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20090162893 | Alcohol dehydrogenase for the stereoselective production of hydroxy compounds - The invention relates to a DNA molecule encoding an NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase, to a vector containing at least one copy of the DNA sequence, and to prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cells that are transformed or transfected with said DNA sequence. The invention also relates to the NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase as such, to a method for the production and the use of the alcohol dehydrogenase and to a method for the stereoselective production of secondary alcohols. | 06-25-2009 |
20110118433 | CANDIDA TROPICALIS CELLS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to genetically engineered | 05-19-2011 |
20130183725 | CANDIDA TROPICALIS CELLS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to genetically engineered | 07-18-2013 |
20150140617 | CANDIDA TROPICALIS CELLS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to genetically engineered | 05-21-2015 |
20150209775 | BRANCHED-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS AS LIQUID CATION EXCHANGERS - The present invention relates to a method for removing an organic compound from an aqueous solution, comprising the steps of providing the aqueous solution which contains the organic compound, and a hydrophobic organic solution, where the latter comprises a liquid hydrophobic cation exchanger, contacting the aqueous solution and the hydrophobic organic solution, and separating off the hydrophobic organic solution from the aqueous solution, wherein the liquid hydrophobic cation exchanger is a saturated alkanoic acid having at least one alkyl substituent, where the organic compound is an organic compound having at least one positive charge and a neutral or positive total charge. | 07-30-2015 |
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20130164797 | PROCESS FOR THE IMPROVED SEPARATION OF A HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC SOLUTION FROM AN AQUEOUS CULTURE MEDIUM - A process for the improved separation of a hydrophobic organic solution from an aqueous culture medium is provided. The process includes preparing an aqueous culture medium of a metabolically active cell having a decreased activity; contacting of the aqueous culture medium with a hydrophobic organic solution comprising a substrate for biotransformation; conducting a biotransformation of the substrate; and separating the hydrophobic organic solution comprising a biotransformed substrate from the aqueous culture medium. The decreased activity of the metabolically active cell is in comparison to a wild-type of the active cell and the decreased activity is of at least of one enzyme that catalyses one reaction of β-oxidation of fatty acids. The invention further provides a metabolically active cell that has a decreased activity, compared to its wild-type, of an enzyme that catalyses one of the reactions of the β-oxidation of fatty acids, including an enzyme selected from FadA, FadB, FadD, FadL and FadE as well as variants thereof. | 06-27-2013 |
20140141478 | PROCESS FOR REACTING A CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER - The invention provides a process for reacting a carboxylic acid ester of the formula (I) | 05-22-2014 |
20140178948 | PRODUCTION OF OMEGA-AMINO FATTY ACIDS - The invention provides a whole cell catalyst which expresses a recombinant α-dioxygenase or the combination of a recombinant fatty acid reductase and a phosphopantetheinyl transferase phosphopantetheinylating the fatty acid reductase, and which in addition to the α-dioxygenase and/or the combination of fatty acid reductase and phosphopantetheinyl transferase expresses a transaminase, characterized in that the phosphopantetheinyl transferase and/or transaminase is preferably recombinant; and a method for the conversion of a fatty acid, ω-hydroxy fatty acid, ω-oxo fatty acid or a monoester thereof to an amine, comprising oxidation of the fatty acid, ω-hydroxy fatty acid, ω-oxo fatty acid or the monoester thereof to an oxidation product by contacting with an alkane hydroxylase and/or alcohol dehydrogenase, contacting the oxidation product with a phosphopantetheinylated fatty acid reductase or a α-dioxygenase to give an aldehyde, and contacting the aldehyde with a transaminase. | 06-26-2014 |
20140256904 | BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS PROCESS OF OMEGA-FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON ACIDS AND CARBON ACID ESTERS FROM SIMPLE CARBON SOURCES - The subject of the invention is a biotechnological process for the production of ω-functionalized carboxylic acids and of ω-functionalized carboxylate esters from simple carbon sources. | 09-11-2014 |
20150111253 | ENZYMATIC OMEGA-OXIDATION AND OMEGA-AMINATION OF FATTY ACIDS - The invention relates to a method for oxidizing a fatty acid or an ester thereof of formula (I) H3C—(CH2)n-COOR, wherein R is selected from the group that comprises H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl, wherein n is 0 to 30, preferably 6 to 24, comprising the step of oxidizing the fatty acid or the ester thereof by contacting the fatty acid or the ester thereof with a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase of the CYP153 family in the presence of molecular oxygen and NAD(P)H and a whole-cell catalyst that expresses a recombinant cytochrome P450 monooxygenase of the CYP153 family, a recombinant alcohol dehydrogenase, a recombinant transaminase, and optionally one or more than one recombinant enzyme from the group comprising alanine dehydrogenase, ferredoxin, and ferredoxin reductase, and the use of said whole-cell catalyst to oxidize a fatty acid or an ester thereof. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111254 | METHOD FOR AEROBICALLY PRODUCING ALANINE OR A COMPOUND PRODUCED USING ALANINE - The problem addressed by the invention is solved in a first aspect by a method for producing alanine or a compound produced using alanine, having the steps of (a) providing a cell which expresses a recombinant alanine dehydrogenase or a variant thereof, (b) cultivating the cell under aerobic conditions in the presence of an inorganic nitrogen source in an aqueous phase, and (c) bringing the cell into contact with an organic phase, said cell being a prokaryotic or a lower eukaryotic cell. | 04-23-2015 |
