http://www.freshpatents.com/Chemistry--natural-resins-or-derivatives--peptides-or-proteins--lignins-or-reaction-products-thereof-dtnewntc530.php USPTO Class 530 - Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/X-ray-dense-conjugate-dt20090813ptan20090203877.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The present invention relates to an X-ray dense conjugate, the use of the conjugate for producing a diagnostic and therapeutic composition, a pharmaceutical and/or diagnostic composition, which comprises said conjugate, a method for the diagnostic and/or analytical treatment of biological material or a living being, and a method for the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Tryptophan-as-a-functional-replacement-for-adp-ribose-arginine-in-recombinant-proteins-dt20090813ptan20090203878.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 A method is disclosed for producing a polypeptide with a modified activity or stability, by replacing an arginine residue capable of being ADP-ribosylated with a tryptophan or a phenylalanine. In one embodiment, compositions are provided that include polypeptides, such as alpha defensin, with arginine-to-tryptophan or arginine-to-phenylalanine substitutions, where the arginine... http://www.freshpatents.com/Activated-labeling-reagents-and-methods-for-preparing-and-using-the-same-dt20090813ptan20090203879.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The present invention relates in general to labeling reagents useful for labeling biomolecules. In particular, the invention provides activated labeling reagents, methods of preparing the same, methods of using the labeled reagents for synthesizing a labeled biomolecule, kits that include reagents for a labeling a biomolecule and kits containing for... http://www.freshpatents.com/Polymyxin-b-analogs-for-lps-detoxification-dt20090813ptan20090203881.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The invention relates to SAEP II peptide dimers that mimic polymyxin B i.a. in its ability to bind non-covalently the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Gram-negative bacteria with high affinity, and therefore to detoxify LPS as polymyxin B does. The dimeric structure is maintained by a pair of disulphide bonds involving the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Production-of-canola-protein-dt20090813ptan20090203880.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 A canola protein isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25), preferably at least about 100 wt %, and consisting predominantly of the 2S protein and substantially free from the 7S and 12S proteins is prepared. In one aspect, canola oil seed meal is extracted... http://www.freshpatents.com/Astrocyte-modulated-genes-and-uses-thereof-dt20090813ptan20090203885.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The present invention relates to Astrocyte Modulated Genes (AMGs). AMGs are genes whose expression are modulated in human astrocytes grown in primary cell culture following the exposure of these cells to either the human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 or to the HIV-1 protein gp120. AMGs comprise both Astrocyte Enhanced Genes (AEGs)... http://www.freshpatents.com/Chimeric-hiv-fusion-proteins-as-vaccines-dt20090813ptan20090203884.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 A chimeric fusion protein useful as an immunogen for inducing HIV antigen-specific immune responses contains a first polypeptidyl region and a second polypeptidyl region. The first polypeptidyl region includes a Pseudomonas Exotoxin A (PE) binding domain and a PE translocation domain. The second polypeptidyl region includes (i) a first peptidyl... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mussel-bioadhesive-dt20090813ptan20090203883.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The present invention relates to a bioadhesive derived from mussel. In particular, it relates to a novel MGFP-3A MUTANT (Mytilus galloprovincialis foot protein type-3A MUTANT) protein and a recombinant protein that is a hybrid of MGFP-3A MUTANT, FP (Foot Protein)-1 and MGFP-5 (Mytilus galloprovincialis foot protein type-5). According to the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Novel-microbial-enzymes-and-their-use-dt20090813ptan20090203882.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 Extracellular tyrosinases obtainable from Trichoderma spp. and methods for producing them by recombinant technology. The enzymes are particularly useful in cross-linking food proteins.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Humanized-anti-cd20-monoclonal-antibody-dt20090813ptan20090203886.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The present invention provides a humanized anti human CD20 monoclonal antibody, selection criteria therefor, humanized antibodies selected using that criteria and showing biological characteristics suitable for use as pharmaceuticals.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Novel-centromeric-protein-shugoshin-dt20090813ptan20090203887.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The present invention is to provide meiosis-specific novel kinetochore protein Sgo1 (shugoshin) derived from fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and a homologue or paralogue thereof having a regulatory activity of chromosome segregation; and DNAs encoding them; as a factor ensuring the retention of unidirection and cohesion in sister centromere at meiosis... http://www.freshpatents.com/Isolated-photoprotein-aqdecay-and-its-use-dt20090813ptan20090203888.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:54:57 -0700 The invention relates to the photoprotein AQdecay, to its nucleotide and amino acid sequences and to the activity and use of the photoprotein AQdecay....