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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150351433 | Method - The present invention provides a xylanase comprising amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No.1, SEQ ID No.2 or SEQ ID No.8, and a nucleotide sequence encoding said xylanase shown as SEQ ID No.3, SEQ ID No.4 or SEQ ID No.5. The present invention also provides a method of preparing a corn based product comprising contacting a plant composition comprising corn or a corn by-product or a combination thereof with said xylanase. | 12-10-2015 |
20150337247 | ENZYMES - New enzymes with improved properties and compositions comprising these enzymes suitable for use in the production of a food, feed, or malt beverage product, such as in a brewing process, are provided. | 11-26-2015 |
20150315558 | VARIANTS HAVING GLUCOAMYLASE ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to variants having glucoamylase activity with improved properties and to compositions comprising these variants suitable for use for example in the production of a food, beverage (e.g. beer), feed, biochemical, or biofuel. Also disclosed are DNA constructs encoding the variants and methods of producing the glucoamylase variants in host cells. Furthermore, different methods and uses related to glucoamylases according to the invention are disclosed, such as in a brewing process. | 11-05-2015 |
20150306154 | STRAINS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR MYCOTOXINS - The disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for detoxifying a mycotoxin. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for alleviating the gastrointestinal inflammatory response resulting from ingestion of mycotoxins. In one embodiment, the strains are | 10-29-2015 |
20150290254 | NOVEL BLENDS OF BACILLUS STRAINS AND ENZYMES - Compositions and methods are disclosed for providing beneficial effects to animals, including but not limited to increasing performance of the animal. In one embodiment, the animal is poultry. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to a composition comprising one or more direct-fed microbials and one or more exogenous feed enzymes. | 10-15-2015 |
20150272149 | FERMENTED MILK PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a fermented milk product such as a low-fat fermented milk product comprising an unsaturated emulsifier. | 10-01-2015 |
20150250831 | METHODS OF TREATING PIGS WITH BACILLUS STRAINS - Disclosed are methods of administering at least two | 09-10-2015 |
20150230498 | ENZYME PRODUCING BACILLUS STRAINS - The disclosure relates to enzyme producing | 08-20-2015 |
20150224153 | PROBIOTICS FOR USE IN REDUCING EOSINOPHILIA AND RESPIRATORY ALLERGIES - The present invention provides probiotic compositions suitable for reducing the incidence and duration of nasal eosinophilia and other parameters associated with birch pollen allergy. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods and/or compositions suitable for reducing nasal and/or respiratory allergy symptoms. | 08-13-2015 |
20150223481 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING TRANSGALACTOSYLATING ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to polypeptides, specifically polypeptides having transgalactosylating activity and nucleic acids encoding these, and their uses in e.g. dairy product. | 08-13-2015 |
20150216916 | STRAINS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY PARTITIONING IN RUMINANTS - Described are strains including | 08-06-2015 |
20150216915 | Microbial Strains and Their Use in Animals | 08-06-2015 |
20150210993 | Xylanases for Solubilising Arabinoxylan-Containing Material - The present invention relates to a method for solubilising arabinoxylan-containing material (particularly insoluble arabinoxylan-containing material), comprising admixing a xylan-containing material with a xylanase comprising a polypeptide sequence shown herein as SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2, SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 9, SEQ ID No. 10, SEQ ID No. 11 or SEQ ID No. 15, or a variant, homologue, fragment or derivative thereof having at least 75% identity with SEQ ID No. 3 or SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 1 or SEQ ID No. 9 or SEQ ID No. 10 or SEQ ID No. 11 or SEQ ID No. 15; or a polypeptide sequence which comprises SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2, SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 9, SEQ ID No. 10, SEQ ID No. 11 or SEQ ID No. 15 with a conservative substitution of at least one of the amino acids; or a xylanase which is encoded by a nucleotide sequence shown herein as SEQ ID No. 6, SEQ ID No. 5, SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 12, SEQ ID No. 13, SEQ ID No. 14, SEQ ID No. 16, SEQ ID No. 17 or SEQ ID No. 18, or a nucleotide sequence which can hybridize to SEQ ID No. 6, SEQ ID No. 5, SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 12, SEQ ID No. 13, SEQ ID No. 14, SEQ ID No. 16, SEQ ID No. 17 or SEQ ID No. 18 under high stringency conditions, or a nucleotide sequence which has at least 75% identity with SEQ ID No. 6, SEQ ID No. 5, SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 12, SEQ ID No. 13, SEQ ID No. 14, SEQ ID No. 16, SEQ ID No. 17 or SEQ ID No. 18, or a nucleotide sequence which differs from SEQ ID No. 6 or SEQ ID No. 5 or SEQ ID No. 4 or SEQ ID No. 12 or SEQ ID No. 13 or SEQ ID No. 14 or SEQ ID No. 16 or SEQ ID No. 17 or SEQ ID No. 18 due to the degeneracy of the genetic code, or a xylanase obtainable (or obtained) from | 07-30-2015 |
