The present invention relates to a mixture of microorganisms comprising a Lactobacillus reuteri strain and a Lactobacillus salivarius strain, and to the use thereof for preparing an animal additive or feed product and for preventing or treating necrotic enteritis.
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining yeast proteins comprising the following steps: a) providing a yeast cream; b) exposing this yeast cream to a thermal plasmolysis at a temperature between 70 and 95° C. for a time of between 30 seconds and 4 hours; c) subjecting the whole to the activity of at least one ribonuclease and a glucanase, sequentially or simultaneously, at a temperature between 40 and 65° C. for a period of between 8 and 24 hours; and d) separating the insoluble fraction from the soluble fraction; wherein the insoluble fraction collected in step d) is taste-free, has a nucleotide content less than 3% and a true protein content of at least 72%.
The present invention belongs to the field of food processing and human nutrition. It particularly relates to a packed dough product comprising ready-to-use, fresh dough pieces; a dough assembly comprising said packed dough product; a method for preparing them and a method for storing them. The packed dough product has a prolonged lifetime, without compromising the organoleptic properties of the dough pieces. The packed dough product is useful for example for preparing home-delivered dough-based foodstuff, particularly pizzas.
B65D 85/36 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for bakery products, e.g. biscuits
A21D 13/80 - Pastry not otherwise provided for elsewhere, e.g. cakes, biscuits or cookies
A21D 10/02 - Ready-for-oven doughs, e.g. packaged doughs
The present invention belongs to the field of food processing and human nutrition. It particularly relates to a packed dough product comprising ready-to-use, fresh dough pieces; a dough assembly comprising said packed dough product; a method for preparing them and a method for storing them. The packed dough product has a prolonged lifetime, without compromising the organoleptic properties of the dough pieces. The packed dough product is useful for example for preparing home-delivered dough-based foodstuff, particularly pizzas.
A21D 10/02 - Ready-for-oven doughs, e.g. packaged doughs
A21D 6/00 - Other treatment of flour or dough before baking, e.g. cooling, irradiating, heating
B65D 85/36 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for bakery products, e.g. biscuits
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PROCESS FOR DIRECT SULFATION OF POLYSACCHARIDES IN AN ECOLOGICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLVENT
The invention relates to a novel process for obtaining direct sulfation of unprotected sugars, in particular polysaccharides, using ecologically acceptable solvents.
Disclosed is a manual pouring device or belonging, suitable for piercing and emptying a granular material contained in a vacuum-sealed package, including: a tubular body, having a duct for the flow of the material, extending from an inlet opening positioned at a first end of the tubular body to an outlet opening for the granular material, positioned at a second end of the tubular body; and a hollow piercing tool having a distal end ending in a pointed tip, and a widened base at the proximal end thereof, rigidly connected to the body. The device further includes a shoulder serving as a stop, configured to come into contact with the wall of the package to stop the pouring device when the wall is pierced by the piercing tool.
B65D 81/20 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
A cuttable leaven in solid form and to the use of this leaven in a bakery for preparing leaven bread and as a bread-making starter for the preparation of a liquid leaven. The leaven is based on flour of barley, buckwheat, lupine, millet, quinoa, einkorn, Kharagan wheat or mixtures thereof.
A composition containing at least one yeast for the prevention of simple and/or recurring cystitis such as cystitis caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria. The yeast may be in the form of a live yeast, a dead yeast, yeast cell walls, purified fractions of yeast cell walls or mixtures thereof.
A method is for stimulating the growth of bacteria of the Bacteroidetes phylum in the gut microbiota of a mammal. The method includes administering a yeast product as a prebiotic agent to the mammal. The yeast product comprises the walls of yeast cells, such as those of the genera Saccharomyces, Pichia, Candida, Kluyveromyces, Yarrowia and/or Wickehomomyces, or a fraction thereof.
A61K 36/064 - Saccharomycetales, e.g. baker's yeast
A23C 9/20 - Dietetic milk products not covered by groups
A23C 9/127 - Fermented milk preparations; Treatment using microorganisms or enzymes using microorganisms of the genus lactobacteriaceae and other microorganisms or enzymes, e.g. kefir, koumiss
A yeast strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii for the treatment and/or the prevention of infectious diseases of the oral cavity, such as dental caries and periodontal diseases. This strain can be used either alone or in combination with the inactive dry form of a yeast strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
The yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae number CNCM I-3856 for the treatment and/or prevention of oropharyngeal infections by Candida. This strain has shown a strong ability to reduce living fungi in the oral cavity and to prevent the propagation of the infection by Candida to the esophagus, the stomach and the small intestine.
