dihydropyrimidinase, a process for producing a β-amino acid from said precursor, a hydantoinase and its use in said process for the biocatalytic production of a β-amino acid pre-cursor or a β-amino acid, and a method for obtaining said hydantoinase. | 10-25-2012 |
20120270281 | BIOREACTOR PERFORMANCE IN THE PRODUCTION OF MONATIN - Methods and systems for increasing the production of monatin in a multi-step equilibrium pathway are described. Tryptophan and pyruvate are added to a bioreactor to form a mixture comprising monatin and a plurality of intermediates via a multi-step equilibrium pathway. The methods and systems include operating the bioreactor such that a temperature of the mixture in the bioreactor is less than 25 degrees Celsius, resulting in an increased production of monatin. In some embodiments, the temperature of the mixture in the bioreactor is between about 5 degrees Celsius and about 23 degrees Celsius; in other embodiments, the temperature is between about 10 degrees Celsius and about 18 degrees Celsius. | 10-25-2012 |
20120295314 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONATIN - The present invention provides a method of producing 2R,4R-Monatin with a good yield using inexpensive L-Trp rather than expensive D-Trp as a stating material. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing 2R,4R-Monatin or a salt thereof, comprising:
| 11-22-2012 |
20120315678 | MICROALGA HIGHLY ACCUMULATING STARCH, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLUCOSE USING THE SAME, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TARGET SUBSTANCE - Glucose is produced by hydrolyzing starch contained in a microalga which belongs to the genus | 12-13-2012 |
20120329104 | MODIFIED MICROORGANISM HAVING ENHANCED XYLOSE UTILIZATION - A modified microorganism having enhanced xylose utilization, an expression vector for constructing the modified microorganism, and a method of producing a chemical using the same are disclosed. | 12-27-2012 |
20130004998 | PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods. | 01-03-2013 |
20130029385 | Processes Using Amino Acid Dehydrogenases and Ketoreductase-Based Cofactor Regenerating System - The present disclosure relates to the use of an amino acid dehydrogenase in combination with a cofactor regenerating system comprising a ketoreductase. In particular embodiments, the process can be used to prepare L-tert-leucine using a leucine dehydrogenase. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029386 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF L-HOMOALANINE - Healthcare costs are a significant worldwide, with many patients being denied medications because of their high prices. One approach to addressing this problem involves the biosynthesis of chiral drug intermediates, an environmentally friendly solution that can be used to generate pharmaceuticals at much lower costs than conventional techniques. In this context, embodiments of the invention comprise methods and materials designed to allow microorganisms to biosynthesize the nonnatural amino acid L-homoalanine. As is known in the art, L-homoalanine is a chiral precursor of a variety of pharmaceutically valuable compounds including the anticonvulsant medications levetiracetam (sold under the trade name Keppra®) and brivaracetam, as well as ethambutol, a bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug used to treat tuberculosis. Consequently, embodiments of the invention can be used in low cost, environmentally friendly processes to generate these and other valuable compounds. | 01-31-2013 |
20130052698 | GH61 GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE PROTEIN VARIANTS AND COFACTORS THAT ENHANCE GH61 ACTIVITY - The present invention provides various GH61 protein variants comprising various amino acid substitutions. The GH61 protein variants have an improved ability to synergize with cellulase enzymes, thereby increasing the yield of fermentable sugars obtained by saccharification of biomass. In some embodiments, sugars obtained from saccharification are fermented to produce numerous end-products, including but not limited to alcohol. | 02-28-2013 |
20130071885 | ACYL AMINO ACIDS - Engineered polypeptides useful in synthesizing acyl amino acids are provided. Also provided are methods of making acyl amino acids using engineered polypeptides. In certain embodiments, an acyl amino acid produced using compositions and/or methods of the present invention comprises cocoyl glutamate. | 03-21-2013 |
20130157320 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SULFUR-CONTAINING ALPHA-AMINO ACID COMPOUND - The present invention provides a novel process for producing a sulfur-containing α-amino acid compound such as methionine. A process for producing a sulfur-containing α-amino acid compound represented by the formula (2): wherein R | 06-20-2013 |
20130164792 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALS OF MUTIVALENT METAL SALT OF (2R, 4R) MONATIN - The present invention provides a method of efficiently producing a crystal of a (2R,4R)Monatin multivalent metal salt that has a good sweetness property and is excellent in storage stability. Specifically, the present invention provides the method of producing the crystal of the (2R,4R)Monatin multivalent metal salt comprising allowing an aldehyde or one or two or more enzymes capable of forming (2R,4R)Monatin from (2S,4R)Monatin to be acted on an aqueous solution containing the (2S,4R)Monatin in the presence of a multivalent metal ion to obtain the crystal of the (2R,4R)Monatin multivalent metal salt. The aldehyde may preferably be an aromatic aldehyde. The one or two or more enzyme may preferably be a racemase or one or more aminotransferases. The multivalent metal may preferably be a bivalent alkaline earth metal. | 06-27-2013 |