20150208694 | METHOD FOR THE DEGRADATION OF KERATIN AND USE OF THE KERATIN HYDROLYSATE PRODUCED - The present invention relate to a method for producing keratin hydrolysate comprising the step of: i) admixing keratin material with a protease and a non-sulphur containing surfactant, as well as keratin hydrolysate so produced and uses thereof. | 07-30-2015 |
20150197783 | METHOD FOR THE DEGRADATION OF KERATIN AND USE OF THE KERATIN HYDROLYSATE PRODUCED - The present invention relate to a method for degrading keratin comprising the step of admixing at least 5 g of keratin material with a protease and a reducing agent under controlled oxygen levels; as well as keratin hydrolyzate so produced and uses thereof. | 07-16-2015 |
20150190436 | LACTIC ACID BACTERIA AND THEIR USE IN SWINE DIRECT-FED MICROBIALS - TRFs useful for identifying strains of interest are provided. A method of identifying one or more strain that can be used as a direct-fed microbial is also provided. One or more strain identified by the method is additionally provided. A method is also provided for administering to an animal an effective amount of the one or more strain. Additionally provided is an isolated strain chosen from at least one of | 07-09-2015 |
20150152153 | METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of producing keratin hydrolysate comprising the steps of: i) reacting keratin material with a protease; and ii) reacting keratin material with a chemical oxidant; wherein step ii occurs: a) after step i); b) during step i) when the selected protease hydrolyses under the pH conditions used for the chemical reaction and/or c) prior to step i) when the selected protease hydrolyses under the reaction conditions used for the chemical reaction; keratin hydrolysate so produced and uses thereof. | 06-04-2015 |
20150150282 | Method - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a corn based product said method comprising contacting a plant composition comprising (consisting of or consisting essentially of) corn or a corn by-product or a combination thereof with a xylanase comprising: i) a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID No. 8 or SEQ ID No. 7 or SEQ ID No. 6; or ii) a variant, fragment, homologue, fragment or derivative thereof having at least 85% identity with SEQ ID No. 8 or SEQ ID No. 7 or SEQ ID No. 6; or with a xylanase encoded by: a) a nucleotide sequence shown herein as SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 1; or b) a nucleotide sequence which can hybridize to the complement of SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 1 under high stringency conditions: or c) a nucleotide sequence which has at least 80% identity with SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 1. The present invention further relates to the use of the enzyme to produce corn based feedstuffs. The present invention yet further relates to a method of producing a fermented beverage comprising the step of contacting a mash and/or a wort with a xylanase comprising a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID No. 8 or SEQ ID No. 7 or SEQ ID No. 6; or a variant, fragment, homologue or derivative thereof having at least 85% identity with SEQ ID No. 8 or SEQ ID No. 7 or SEQ ID No. 6; or encoded by a nucleotide sequence shown herein as SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 1, or a nucleotide sequence which can hybridize to the complement of SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 1 under high stringency conditions, or a nucleotide sequence which has at least 80% identity with SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 2 or SEQ ID No. 1. | 06-04-2015 |
20150110945 | SALT REDUCED EMULSIFIED MEAT PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to an emulsifier for use in a salt reduced meat product, a method of using said emulsifier for emulsifying a salt reduced meat product and an emulsified, salt reduced meat product. The emulsifier is selected from salts of fatty acids containing C12-C22, which meat product comprises less than 1.8% w/w NaCl. | 04-23-2015 |
20150104423 | USE OF BLOOD GROUP STATUS III - The present invention relates to a microbial composition which is tailored based on the spectrum of microbes found more frequently from the intestine of non-secretor individuals than from the intestine of secretor individuals. The present invention further relates to a method of tailoring a microbial composition based on the spectrum of microbes found more frequently from the intestine of non-secretor individuals than from that of secretor blood group status. The present invention relates to use of the secretor status of an individual as a criterion for microbial supplementation tailored based on the differences in the spectra of microbes found between secretor and non-secretor individuals. | 04-16-2015 |