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20100115802 | HYDRAULIC BACKHOE SHIFT MECHANISM - An earth-working vehicle, such as a backhoe loader, has an implement, such as a backhoe, mounted in a manner that the implement can be shifted transversely with respect to the vehicle. A hydraulic motor and roller cable or rack are secured to the vehicle main frame and implement supporting plate to position the implement transversely of the vehicle without the jerky movements of prior backhoe loaders. | 05-13-2010 |
20110030363 | Open center hydraulic system - An open center hydraulic system that includes a variable displacement pump having an inlet, an outlet and a sensing port, the pump configured to provide reduced fluid flow in response to a predetermined fluid pressure differential between the outlet and the sensing port. A first fluid circuit and a second fluid circuit each serve as signal lines with the pump sensing port. During operation of the second fluid circuit, reduced fluid flow from the pump outlet is achieved as a result of the sum of induced fluid pressure reductions of respective controlled pressure reduction devices approaching the predetermined pump fluid pressure differential. | 02-10-2011 |
20120096843 | WORK VEHICLE LIFTING PERFORMANCE - A work vehicle includes a fluid circuit to operate at least one implement for performing work, the fluid circuit having at least a first operating mode and a second operating mode. The first operating mode is configured to operate within a first predetermined flow rate range within a first predetermined fluid pressure level range. The second operating mode is configured to operate within a second predetermined flow rate range and within a second predetermined fluid pressure level range. In response to the fluid circuit operating within the second operating mode, a maximum pressure value of the second predetermined fluid pressure level range is greater than a maximum pressure value of the first predetermined fluid pressure level range, and a maximum value of the second predetermined flow level range is less than a maximum value of the first predetermined flow level range. | 04-26-2012 |
20130177382 | GRIPPING DEVICE FOR ARTICULATED WORK MACHINE - A work machine includes a pivotable arm having a first gripping device formed therein, the arm operatively connected to an attachment for securing an object between the first gripping device and the attachment. A second gripping device is removably securable to the arm near the first gripping device, the second gripping device configured to at least partially secure an object between the second gripping device and the attachment. | 07-11-2013 |
20130318957 | FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE - A fluid control system including a variable displacement pump having a load system control and configured to operate in an open center mode. A pump control is operable between a first arrangement and a second arrangement. The pump control receives pressurized fluid from a first load sensor pressure in fluid communication with the pump and an actuator return pressure in fluid communication with an actuator configured to operate using pressurized fluid from the system, the pump control providing a selective pump control pressure to the pump load system control. When the system is operating in a standby mode, the pump operates in a first minimized displacement condition. When the system is in a stall mode, the pump operates in a second minimized displacement condition. | 12-05-2013 |
20140379229 | Ride Control System - A ride control system uses speed, pressure, hand throttle, foot throttle and seat position information associated with a tractor-loader-backhoe to determine when to engage and disengage the ride control system for the tractor-loader-backhoe. Once the ride control system is engaged, the ride control system can be disengaged in response to either an operator command or a measured speed of the tractor-loader-backhoe being below a predetermined speed. | 12-25-2014 |
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20100001520 | PVC Pipe Coupling - A threaded coupling for connecting a threaded first connecting drop pipe to a second connecting drop pipe. The coupling has a first female end having an enlarged exterior diameter and an interior diameter defining a lead in section which provides strength to resist lateral forces exerted on the threaded drop pipe connection. Adjacent the lead in section, internal threads are located in the first female end of the coupling. A second female end having an interior diameter substantially the same size as the lead in section of the first female end is located adjacent the internal threads, opposite the first female end. A male connecting end of a first connecting drop pipe having external threads is inserted into the lead in section and screwed into the coupling. A male connecting end of a second connecting drop pipe is coated with an adhesive and inserted into the second female end. | 01-07-2010 |
