Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/ochsenfurt

Medibeacon Inc.

Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft

Tiense Suikerraffinaderij N.v.

Norbert Gretz

Tiense Suikerraffiinaderij N.v.

Gretz, Norbert

Wolfgang Wach

Thomas Rose

Michael Klingeberg

Christian Schildknecht

Soichi Watanabe

Markwart Kunz

Johannes Pill

Felix Eickemeyer

Jae Hyung Hwang

Daniel Schock-Kusch

Karsten Harms

Thomas Walter

Jürgen Hesser

Maliha Sadick

Mohammad Munir

Stephan Hausmanns

Tillmann Dörr

Jorg Kowalczyk

Jan Van Loo

Hanspeter Degelmann

Siegfried Peters

Stephan Theis

Stefan Pelzer

Wolfgang Aehle

Jörg Kowalczyk

Jürgen Eck

Alireza Haji Begli

Manfred Vogel

Christine Kröner

Peter Duerre

J&ouml;rg Kowalczyk

Michael Gander

Juergen Eck

Niklas Nold

Bettina Schiel

Alain-Michel Graf

Wolfgang Kraus

Matthias Sch&uuml;ttenhelm

Christian Zurek

Juergen Hesser

Jae Hyuug Hwang

Christine KRÖNER

A sensor plaster () for the transcutaneous measurement of an organ function, more particularly of a kidney function, is proposed. The sensor plaster () comprises at least one flexible carrier element () having at least one adhesive surface () which can be stuck onto a body surface. Furthermore, the sensor plaster () comprises at least one radiation source, more particularly a light source (), wherein the radiation source is designed to irradiate the body surface with at least one interrogation light (). Furthermore, the sensor plaster () comprises at least one detector () designed to detect at least one response light () incident from the direction of the body surface.

Transcutaneous organ function measurement

The invention relates to a method for producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in a continuous process, which leads to the obtainment of an HMF fraction, a carbohydrate/acid fraction, a fructose fraction, and a levulinic-acid and formic-acid fraction and advantageously makes it possible, because of the purity of the obtained fractions, to return the fructose fraction obtained by means of the method directly to the production process and to use the other fractions in further-processing processes without the need for complex, additional purification steps.

HMF production method

A process for the recovery of betaine from a molasses comprises a conversion step, in which the molasses is subjected to the action of an enzyme having endo-inulinase activity and/or fructosyltransferase activity, to form a fructan-containing molasses (fructan-molasses); a separation step, in which the fructan-molasses is subjected to a chromatographic separation, thereby obtaining a betaine-containing fraction.

Process for the recovery of betaine from molasses

The present invention relates to a method for producing a composition containing isomaltulose from a substrate containing sucrose comprising the steps of: a) contacting the substrate containing sucrose with a particulate carrier-immobilized sucrose isomerase biomass and b) obtaining a composition containing isomaltulose, characterized in that the median particle size d(0.5) of the carrier-immobilized sucrose isomerase biomass is from 370 to 550 &#x3bc;m. The carrier can be an alginate or a polyvinyl alcohol carrier.

Optimized method for producing a composition containing isomaltulose

A process for the recovery of betaine from a raw material consisting essentially of molasses. The process includes a demineralization step, a conversion step and a separation step. In the demineralization step the overall amount of salts in the molasses is brought to a level lying below 2 wt. % (on overall dry matter). In the conversion step the molasses is subjected to the action of a fructan-forming enzyme, to form a fructan-containing molasses (fructan-molasses). Finally in the separation step, the fructan-molasses is subjected to a chromatographic separation, thereby obtaining a betaine-containing fraction. Whereby the demineralization step is executed prior to the separation step and whereby demineralization step may be executed prior to, during, or subsequent to the conversion step. The raw material may alternatively contain or consist essentially of thick juice.

The present invention relates to a trehalulose-containing composition, its preparation and use.

Trehalulose-containing composition, its preparation and use

A trehalulose-containing composition, its preparation and use.

The invention relates to the biotechnological production of isomaltulose and isomaltulose-containing compositions and improved means, therefore particularly microbial cells.

Microorganisms having enhanced sucrose mutase activity

For the biotechnological production of isomaltulose and compositions containing isomaltulose from saccharose the invention provides improved means, particularly a sucrose mutase with improved product specificity as well as microbial cells containing the improved sucrose mutase.

Sucrose mutase with improved product specificity

The invention relates to a method and means for the bioengineered fermentative production of solvents, in particular of butanol, acetone and ethanol, and of short-chained carboxylic acids such as acetic acid and butyric acid, in particular in host cells of the species. The invention provides new methods and means for regulating the expression of the enzyme activities involved in acid production and or solvent production of the host cell.

Production of acid and solvent in microorganisms

The invention relates to a process for producing mixtures selectively enriched with either 1,1-GPM and 1,6-GPS from hydrogenated isomaltulose. The process involves dissolving hydrogenated isomaltulose at an elevated temperature, and subjecting the resulting solution to one or more cooling steps, wherein each cooling step utilizes a predetermined cooling rate over a predetermined temperature range.

Process for producing mixtures rich in 1,6-GPS or 1,1-GPM

A process for the preparation of a sweetener, in which sucrose is converted enzymatically into a saccharide mixture which is called 'isomerized sucrose' and has a disaccharide content of more than 85% by weight, then non-isomerized remaining sucrose is removed from the latter by enzymatic and/or H.sup.+ ion-catalyzed cleavage, and this product is catalytically hydrogenated. Preferably either before or after the catalytic hydrogenation, the resulting mixture is subjected to a chromatographic separation. The sweeteners prepared by this process contain either a mixture of 10 to 50% by weight of 6-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; 2 to 20% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; and 30 to 70% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol or of 5 to 10% by weight of 6-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; 30 to 40% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; and 45 to 60% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol.

Sweetener, process for its preparation and the use thereof

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Worms, Germany

Wolfgang Wach