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Essigmann

Bernd Essigmann, Berlin DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090028837Methods for Altering the Reactivity of Plant Cell Walls - Methods and means are provided for the modification of the reactivity of plant cell walls, particularly as they can be found in natural fibers of fiber producing plants by inclusion of positively charged oligosaccharides or polysaccharides into the cell wall. This can be conveniently achieved by expressing a chimeric gene encoding an N-acetylglucosamine transferase, particularly an N-acetylglucosamine transferase, capable of being targeted to the membranes of the Golgi apparatus in cells of a plant.01-29-2009
20090151016PLANTS WITH INCREASED HYALURONAN PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a process for increasing the phosphate content of starches of genetically modified plant cells in comparison with starches from corresponding wild-type plant cells by introducing a foreign nucleic acid molecule which codes for a soluble starch synthase II. The present invention furthermore relates to the overexpression of this soluble starch synthase II in the genetically modified plant cells. Furthermore, the present invention relates to rice starch and rice flour with improved quality characteristics, to rice grains comprising this rice starch, and to rice plants on which these rice grains grow.06-11-2009
20090199311METHODS AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING HYALURONAN - The present invention relates to plant cells and plants which synthesize an increased amount of hyaluronan, and to methods for preparing such plants, and also to methods for preparing hyaluronan with the aid of these plant cells or plants. Here, plant cells or genetically modified plants according to the invention have hyaluronan synthase activity and additionally an increased glutamine:fructose 6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT) activity and an increased UDP glucose dehydrogenase (UDP-Glc-DH) activity, compared to wild-type plant cells or wild-type plants. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of plants having increased hyaluronan synthesis for preparing hyaluronan and food or feedstuff containing hyaluronan.08-06-2009
20090304889Plants having an increased content of amino sugars - The present invention relates to plant cells and plants having an increased content of N-acetylated glucosamine derivatives. Furthermore, the present invention relates to plant cells and plants which synthesize glucosaminoglycans. The present invention also provides processes for producing said plants and compositions comprising said plant cells.12-10-2009
20100196966PLANTS WHICH SYNTHESIZE INCREASED AMOUNTHS OF GLUCOSAMINGLYCANS - The present invention relates to plant cells and plants which synthesize an increased amount of glucosaminoglycans, and to methods for preparing such plants, and also to methods for preparing glucosaminoglycans with the aid of these plant cells or plants. Here, plant cells or genetically modified plants according to the invention have glucosaminoglycan synthase activity and additionally an increased glucosamine 6-phosphate acetyltransferase activity and an increased UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine pyrophosphorylase activity compared to wild-type plant cells or wild-type plants. The present invention furthermore relates to compositions comprising plant cells having an increased glucosaminoglycan synthesis.08-05-2010
20120009307PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE ACRYLAMIDE CONTENT OF HEAT-TREATED FOODS - The present invention relates to a process for reducing the acrylamide content of heat-treated foods compared with corresponding conventional heat-treated foods.01-12-2012
20120030844METHODS FOR ALTERING THE REACTIVITY OF PLANT CELL WALLS - Methods and means are provided for the modification of the reactivity of plant cell walls, particularly as they can be found in natural fibers of fiber producing plants by inclusion of positively charged oligosaccharides or polysaccharides into the cell wall. This can be conveniently achieved by expressing a chimeric gene encoding an N-acetylglucosamine transferase, particularly an N-acetylglucosamine transferase, capable of being targeted to the membranes of the Golgi apparatus in cells of a plant.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Bernd Essigmann, Berlin DE

John M. Essigmann, Cambridge, MA US

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20090062236Programmable genotoxic agents and uses therefor - The compositions and methods disclosed herein provide heterobifunctional programmable genotoxic compounds that can be designed to kill selected cells present in a heterogenous cell population. The present compounds comprise a first agent that inflicts damage on cellular DNA, and a second agent that attracts a macromolecular cell component such as a protein, which in turn shields genomic lesions from repair. Unrepaired lesions therefore persist in the cellular genome and contribute to the death of selected cells. In contrast, lesions formed in nonselected cells, which lack the cell component, are unshielded and thus are repaired. As a result, compounds described herein are less toxic to nonselected cells. Compounds of this invention can be designed to cause the selective killing of transformed cells, viral-infected cells and the like.03-05-2009

Kurt Essigmann, Aachen DE

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20120077540Dual Mode Mobile Terminal Access To A Wireless Communication Network - Providing a simpler mechanism to connect a dual mode mobile terminal to a wireless communication network. This is achieved by a method of connecting a dual mode mobile terminal to a wireless communication network using a mobile attachment mode or a fixed attachment mode. A first step (S03-29-2012