A process for improving wheat straw degradation in a ruminant, including the following steps: a) providing the wheat straw, b) chemically pretreating the provided straw, c) feeding the ruminant with the chemically pretreated wheat straw, wherein the process is characterized in that it also includes a step d) of directly administering an enzymatic rumen additive to the ruminant, i.e. the enzymatic rumen additive is not used as a pretreatment on the wheat straw. Also, the direct use of an enzymatic rumen additive in a ruminant before, during or after feeding the ruminant with wheat straw having undergone a chemical pretreatment, i.e. the enzymatic additive is not used as a pretreatment on the wheat straw.
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining yeast proteins comprising the following steps: a) providing a yeast cream; b) exposing this yeast cream to a thermal plasmolysis at a temperature between 70 and 95° C. for a period between 30 seconds and 4 hours, preferably between 1 minute and 3 hours, more preferably between 40 minutes and 2 hours; b′) separating the insoluble fraction and the soluble fraction; c) subjecting the insoluble fraction to the activity of at least one ribonuclease and a glucanase, sequentially or simultaneously, at a temperature between 40 and 65° C., preferably 60° C., for a period between 8 and 24 hours, preferably 18 hours; d) separating the insoluble fraction from the soluble fraction; wherein the insoluble fraction collected in step d) has no taste, having a nucleotide content less than 3% and a true protein content of at least 72%. Step b′) is optional. In this case, the entirety of the composition obtained after thermal plasmolysis of the yeast cream is subjected to enzymatic activity.
diastaticus, and a gene coding a xylanase of fungal origin. The production yield of bioethanol through these strains is greater than that of strains that are otherwise identical but that do not include the gene coding the xylanase of fungal origin. Also, a method for obtaining these yeasts, as well as the use of these yeasts in the production of bioethanol.
A process for improving wheat straw degradation in a ruminant, including a step of feeding the ruminant with the wheat straw, wherein the process is characterized in that it also includes a step of administering a prebiotic chosen from an autolysed yeast, a yeast extract, a yeast wall fraction or mixtures thereof, the administrating of the prebiotic being carried out before, after or simultaneously with the step of feeding the ruminant. Also, the use, in a ruminant, of a prebiotic chosen from an autolysed yeast, a yeast extract, a yeast wall fraction or mixtures thereof, before, after or during the feeding of the ruminant with wheat straw.
The present invention relates to use of β-glucan extracts in the immunopotentiation of an avian animal Specifically, the present invention provides a kit, wherein the kit comprises (1) an immunopotentiator used for immunopotentiation of an avian animal, wherein the immunopotentiator comprises a β-glucan extract which is extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall; and (2) a virus vaccine. The present invention also provides use of a β-glucan extract which is extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall, in the preparation of a kit used for immunopotentiation of an avian animal and immunopotentiator. The present invention uses a β-glucan extract, which is extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall, for immunopotentiation of an avian animal, which can enhance lymphocyte proliferation responses and T cell responses of vaccinated animals; decrease the viral load; reduce the morbidity or mortality; produce antibodies in advance; and increase antibody production; and/or restrict the spread of the virus.
An active yeast adapted to weak organic acids and to the use thereof for poultry or cud-chewing animals. Also, a probiotic for poultry or cud-chewing animals, including an active yeast adapted to weak organic acids. Further, the use of such a yeast for improving the zootechnical performances of poultry and to the use thereof in a probiotic and/or food for poultry. Furthermore, the use of such a yeast for improving the physico-chemical and fermentative parameters of the rumen of cud-chewing animals, and to the use thereof in a probiotic and/or food for cud-chewing animals. In addition, a yeast for use in the prevention and/or the treatment of digestive disorders in cud-chewing animals and particularly in the prevention of acidosis in cud-chewing animals.
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPMENT (France)
Inventor
Ben Hania, Wajdi
Brugere, Jean-François
Fardeau, Marie-Laure
Ollivier, Bernard
Abstract
Eggerthella, for the isolation and/or culture of an archaeon of the order of commensal clade Methanomassiliicoccales, and a pure, isolated archaeon Methanomethylophilus alvus Mx-05. It also concerns a culture method of an archaeon of the order of commensal clade Methanomassiliicoccales.