20140363877 | PROCESS - In one aspect, there is provided a process for treating a plant oil, comprising a step of contacting the oil with an enzyme, wherein the enzyme is capable of hydrolysing an a′ or b′ stereoisomer of chlorophyll or a chlorophyll derivative. | 12-11-2014 |
20140363478 | COMPOSITION - There is provided an anti-fouling composition comprising (i) a surface coating material; (ii) an enzyme obtained or obtainable from a marine organism; and (iii)(a) a substrate for the enzyme; and/or (b) a precursor enzyme and a precursor substrate, wherein the precursor enzyme and the precursor substrate are selected such that a substrate for the enzyme is generatable by action of the precursor enzyme on the precursor substrate; wherein the enzyme and the substrate are selected such that an anti-foulant compound is generatable by action of the enzyme on the substrate. | 12-11-2014 |
20140356329 | PROBIOTICS FOR USE IN REDUCING THE INCIDENCE AND DURATION OF ILLNESS - The present invention provides probiotic compositions suitable for reducing the incidence and duration of human illness. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for preventing disease in young children. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention finds use in the prevention respiratory disease in children. | 12-04-2014 |
20140329283 | ENZYMES - The present invention relates to new enzymes with improved properties and to compositions comprising these enzymes suitable for use in the production of a food, feed, or malt beverage product, such as in a brewing process. | 11-06-2014 |
20140322727 | ASSAY - The present invention discloses an assay device ( | 10-30-2014 |
20140314934 | WHIPPING AGENT FOR FOOD PRODUCTS AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a whipping agent comprising protein and emulsifier for aerated food products, such as for sorbet and sherbet applications. The present invention also relates to whipped food products such as sorbets and sherbets comprising this whipping agent and a method for making the same. The present invention also relates to complexes between a protein and an emulsifier, use thereof and a method for producing the complexes. | 10-23-2014 |
20140308427 | COMPOSITION - There is provided a palm olein composition comprising: (a) palm olein oil (b) (i) a lactic acid ester selected from an ester of lactic acid and a C12 to C22 fatty acid, salts thereof and mixtures thereof; or (ii) a fumaric acid ester selected from an ester of fumaric acid and a C12 to C22 fatty alcohol, salts thereof and mixtures thereof. | 10-16-2014 |
20140242250 | LOW FAT SPREAD - The present invention provides a foodstuff in the form of a spread, wherein the spread is a water in oil emulsion containing
| 08-28-2014 |
20140234513 | COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a composition comprising monoglycerides and diglycerides, wherein the monoglycerides and diglycerides have an iodine value of at least 30; and wherein the fatty acids of the monoglycerides and diglycerides contain C22 fatty acids in an amount of at least 4.5 wt % based on the total amount of fatty acids of the monoglycerides and diglycerides. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234279 | FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITION - A feed additive composition comprising a direct fed microbial in combination with a protease, a xylanase, an amylase and a phytase, and a method for improving the performance of a subject or for improving digestibility of a raw material in a feed (e.g. nutrient digestibility, such as amino acid digestibility), or for improving nitrogen retention, or for avoiding the negative effects of necrotic enteritis or for improving feed conversion ratio (FCR) or for improving weight gain in a subject or for improving feed efficiency in a subject or for modulating (e.g. improving) the immune response of the subject or for promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of a subject, which method comprising administering to a subject a direct fed microbial in combination with a protease, a xylanase, an amylase and a phytase. | 08-21-2014 |
20140220663 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE VISCOSITY OF A MICROORGANISM-CONTAINING SUSPENSION OR CONCENTRATE - The present invention provides a method for reducing the viscosity of a microorganism-containing suspension or concentrate and a method for obtaining a microorganism concentrate, wherein a monosaccharide and/or disaccharide and/or sugar alcohol is added to said microorganism-containing suspension or concentrate. | 08-07-2014 |
20140154389 | PRODUCTION OF CHEESE WITH S. THERMOPHILUS - Methods and compositions for producing cheese with | 06-05-2014 |
20140134292 | PRODUCTION OF CHEESE WITH S. THERMOPHILUS - The present invention provides methods, compositions, and systems for producing cheese with | 05-15-2014 |