20100194098 | Push Lock Pipe Connection System - A pipe for connecting to a similar adjacent pipe. The pipe has a female end with a plurality of rigid fingers extending into the space within the female end. The plurality of rigid fingers extends from at least one interior circumferential groove on the interior surface of the female end. On the male end of the pipe there is at least one exterior circumferential groove that is sized and positioned to receive the plurality of rigid fingers from a corresponding interior circumferential groove on the female end of an adjacent pipe. The number of interior circumferential grooves on the female end with the plurality of rigid fingers extending from them typically corresponds to the number of exterior circumferential grooves on the male end. When the male end of a similar adjacent pipe is inserted into the female end of the pipe, the plurality of rigid fingers is received within the corresponding exterior circumferential groove on the male end, thereby preventing the male end of the similar adjacent pipe from being withdrawn from the female end of the pipe. | 08-05-2010 |
20100194104 | MALE PUSH LOCK PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEM - A pipe for connecting to a similar adjacent pipe. The pipe has a male end with a plurality of rigid fingers extending from within and out of at least one exterior circumferential groove disposed on its exterior surface. On the female end is at least one interior circumferential groove sized and positioned to receive the plurality of rigid fingers from a corresponding exterior circumferential groove on the male end of an adjacent pipe. The number of exterior circumferential grooves on the male end typically corresponds to the number of interior circumferential grooves on the female end. When the male end of the pipe inserts into the female end of a similar adjacent pipe, the plurality of rigid fingers is received within a corresponding interior circumferential groove on the female end, thereby preventing the male end of the pipe from being withdrawn from the female end of the similar adjacent pipe. | 08-05-2010 |
20110012339 | Push Lock Pipe Connection System and Disconnection Tool - A disconnection tool and system for disconnecting pipes which are connected through the connection system disclosed in application Ser. No. 12/365,000 and/or connections systems similar thereto. The disconnection tool of the present invention positions around a male end of a male pipe that is within a female end of a female pipe. The male end is locked within the female end with one or more locking members extending across a clearance that exists between the interior surface of the female end and the exterior surface of the male end. The one or more locking members engage both the male end of the male pipe and the female end of the female pipe. The disconnection tool has an insertion member that inserts into the clearance and disengages the one or more locking members from the male end of the male pipe or the female end of the female pipe. | 01-20-2011 |
20110088239 | Push Lock Pipe Connection System - A pipe for connecting to a similar adjacent pipe. The pipe has a female end with a plurality of rigid fingers extending into the space within the female end. The plurality of rigid fingers extends from at least one interior circumferential groove on the interior surface of the female end. On the male end of the pipe there is at least one exterior circumferential groove that is sized and positioned to receive the plurality of rigid fingers from a corresponding interior circumferential groove on the female end of an adjacent pipe. The number of interior circumferential grooves on the female end with the plurality of rigid fingers extending from them typically corresponds to the number of exterior circumferential grooves on the male end. When the male end of a similar adjacent pipe is inserted into the female end of the pipe, the plurality of rigid fingers is received within the corresponding exterior circumferential groove on the male end, thereby preventing the male end of the similar adjacent pipe from being withdrawn from the female end of the pipe. | 04-21-2011 |
20110156384 | Pipe With Reinforced Female End - The present invention relates to a length of pipe with a female end that is reinforced by a band of reinforcing material that extends around the female end. When the pipe and a similar adjacent pipe are threadably connected, the reinforcement material reinforces the female end against failure due to hoop stresses and/or lateral stresses. In this regard, the reinforcing material is any material with a higher resistance to hoop stresses and/or lateral stresses than the material from which the pipe is made. The present invention is also directed to manufacturing processes for manufacturing the pipe of the present invention. | 06-30-2011 |
20140157568 | Method of Manufacture of Pipe with Reinforced Female End - The present invention is directed to manufacturing processes for manufacturing a single piece of thermostatic pipe from a length of pipe with a female end that is reinforced by a band of reinforcing material extending around the female end. When the pipe and a similar adjacent pipe are threaded together, the band of reinforcing material helps protect the female end against failure due to hoop stresses and/or lateral stresses. In this regard, the reinforcing material is any material with a higher resistance to hoop stresses and/or lateral stresses than the material from which the pipe is made. | 06-12-2014 |
20140197632 | PIPE COUPLING - A pipe coupling for connecting adjacent pipes. The pipe coupling has a connection type at each end that may be male or female. A female end may have an interior surface defining a receiving chamber. An interior circumferential groove is formed in the interior surface in which a band is seated. A plurality of rigid fingers is extends from the band into the receiving chamber. The receiving chamber receives a male end of an adjacent pipe, the male end having an exterior surface. An exterior circumferential groove is defined on the exterior surface to receive the plurality of rigid fingers. A variety of connection types and combinations are disclosed. The female end may define a sight window to permit viewing of the position of a male end of an adjacent pipe. The receiving chamber may have a reduced diameter proximate to the middle of the coupling to improve sealing. | 07-17-2014 |