A novel binder and/or disintegrant for obtaining a compressed solid composition for non-oral use, the binder and/or disintegrant being fermented molasses, a process for preparing the compressed solid composition and also a binding and/or disintegrating composition, which includes at least fermented molasses. The fermented molasses advantageously makes it possible to replace synthetic binders conventionally used in compressed solid compositions, while also being able to act as a disintegrant on contact with a liquid, especially water. Thus, a novel way is proposed for utilizing a product which was hitherto solely used in the field of agriculture and livestock farming.
A novel yeast extract having from 25 to 55 wt % 5′-ribonucleotides, including 5 to 20 wt % adenosine 5′-monophosphate (5′-AMP) and 5 to 20 wt % guanosine 5′-monophosphate (5′-GMP) in a 5′-AMP/5′-GMP ratio ranging from 0.85 to 1.25, the weight percentages being expressed in relation to the dry weight of the yeast extract. Also a process of using such an extract for the masking of bitter and sour tastes and of undesirable sweetener, protein and metallic notes in a product.
The invention relates to a genetically modified fungal microorganism for the production of frambinone, the microorganism having the following characteristics: —the capacity to produce frambinone from tyrosine; and —a limited capacity or no capacity to break tyrosine down into tyrosol, p-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and/or p-hydroxyphenylacetate; and to the use of same for producing frambinone.
Disclosed is a method for distributing a food fluid in a bakery, including the circulation of food fluid from a cold room to at least one metering point, in supply piping arranged between the cold room and the metering point, the cold room being remote from the metering point. The supply piping includes two piping segments and a set of one or more valves, arranged in such a way that: for a first configuration of the set of one or more valves, the two piping segments supply food fluid, in parallel and simultaneously, to the metering point from at least one tank of food fluid located in the cold room, and for at least one other configuration of the set of one or more valves, the two piping segments form a fluid circulation loop.
A bread-making improver including at least one ingredient routinely used as a bread-making improver and at least 107 CFU per gram of microorganisms and having a pH of between 3.5 and 5 and preferably between 4 and 4.8. The improver can be obtained by dispersing the ingredient in a phase including at least 107 CFU of microorganisms, the pH of which has been adjusted to the desired value by adding a salt having a buffer effect. The phase is preferably a leaven in liquid or pasty form or in the form of a block that can be crumbled. The improver can be kept at a temperature lower than 10° C. and preferably lower than 6° C. for several days while maintaining its stability.
The invention relates to a method for selecting a yeast strain having improved capability for fermenting a pentose, advantageously xylose, in the presence of organic acid, advantageously acetic acid, in non-dissociated form, in which at least one yeast strain that is capable of fermenting said pentose is consecutively cultured in the following two media: a first growth medium comprising said pentose as the only carbon source and said organic acid in non-dissociated form; a second growth medium comprising another carbon source as the only carbon source, advantageously glucose, free of said organic acid in non-dissociated form, the consecutive culture in at least said two growth media being repeated at least twice, in the presence of rising concentrations of organic acid in non-dissociated form.
The invention concerns the use of the MCM7 gene to confer resistance to an organic acid, preferably acetic acid, to a yeast strain during glucose fermentation.
C07K 14/395 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof from fungi from yeasts from Saccharomyces
The present invention relates to methods for obtaining yeast strains suitable for metabolizing arabinose, and to improved strains with good performance as regards their capacity to ferment arabinose as well as xylose and glucose, including in the presence of inhibitors such as acetic acid.
The invention relates to a genetically modified fungal microorganism for the production of frambinone, the microorganism having the following characteristics: —the capacity to produce frambinone from tyrosine; and —a limited capacity or no capacity to break tyrosine down into tyrosol, p-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and/or p-hydroxyphenylacetate; and to the use of same for producing frambinone.
diastaticus.
c) selecting the strains having fermentation kinetics at least equal to or greater than those obtained with the strain deposited at the CNCM [French National Collection of Microorganism Cultures] under number I 4999 under the same conditions.
The yeast strains according to the invention are of particular interest in producing bioethanol.
The present invention relates to the use of a yeast protein extract to stabilise the haze or cloudiness of a drink, particularly beer and preferably white beer.
C12C 12/00 - Processes specially adapted for making special kinds of beer
C12H 1/14 - Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages without precipitation with non-precipitating compounds, e.g. sulfiting; Sequestration, e.g. with chelate-producing compounds
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Probiotics strains for treating and/or preventing diarrhea
Amycolatopsis Zyl 926 strain having at least one additional copy of the FCS and ECH genes encoding feruloyl-CoA-synthetase and enoyl-CoA-hydratase/aldolase integrated at the integration site of the φC31 phage. The invention also relates to the method for producing such strains, the integration cassette of the FCS and ECH genes, the use of said strains in a method for producing vanillin, and a method for producing vanillin.