20140113056 | SPREAD - The present invention provides a foodstuff in the form of a spread, wherein the spread is a water in oil emulsion containing
| 04-24-2014 |
20140112897 | Treatment of Respiratory Tract Illness with Bifidobacterium Lactis BL-04 - The present invention relates to a method of treating or prophlaxis of a respiratory tract illness in a subject comprising administering to said subject a composition comprising | 04-24-2014 |
20140112889 | METHOD FOR REDUCING METHANE PRODUCTION IN A RUMINANT ANIMAL - A method for reducing methane production in a ruminant animal comprising the step of administering to said ruminant animal an effective amount of at least one strain of bacterium of the genus | 04-24-2014 |
20140065209 | PROBIOTIC BACTERIA FOR THE TOPICAL TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a probiotic bacteria, and/or soluble metabolite of a probiotic bacteria and/or a cell lysate of a probiotic bacteria for use in the treatment of a disorder associated with Tight Junction function, characterised in that the probiotic bacteria, soluble metabolite of a probiotic bacteria and/or a cell lysate of a probiotic bacteria is formulated for topical administration. | 03-06-2014 |
20140051146 | METHOD - In one aspect there is provided a method for producing a recombinant enzyme capable of hydrolysing chlorophyll or a chlorophyll derivative, comprising a step of intracellular expression of the recombinant enzyme in a eukaryotic host cell. | 02-20-2014 |
20130333277 | FUEL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a fuel composition comprising: (a) a fuel; (b) polyglycerol polyricinoleic acid (c) a monoglyceride of a fatty acid. | 12-19-2013 |
20130330804 | PROCESS - In one aspect, there is provided a process for treating a plant oil, comprising a step of contacting the oil with an enzyme, wherein the enzyme is capable of hydrolysing an a′ or b′ stereoisomer of chlorophyll or a chlorophyll derivative. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330308 | FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITION - A feed additive composition comprising a direct fed microbial (DFM) in combination with a phytase derivable from | 12-12-2013 |
20130330307 | FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITION - A feed additive composition comprising a direct fed microbial in combination with a protease, and a phytase, and a method for improving the performance of a subject or for improving digestibility of a raw material in a feed (e.g. nutrient digestibility, such as amino acid digestibility), or for improving nitrogen retention, or for improving the subject's resistance to necrotic enteritis or for improving feed conversion ratio (FCR) or for improving weight gain in a subject or for improving feed efficiency in a subject or for modulating (e.g. improving) the immune response of the subject or for promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of a subject, which method comprising administering to a subject a direct fed microbial in combination with a protease and a phytase. | 12-12-2013 |
20130309726 | VARIANTS OF GLUCOAMYLASE - The present invention relates to combinatorial variants of a parent glucoamylase that have altered properties for reducing the synthesis of condensation products during hydrolysis of starch. Accordingly the variants of a parent glucoamylase are suitable such as for use within brewing and glucose syrup production. Also disclosed are DNA constructs encoding the variants and methods of producing the glucoamylase variants in host cells. | 11-21-2013 |
20130302499 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AERATED FOOD PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to aerated food products and a method for their preparation. In particular, the present invention relates to improved aerated confectionery such as marshmallows and marbits and methods of their preparation. | 11-14-2013 |
20130288251 | LACTOCOCCUS CRISPR-CAS SEQUENCES - The present invention relates to a nucleic acid comprising a | 10-31-2013 |
20130216654 | FOOD ADDITIVE COMPRISING AN AMIDASE FOR DETOXIFYING OCHRATOXIN - The present invention relates to amidase enzymes and a feed or food additive comprising the amidase enzyme capable of degrading ochratoxin. | 08-22-2013 |
20130177519 | BACILLUS STRAINS USEFUL FOR ANIMAL ODOR CONTROL - A composition is provided that includes | 07-11-2013 |
20130171296 | METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for identifying a pepsin resistant alpha amylase enzyme for use in a feed supplement comprising: i) providing an alpha amylase enzyme; ii) admixing said alpha amylase with corn based feed and buffer solution comprising a pepsin concentration of 9000 U/ml at pH 3, 40° C., 500 rpm for at least 120 minutes and analysing alpha amylase activity on said alpha amylase compared to a control sample; wherein said control sample differs in that no pepsin is present during incubation; and iii) selecting an alpha amylase enzyme which substantially maintains alpha amylase activity under the assay conditions; feed supplements and feedstuffs comprising a pepsin resistant alpha amylase and the use of pepsin resistant alpha amylases in feed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130142908 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE SURVIVAL RATE OF PROBIOTIC - The present invention relates to the improvement of the survival rate of probiotic strains such as | 06-06-2013 |
