Abstract:
A novel method for isolating DNA from juices and ciders is described. This method is low cost and yield large quantities of highly purified DNA even though one uses a small quantity of juice or cider. A method for determining if a juice or cider is safe to consume and/or the quality of the juice or cider are also described. For these methods, one can perform qPCR on the DNA which can be obtained using the disclosed method or any other prior art method, and comparing the amount of DNA from microorganisms is present in the juice and/or cider to determine the safety and/or quality of the juice and/or cider. These methods work even if the liquid was pasteurized.
Abstract:
The present invention provides nutritional compositions (for example, sensorially acceptable nutritional compositions) that comprise a fruit component, a fiber component, and a micronutrient component. Also provided are methods of making and using the nutritional compositions.
Abstract:
A transgenic dicotyledonous plant having a deficiency of one or more plant seed storage proteins, further having a transgenic polynucleotide construct comprising an open reading frame operably linked to a storage protein promoter and an ER signal sequence. The polynucleotide construct encodes a protein product that can accumulate at high levels in the seed. Also provided are methods of producing a heterologous protein in a plant seed.
Abstract:
Two distinct methods are disclosed and claimed for synthesizing glyceollin I plus glyceollin II as a mixture and as their pure forms. Stereochemical isomers and various synthetic intermediates are also synthesized and claimed for their novel compositions of matter. All compounds and their mixtures are claimed for use in formulations that are useful to treat or prevent cancer, or that have utility as selective estrogen receptor modulators, such formulations including enhanced or medical foods, dietary supplements and ethical pharmaceutical agents.
Abstract:
A hydrophilic coating composition comprising a hydrophilic base material, an adhesion promoter, a surfactant, and optionally a crosslinking agent. A method of applying a hydrophilic coating to a hydrophobic surface comprising preparing a hydrophilic coating, heating the hydrophilic coating and spraying the hydrophilic coating on the hydrophobic surface. A method of preparing a hydrophilic coating comprising preparing a solution of hydrophilic base material, heating the solution of hydrophilic base material and mixing at least a portion of the heated hydrophilic base material solution with an adhesion promoter and a surfactant. A method of applying a water-resistant hydrophilic coating to a hydrophobic surface comprising; preparing the water-resistant hydrophilic coating, spraying the water-resistant hydrophilic coating on the hydrophobic surface and heating the coated surface. A method of water-proofing a polysaccharide coating comprising crosslinking the starch hydroxyl functionalities.
Abstract:
The invention provides biosynthetic routes to xylitol production that do not require pure D-xylose for synthesis and that can utilize inexpensive substrates such as hemicellulose hydrolysates.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a mutant phytase and the isolated mutant phytase itself. The present invention further relates to methods of using the isolated nucleic acid molecule and the isolated mutant phytase of the present invention.
Abstract:
A method is provided for treating wood veneer or solid wood to provide a higher and more uniform surface hardness to improve resistance to surface indentation and scratching, especially during use as a writing surface on office and other furniture. The method involves impregnating the wood veneer or solid wood with a liquid impregnant comprising a monomer that penetrates into the wood voids without a carrier liquid and polymerizable to a solid polymeric impregnant that is non-degrading to the wood grain appearance and a thermally activated catalyst for polymerizing said monomer. A coloring agent may be mixed with the monomer and catalyst to impart a desired color to the wood at the time of impregnation. After impregnation, the monomer is polymerized to form in the wood lumens, channels, and other voids the solid polymeric impregnant that imparts increased and more uniform hardness to the wood surface.
Abstract:
A transgenic plant into which a chimeric gene comprising a wound inducible promoter and a gene for an enzyme involved in cytokinin biosynthesis has been introduced shows enhanced resistance to insect infestation.