The present invention relates to a breadmaking improver useful in a method for producing a cooked loaf by the final cooking of a precooked loaf stored without freezing. It also relates to an improved breadmaking method that implements the use of this improver. The improver of the invention enables the precooked loaf to be stored at ambient temperature or at positive low temperature for a period ranging up to one month without the freshness and taste qualities thereof being impaired. The method of the invention is useful for all types of loaves, in particular large loaves, the weight of which may reach 2 kg.
The present invention relates to a method for improving the growth, development and productivity of non-leguminous plants using a composition comprising at least one mycorriza and at least one yeast extract, and optionally a substrate; the present invention also relates to such a composition and, when it comprises a substrate, to the process for the production thereof.
The invention relates to a method for selecting a yeast strain having improved capability for fermenting a pentose, advantageously xylose, in the presence of organic acid, advantageously acetic acid, in non-dissociated form, in which at least one yeast strain that is capable of fermenting said pentose is consecutively cultured in the following two media: a first growth medium comprising said pentose as the only carbon source and said organic acid in non-dissociated form; a second growth medium comprising another carbon source as the only carbon source, advantageously glucose, free of said organic acid in non-dissociated form, the consecutive culture in at least said two growth media being repeated at least twice, in the presence of rising concentrations of organic acid in non-dissociated form.
AGRO INDUSTRIE RECHERCHES ET DEVELOPPEMENTS A.R.D. (France)
Inventor
Ghisoni, Flora
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for propagating yeast, for use in the production of a fermentation product from lignocellulosic biomass, including the steps that consist of: a. providing a reactor; b. placing in contact in said reactor: a population of yeasts capable of metabolising pentoses and hexoses, with 0.2 to 2.0 g of yeast solids per kg of prepared complete medium, raw marc from the pretreatment of the lignocellulosic biomass, with a solids content (MS) of 8% to 15%, nutrients, and cellulases, with 5 to 15 mg of proteins per gram of MS; and c. incubating the mixture at a temperature of 25° C. to 38° C., preferably 28° C. to 33° C., in microaerobiosis, in which the saccharification of the raw marc and the growth of the yeast are carried out simultaneously.
The present invention relates to the use of a yeast extract including at least 10 wt % of nucleic acids, preferably at least 15 wt %, and more preferably 30 to 95 wt %, relative to the total weight of said extract, said nucleic acids being formed from fragments of ribonucleic acid (RNA), for clarifying musts and liquids, in particular wines and teas.
C12H 1/052 - Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages combined with removal of precipitate or added materials, e.g. adsorption material with the aid of ion-exchange material or inert clarification material, e.g. adsorption material with the aid of organic material
A23L 2/84 - Clarifying or fining of non-alcoholic beverages; Removing unwanted matter using microorganisms or biological material, e.g. enzymes
The invention is directed to methods of treating dermatological conditions, including cosmetic treatments intended to moisturize the epidermis, improve the firmness of the dermis, combat ageing of the skin. The methods include application of cosmetic or dermatological compositions containing mannoproteins as an active ingredient and/or adjuvant, to the use of said cosmetic or dermatological compositions and to cosmetic treatment methods.
A61K 8/99 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing materials, or derivatives thereof, of undetermined constitution from microorganisms other than algae or fungi, e.g. protozoa or bacteria
2. The invention also relates to a method for packaging solid yeast products and to a method for preserving and using solid yeast products thus packaged.
B65D 71/00 - Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
B65D 77/04 - Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
B65D 81/18 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
B65D 81/24 - Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
B65D 81/26 - Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 13/02 - Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles, e.g. using strings, wires, strips, bands or tapes
B65B 63/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
C12N 1/04 - Preserving or maintaining viable microorganisms
The present invention relates to a method for producing yeast. It relates in particular to a method for producing biological yeast, comprising the use of substrates of biological origin, in particular a biological substrate which makes it possible to supplement the nutritional requirements in the yeast in terms of phosphorus.
The method of the present invention makes it possible to obtain biological yeast and biological yeast extracts in accordance with European Union Regulation (EC) 834/2007.
According to the invention, the phosphorus-rich biological composition is obtained by hydrolysis and solubilization of at least one plant substrate of biological origin comprising from 2 to 18 g of phosphorus per kg of product, 60% to 80% of which is in the form of phytic acid. The preferred substrate according to the invention is wheat bran.