20130140484 | SUBSTANCE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MELTING ICE AND PREVENTING SLIPPERINESS AND USE OF BETAINE FOR MELTING ICE AND PREVENTING SLIPPERINESS - The invention relates to a combination of compounds for de-icing and/or anti-skid treatment, which combination comprises betaine and at least one other de-icing agent, which has been selected from the group consisting of acetates, formates, urea and combinations thereof. The invention also relates to a method of de-icing and/or anti-skid treatment, wherein a combination of compounds selected from the group consisting of acetates, formats, urea and combinations thereof, are applied to a slippery surface or a surface vulnerable to slipperiness. The invention further relates to the use of betaine for de-icing and/or anti-skid treatment, when betaine is used in combination with at least one other de-icing agent, which has been selected from the group consisting of acetates, formates, urea and combinations thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
20130136825 | ENZYMES - The present invention relates to enzymes and processes. In particular, there is described an isolated polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence corresponding to | 05-30-2013 |
20130102035 | VARIANTS OF GLUCOAMYLASE - The present invention relates to combinatorial variants of a parent glucoamylase that have altered properties for reducing the synthesis of condensation products during hydrolysis of starch. Accordingly the variants of a parent glucoamylase are suitable such as for use within brewing and glucose syrup production. Also disclosed are DNA constructs encoding the variants and methods of producing the glucoamylase variants in host cells. | 04-25-2013 |
20130085287 | PROCESS - In one aspect the present invention provides a process for treating oil-containing seeds, comprising a step of contacting the seeds with an enzyme which is capable of hydrolysing chlorophyll or a chlorophyll derivative. Also provided are a method for obtaining oil from plant seeds and a process for producing a refined plant oil comprising such a treatment. Further provided are crude and refined plant oils obtainable from the processes and methods. | 04-04-2013 |
20130079509 | SEPARATION PROCESS - A process of treating polymeric nanofiltration membranes before separation of low molecular weight compounds from a solution comprising the same by nanofiltration, characterized in that the treatment of the nanofiltration membranes is performed with an organic liquid under conditions which enhance the flux of the low molecular weight compounds to the nanofiltration permeate. | 03-28-2013 |
20130064927 | ENZYME PRODUCING BACILLUS STRAINS - The disclosure relates to enzyme producing | 03-14-2013 |
20130059036 | PROCESS - In one aspect, provided herein is a process for refining a plant oil, comprising a step of contacting the oil with an enzyme which is capable of hydrolysing chlorophyll or a chlorophyll derivative, wherein the enzyme is contacted with the oil in the presence of at least 0.1% by weight phospholipid. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059034 | POLYPEPTIDE SHAVING TRANSGALACTOSYLATING ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to polypeptides, specifically polypeptides having transgalactosylating activity and nucleic acids encoding these, and their uses in e.g. dairy product. | 03-07-2013 |
20130045304 | BRAN MODIFICATION - The present invention relates to a method for the modification of cereal bran, a method for the production of a modified cereal bran product as well as the use of such products in the production of food products. | 02-21-2013 |
20130045185 | STRAINS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR MYCOTOXINS - The disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for detoxifying a mycotoxin. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for alleviating the gastrointestinal inflammatory response resulting from ingestion of mycotoxins. In one embodiment, the strains are | 02-21-2013 |
20130040328 | ASSAY FOR PHYTOL-FREE CHLOROPHYLL DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a method for detecting a phytol-free chlorophyll derivative in a sample, comprising a step of detecting a fluorescent signal associated with the phytol-free chlorophyll derivative, wherein a fluorescent signal associated with chlorophyll or a phytol-containing chlorophyll derivative in the sample is quenched. The method may be used for quantifying activity of chlorophyllases and related enzymes in a sample without solvent fractionation of substrate and product. | 02-14-2013 |
20120315373 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AMINO-SUBSTITUTED GLYCOLIPID COMPOUNDS - A method of preparing a compound of formula (I): wherein: a first group selected from R | 12-13-2012 |