Abstract:
Described are variants of a parent α-amylase that exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent α-amylase: specific activity, substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage, thermal stability, pH-dependent activity, pH-dependent stability, oxidative stability, Ca2+ dependency, pI, and wash performance. The variants are suitable for starch conversion, ethanol production, laundry washing, dish washing, hard surface cleaning, textile desizing, and/or sweetener production.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a motor including a rotor body mounted on a shaft and a chucking mechanism body mounted on a rotor hub, which are coupled with an increased coupling force by changing a coupling structure of the rotor hub of the rotor body and the chucking mechanism body mounted on the rotor hub. The motor includes: a sleeve rotatably supporting a shaft; a rotor body having a rotor hub mounted on the shaft; and a chucking mechanism body having a boss with a through hole in which the rotor hub is insertedly coupled and a space part formed within the boss and providing an elastic force when the rotor hub is coupled. Because a force of restitution resulting from an elastic deformation of the boss provided in the chucking mechanism body can be increased through the space part, namely, because a pressing force applied to the rotor hub of the rotor body can be increased by the boss, the coupling force between the rotor hub of the rotor body and the boss of the chucking mechanism body can be increased and, in addition, the coupling force between the rotor hub of the rotor body and the boss of the chucking mechanism body can be further increased by the release preventing unit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a getter paste composition, and more particularly, to a getter paste composition which is quickly densified at low densification temperatures to be applied to a device that is weak to heat, provides good adhesiveness, controls moisture and gas effectively and is screen-printable to thereby improve productivity.
Abstract:
A nonvolatile memory device includes a read margin critical value calculation unit configured to calculate a critical value of a read margin between a read voltage and a threshold voltage of a specific cell, an interference value calculation unit configured to calculate an interference value affecting the threshold voltage of the specific cell, a comparison unit configured to compare the critical value and the interference value and to output a result of the comparison, and a data selection unit configured to output either first data, read from the specific cell using a first read voltage, or second data, read from the specific cell using a second read voltage, based on the result outputted from the comparison unit.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions and formulations comprising metalloprotease enzymes and protein hydrolysate inhibitors that exhibit increased storage stability. In one embodiment, the present invention provides liquid detergent formulations comprising at least one metalloprotease (e.g., Bacillus sp. neutral metalloprotease) that is stabilized by the inclusion of a protein hydrolysate in the detergent formulation. The invention also provides a method for making a protein hydrolysate for stabilizing a detergent formulation by digesting a protein substrate with a metalloprotease enzyme.
Abstract:
An α-amylase from Bacillus subtilis (AmyE) produces significant amounts of glucose from various carbohydrate substrates, including vegetable starch, maltoheptaose, and maltotriose. Among other things, this advantageous property allows AmyE or variants thereof to be used in a saccharification reaction having a reduced or eliminated requirement for glucoamylase. The reduction or elimination of the glucoamylase requirement significantly improves the efficiency of the production of ethanol or high fructose corn syrup, for example.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of detecting viruses, such as respiratory-related viruses, in a sample with a sensitivity of at least 80%, and/or specificity of at least 90%, and/or with an accuracy of at least 90%. The method comprises contacting the sample with a biosensor. The present invention also provides a biosensor comprising a membrane and a solid conducting surface, with the membrane being attached to the solid conducting surface in a manner such that a reservoir exists therebetween. The membrane comprises first and second layers each comprising closely packed amphiphilic molecules; a plurality of first and second ionophores located in the first and second layers, respectively; and a plurality of antibodies or fragments thereof directed against nucleoproteins of respiratory-related viruses, more specifically, nucleoproteins of an influenza virus, and covalently attached to the second ionophores. The present invention further provides a device comprising an array of such biosensors.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one neutral metalloprotease enzyme that has improved storage stability. In some embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease finds use in cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions comprising neutral metalloprotease(s) obtained from Bacillus sp. In some more particularly preferred embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease is obtained from B. amyloliquefaciens. In still further preferred embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease is a variant of the B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. In yet additional embodiments, the neutral metalloprotease is a homolog of the B. amyloliquefaciens neutral metalloprotease. The present invention finds particular use in applications including, but not limited to cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.
Abstract:
A method of depositing a thin film using a hafnium compound includes depositing a primary thin film and depositing a secondary thin film. The depositing of the primary thin film and the depositing of the secondary thin film are repeated once or more. The depositing of the primary thin film includes feeding a first reactive gas, purging the first reactive gas, feeding a third reactive gas, and purging the third reactive gas, and repeating the aforementioned steps a first plurality of (N) times. The feeding of the first reactive gas includes feeding a second reactive gas, purging the second reactive gas, feeding the third reactive gas, and purging the third reactive gas, and repeating the aforementioned steps a second plurality of (M) times.