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a strain capable of efficiently propagating in a low nutritive potential medium, capable of metabolizing pentoses and of resisting fermentation inhibitors, comprising the following steps; a) growth of a strain of recombinant yeast with a strain of wild yeast lacking any impairments, the recombinant yeast strain comprising at least one copy of an exogenous gene of xylose isomerase and at least one additional copy of a gene of D-xylulokinase included in the genome and linked to a single sexual characteristic of the strain, b) at least two cycles of genome shuffling by sporulation and or random hybridization, c) selection of the population obtained in step b) according to a suitability criterion of the strains to metabolize xylose, d) selection of the population obtained in step c) according to a suitability criterion of the strains to grow in a Pref type medium, a medium with low nutritive value. The invention also relates to a cell, a yeast or a strain of recombinant yeast obtained according to the method, and to the use of such a cell for the production of bioethanol.
The present invention relates to novel breadmaking yeast strains which are effective on non-sweetened and/or slightly sweetened products. It also relates to the yeasts obtained by a multiplication of the strains and also to the use thereof for the production of baked bakery products. The strains of the invention, selected after mutation in particular of a reference strain, are capable of multiplying according to a process that is slower than that of the reference strain, while exhibiting improved properties, in particular a fermentative capacity, compared with those of the reference strain.
The present invention concerns yeast strains that have improved properties relative to the specialized strains that are used in the production of first-generation ethanol. In particular, the strains of the invention have an increased ethanol yield, a lower production of glycerol and ethanol production kinetics that are similar or slightly slower than standard strain D1B. The present invention also concerns the yeasts obtained by culturing said strains, and the use of said yeasts and/or of said strains in the industrial production of ethanol.
The invention relates to a device for dispensing liquid yeast in a bakery, including: an inner panel (2) of a refrigerated chamber (6) onto which an inner circuit (20) for the flow of liquid yeast is pre-mounted, wherein said inner circuit is intended to be connected to a liquid yeast vessel (4) and includes a pumping unit (21); an outer panel (1) of a refrigerated chamber (6) onto which a liquid yeast metering device (16) and a metering table (10) are pre-mounted, wherein said metering table is intended to receive a vessel (3) to be filled with an amount of liquid yeast metered by said liquid yeast metering device (16). Said inner panel (2) and said outer panel (1) are structured such as to be attached sandwiched onto the wall (5) of a refrigerated chamber (6) for containing said vessel (4). Said liquid yeast metering device (16) is intended to be connected, through a wall (5) of the refrigerated chamber (6), to said inner circuit (20).
A21C 1/14 - Structural elements of mixing or kneading machines
A21D 8/04 - Methods for preparing dough; Treating dough prior to baking treating dough with microorganisms or enzymes
B67D 7/02 - Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
B67D 7/08 - Arrangements of devices for controlling, indicating, metering or registering quantity or price of liquid transferred
ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES DE BORDEAUX AQUITAINE (BORDE AUX SCIENCES AGRO) (France)
Inventor
Taillade, Patrick
Urdaci, Maria
Abstract
Bacillus subtilis CU1 filed with the French Collection Nationale de Culture des Microorganismes (National Collection of Microorganism Cultures) under number I-2745, cells obtained by culturing said strain and a composition comprising cells obtained by culturing said strain, for the use thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of chronic inflammatory diseases, and in particular chronic inflammatory rheumatism.
A. niger An08g10920, An01g09940, An09g03570 or an ortholog thereof, more particularly, wherein such an ortholog is chosen from the group of proteins listed in FIG. 9 and proteins having a percentage identity of 70%, more preferably 75%, more preferably 80%, more preferably 85%, more preferably 90%, more preferably 95%, more preferably 98%, more preferably 99% with An08g10920, An01g09940 or An09g03570.
C12N 1/12 - Unicellular algae; Culture media therefor
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
C12N 15/00 - Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor
C07H 21/04 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids with deoxyribosyl as saccharide radical
The present invention relates to a process for purifying beet sugar juice and more particularly sugar juice obtained by pressing beets. It also relates to the purified juice and to the uses thereof, in particular as a fermentation substrate and for preparing granulated sugar. The purification process according to the invention comprises a step of passing the juice to be treated through a cellulose-fibre-based pre-layer. This process can be improved when the juice to be treated comprises between 0.1% and 4% of cellulose fibres.