20130177949 | NITRILASES - The invention relates to nitrilases and to nucleic acids encoding the nitrilases. In addition methods of designing new nitrilases and method of use thereof are also provided. The nitrilases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature. | 07-11-2013 |
20130183725 | CANDIDA TROPICALIS CELLS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to genetically engineered | 07-18-2013 |
20130196388 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE SUCCINIMIDE DERIVATIVES - A process for efficiently producing optically active succinimide derivatives as key intermediates of (3R)-2′-(4-bromo-2-fluorobenzyl)spiro{pyrrolidine-3,4′(1′H)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine}-1′,2,3′,5(2′H)-tetraone, which comprises the following reaction steps, and the step 2 is performed by using a non-animal-derived enzyme. | 08-01-2013 |
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20130280766 | HYBRID POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES - The present invention provides for a polyketide synthase (PKS) capable of synthesizing an even-chain or odd-chain diacid or lactam or diamine. The present invention also provides for a host cell comprising the PKS and when cultured produces the even-chain diacid, odd-chain diacid, or KAPA. The present invention also provides for a host cell comprising the PKS capable of synthesizing a pimelic acid or KAPA, and when cultured produces biotin. | 10-24-2013 |
20140017738 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING L-HOMOPHENYLALANINE AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-HOMOPHENYLALANINE - The present invention relates to a system for producing L-homophenylalanine and a process for producing L-homophenylalanine using the system. The system and the process include monitoring and controlling of the reaction conditions (e.g., temperature and pH) to desired or predetermined values. The monitoring, adjusting and agitating steps provided by the method thereby result in a more complete conversion of the available substrate and produce a sufficient yield of L-homophenylalanine. | 01-16-2014 |
20140024086 | OVER-EXPRESSION OF NADH-DEPENDENT OXIDOREDUCTASE (FUCO) FOR INCREASING FURFURAL OR 5-HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL TOLERANCE - The subject invention pertains to the discovery that the NADH-dependent propanediol oxidoreductase (FucO) can reduce furfural. This allows for a new approach to improve furfural tolerance in bacterial and/or yeast cells used to produce desired products. Thus, novel biocatalysts (bacterial, fungal or yeast cells) exhibiting increased tolerance to furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) are provided as are methods of making and using such biocatalysts for the production of a desired product. | 01-23-2014 |
20140127761 | Method for Producing Fatty Acid - A method for producing a fatty acid, which comprises adding an organic solvent to a culture of an alga obtained by culturing the alga in a culture medium, and stirring the culture medium to allow a transesterification or hydrolysis reaction of a lipid, and collecting a fatty acid ester or a fatty acid from the reaction mixture. | 05-08-2014 |
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20140248672 | MODIFIED ETHYLENEDIAMINE-N,N'-DISUCCINATE:ETHYLENEDIAMINE LYASE - The present invention provides a modified ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase. The present invention also provides a protein that comprises the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; or a protein that comprises an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 by deletion, substitution, or addition of one or more amino acid residues, and has an ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinate:ethylenediamine lyase activity. | 09-04-2014 |
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20140377813 | PENTOSE FERMENTING MICROORGANISMS - The invention provides a microbial eukaryotic cell capable of utilizing C5 sugars, in particular xylose. Another objective of the invention is to provide an improved protein sequence to enable eukaryotic cells to degrade C5 sugars. The present invention thus provides protein comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 75% identity, preferably 80% identity, most preferably 90% identity, most highly preferably 95% identity to SEQ ID NO. 2 or SEQ ID NO. 8 and having xylose-isomerase activity in a eukaryotic cell. | 12-25-2014 |
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20150111260 | ALDOLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - This invention relates to polypeptides having aldolase activity, including pyruvate activity such as, without limitation, HMG and/or KHG aldolase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to polypeptides having aldolase activity, including pyruvate activity such as, without limitation, HMG and/or KHG aldolase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides in accordance with the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. In some embodiments, the invention provides polypeptides and biosynthetic pathways that are useful in the production of R-2-hydroxy 2-(indol-3ylmethyl)-4-keto glutaric acid (R-MP) and certain stereoisomers of monatin, such as R,R and S,R monatin, and salts thereof, as well as certain stereoisomers of monatin derivatives, such as the R,R and S,R configurations, and salts thereof. | 04-23-2015 |
20150140613 | ENHANCED FERMENTATION PROCESS USING MOLASSES - Described herein are compositions and methods for enhanced fermentation of molasses using transglucosidase. | 05-21-2015 |
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