The subject matter of the present invention is the use of chitin or a derivative of chitin for preventing and/or treating parasitoses, and in particular cryptosporidiosis. The present invention also pertains to a composition that comprises at least one base agent chosen from among chitin or a derivative of chitin and at least one secondary agent chosen from among an agent for stimulating immunity and an antiparasite agent, as well as the use of same for preventing and/or treating parasitoses, in particular cryptosporidiosis.
A61K 36/00 - Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining improved strains of yeast by integrating at least one gene of interest in a region linked to a sex expression locus, followed by cross-breeding. The present invention also relates to gene integration cassettes and to vectors that can be used in the context of said method. The present invention also relates to improved strains of yeast obtained by the above method, the derived strains of yeast and the yeasts obtained by culturing said strains of yeast.
C07K 14/395 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof from fungi from yeasts from Saccharomyces
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains capable of multiplying on a substrate comprising at least one C5 sugar with a speed and rate of multiplication compatible with the industrial production of yeast. It also concerns novel strains which, when cultured, make it possible to obtain yeasts having an application efficiency, i.e. an efficiency that is satisfactory in applications and uses of interest in industries such as breadmaking, biomass production, flavour production, the production of secondary metabolites, protein production, ethanol production, brewing, winemaking or the production of yeast extract.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast obtained by culturing said strain for the use thereof in the prevention and/or treatment of vaginal mycoses, and in particular vaginal candidiasis.
The subject matter of the present invention is novel yeast strains capable of metabolizing xylose and resistant to at least one fermentation inhibitor, and also to the method of obtaining same. The subject of the present invention is also the yeasts obtained by culturing said yeast strains and the use thereof for producing at least one fermentation product, preferably ethanol, in particular in a culture medium comprising xylose and at least one fermentation inhibitor.
Clostridium phytofermentans, for reaction/metabolization, particularly fermentation, of recombinant microorganisms of biomaterial containing xylose, and particularly for the production of bioalcohols, particularly bioethanol, by means of xylose fermenting yeasts. The present invention further relates to cells, particularly eukaryotic cells, which are transformed utilizing a nucleic acid expression construct which codes for a xylose isomerase, wherein the expression of the nucleic acid expression construct imparts to the cells the capability to directly isomerize xylose into xylulose. Said cells are preferably utilized for reaction/metabolization, particularly fermentation, of biomaterial containing xylose, and particularly for the production of bioalcohols, particularly bioethanol. The present invention also relates to methods for the production of bioethanol, and to methods for the production of further metabolization products, comprising the metabolization of media containing xylose.
C12P 1/02 - Preparation of compounds or compositions, not provided for in groups , by using microorganisms or enzymes; General processes for the preparation of compounds or compositions by using microorganisms or enzymes by using fungi
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
C12P 19/34 - Polynucleotides, e.g. nucleic acids, oligoribonucleotides
C12N 15/00 - Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor
C07H 21/04 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids with deoxyribosyl as saccharide radical
C07K 1/00 - General processes for the preparation of peptides
The invention relates to the use of a three-layer plastic film that is permeable to carbon dioxide but slightly impermeable to oxygen, as packing for liquid or semi-liquid products which produce gas. When the plastic film is reinforced with a uniformly perforated second plastic film, the resulting material is suitable for the manufacture of packaging for the storage of liquid or semi-liquid products containing yeasts, such as cream yeast.
B65D 85/72 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
B32B 7/02 - Physical, chemical or physicochemical properties
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 3/26 - Layered products essentially comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar form; Layered products essentially having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
C12N 1/38 - Chemical stimulation of growth or activity by addition of chemical compounds which are not essential growth factors; Stimulation of growth by removal of a chemical compound
C07K 14/395 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof from fungi from yeasts from Saccharomyces
The present invention aims to supply yeasts suitable for breadmaking using a large amount of yeast, as well as compositions that can give a bakery product containing said yeasts. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing a bakery product and a method of selecting yeast strains giving yeasts suitable for breadmaking using a large amount of yeast.
A21D 8/04 - Methods for preparing dough; Treating dough prior to baking treating dough with microorganisms or enzymes
C12Q 1/04 - Determining presence or kind of microorganism; Use of selective media for testing antibiotics or bacteriocides; Compositions containing a chemical indicator therefor
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains suitable for the production of baker's yeasts which are osmotolerant and which exhibit intrinsic resistance to weak organic acids, methods for the preparation thereof and uses
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains suitable for the production of baker's yeasts which are osmotolerant and which exhibit intrinsic resistance to weak organic acids.
S. cerevisiae strain deposited on Jul. 8, 2010 with the CNCM [French National Collection of Microorganism Cultures] under number I-4341, or from an industrial strain related thereto via the Ty profile thereof and/or via quantitative trait locus mapping (QTL mapping).
The present invention relates to novel broad spectrum strains of baker's yeast, i.e. yeast strains that are effective on both dough known as unsweetened dough and dough known as sweet dough.
The invention relates to cosmetic or therapeutic compositions that contain hydrolyzed yeast proteins as an active ingredient, to the use of said cosmetic or therapeutic compositions, and to a method for cosmetic treatment.
A61K 8/02 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by special physical form
A61K 8/99 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing materials, or derivatives thereof, of undetermined constitution from microorganisms other than algae or fungi, e.g. protozoa or bacteria
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, to said strains, and to the use thereof in the industrial production of ethanol from industrial media containing at least one pentose.
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
C12N 15/74 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for prokaryotic hosts other than E. coli, e.g. Lactobacillus, Micromonospora
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol, i.e. non-beverage produced as by-product or from waste or cellulosic material substrate substrate containing cellulosic material
C12N 1/22 - Processes using, or culture media containing, cellulose or hydrolysates thereof
C12N 15/01 - Preparation of mutants without inserting foreign genetic material therein; Screening processes therefor
The present invention relates to novel yeast strains intended for alcohol production.
The present invention also relates to yeasts obtained by cultures of said yeast strains and use thereof for producing alcohol, in particular in a toxic fermentation medium.
Another object of the invention relates to a method of selecting yeast strains that are resistant to a toxic fermentation medium.
C12Q 1/04 - Determining presence or kind of microorganism; Use of selective media for testing antibiotics or bacteriocides; Compositions containing a chemical indicator therefor
C12P 7/02 - Preparation of oxygen-containing organic compounds containing a hydroxy group
A novel substitute for sodium salt is described that comprises deactivated yeast and a salt compound selected from NaCl, a potassium salt, an ammonium salt, a magnesium salt and mixtures thereof. Also described are a composition comprising this new substitute and the use of this substitute in breadmaking and in prepared dishes.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by means of the integration, into the genome of the yeast, of at least one gene encoding xylose isomerase and of at least one gene encoding xylitol dehydrogenase. The strains of the invention are useful for producing ethanol from a medium comprising at least one pentose, preferably xylose or a mixture of xylose and arabinose.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol, i.e. non-beverage produced as by-product or from waste or cellulosic material substrate substrate containing cellulosic material
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
C12N 15/00 - Mutation or genetic engineering; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification; Use of hosts therefor
C07H 21/04 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids with deoxyribosyl as saccharide radical
C12N 15/81 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for fungi for yeasts
Saccharomyces cerivisiae characterized in that it is selected from strain No. I-3936 deposited on Mar. 4, 2008 at the CNCM, strains No. I-3937 deposited on Mar. 4, 2008 at the CNCM, strain No. I-3938 deposited on Mar. 4, 2008 at the CNCM, and strain No. I-3939 deposited on Mar. 4, 2008 at the CNCM. The invention also relates to a phytosanitary composition and to a method for treating or protecting plants against diseases caused by pathogens, using said strain.
Clostridium phytofermentans, for reaction/metabolization, particularly fermentation, of recombinant microorganisms of biomaterial containing xylose, and particularly for the production of bioalcohols, particularly bioethanol, by means of xylose fermenting yeasts. The present invention further relates to cells, particularly eukaryotic cells, which are transformed utilizing a nucleic acid expression construct which codes for a xylose isomerase, wherein the expression of the nucleic acid expression construct imparts to the cells the capability to directly isomerize xylose into xylulose. Said cells are preferably utilized for reaction/metabolization, particularly fermentation, of biomaterial containing xylose, and particularly for the production of bioalcohols, particularly bioethanol. The present invention also relates to methods for the production of bioethanol, and to methods for the production of further metabolization products, comprising the metabolization of media containing xylose.
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
C12P 19/24 - Preparation of compounds containing saccharide radicals produced by the action of an isomerase, e.g. fructose
The present invention relates to novel stable yeast strains, to a novel method for obtaining such strains, and to a novel method for evaluating the stability of a yeast strain. The present invention also relates to the yeasts obtained from these novel stable yeast strains, and to the use thereof for producing alcohol.
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
A beet processing process including the step of washing of the beets and the step of partial pressing of the beets for the production, on the one hand, of a press cake containing more than 20% sugar relative to the dry matter content and, on the other hand, of a sugar juice at a concentration greater than 15% dry matter content. The process further includes the step of separation of the press cake and of the sugar juice.
The invention relates to cosmetic or dermatological compositions containing mannoproteins as an active ingredient and/or adjuvant, to the use of said cosmetic or dermatological compositions and to cosmetic treatment methods.
A61K 8/64 - Proteins; Peptides; Derivatives or degradation products thereof
A61K 8/99 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing materials, or derivatives thereof, of undetermined constitution from microorganisms other than algae or fungi, e.g. protozoa or bacteria
A61Q 7/00 - Preparations for affecting hair growth
A61K 38/16 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof
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Probiotic yeast compositions and methods for inflammatory diseases
Universite du Droit et de la Sante Lille 2 (France)
Universite d 'Auvergne Clermont 1 (France)
Inventor
Simon, Jean-Luc
Pignede, Georges
Vandekerckove, Pascal
Desreumaux, Pierre
Poulain, Daniel
Darfeuille-Michaud, Arlette
Sivignon, Adeline
Abstract
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast and/or derivatives of a yeast having a particular interest as a food additive and/or probiotic and/or functional food and/or neutraceutic and/or functional ingredient and/or cosmeceutical and/or pharmaceutical active agent. The invention also relates to the use of the same in human and/or animal nutrition, or for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases.
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
A01N 63/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, animals or substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi or animals, e.g. enzymes or fermen
A23C 9/12 - Fermented milk preparations; Treatment using microorganisms or enzymes
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Use of yeast flakes for treating and/or preventing hyperinsulinemia
The invention concerns an in vitro method for diagnosing Crohn's disease, or for determining predisposition in a person to develop Crohn's disease, by detecting an overexpression of the CD66c receptor in subjects suffering from said disease or at risk. The invention also concerns preventive or curative treatment of Crohn's disease.
A01N 37/18 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing the group —CO—N, e.g. carboxylic acid amides or imides; Thio-analogues thereof
G01N 33/567 - Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor using specific carrier or receptor proteins as ligand binding reagent utilising isolate of tissue or organ as binding agent
C07K 16/28 - Immunoglobulins, e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against material from animals or humans against receptors, cell surface antigens or cell surface determinants
G01N 33/68 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing involving proteins, peptides or amino acids
75.
Protection of plants against their pathogenic agents
This invention relates compositions and methods for protecting plants against various pathogenic agents such as fungi, viruses and bacteria. The invention can be used alone or in alternation and/or in combination with other plant protection means, and is suitable for the treatment of multiple plant species.
A01N 63/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, animals or substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi or animals, e.g. enzymes or fermen
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Metering valve comprising a fixed inner conduit and a mobile outer sleeve
The invention concerns a valve (1) for measuring a liquid or powdery product, comprising a fixed conduit (5) for supplying the product; a closure (13) mounted at a lower end (11) of the conduit (5); and a coaxial sleeve (15), mounted outside the conduit (5), having a lower end (19) shaped into a valve seat, said sleeve (15) being mobile in translation relative to the conduit (5) between a so-called closed position wherein the valve seat (19) co-operates tightly with the closure (13), and a so-called open position wherein the valve seat (19) is spaced apart from the closure (13) to allow the product to flow.
A solid breadmaking improver whose dry matter consists essentially of one or two water-soluble food ingredients and at least one enzyme. The solid improver contains ascorbic acid and results, after dispersion of 10 g of improver in 100 g of distilled water, in liquid having a pH of 3.8 to 7.0, said liquid improver being obtained by dispersion of the solid improver in an aqueous phase.
The present invention relates to a composition for use against one or more pathogens, comprising at least one antagonistic micro-organism and at least one salt and/or derivatives thereof as defined in claim 1. The present invention further relates to said composition for use as biopesticide.
A61K 31/366 - Lactones having six-membered rings, e.g. delta-lactones
A01N 37/36 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio-anal
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Taste-enhancing agent, baking doughs, breadmaking and cereal products compromising same, and use thereof as an NaCl substitute
Dry flavor enhancing agent for a cereal product and particularly for baked bakery products including yeast extract and acid fermented flour, dry enhancing agent for cereal products and particularly for baked bakery products including this dry flavor enhancing agent and their use in the preparation of cereal products and particularly doughs and baked products.
The present invention provides a composition comprising between 24% and 45% yeast (based on yeast dry matter content) characterized in that it contains more than 0.75% salt; and that the composition is liquid; and that the composition is biologically stable by maintaining the composition below 10° C.
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