Patents Assigned to The State of Israel - Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
  • REGULATION OF FEED EFFICIENCY AND METHANE PRODUCTION IN RUMINATING ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20200123588
    Abstract: A method of determining the feed efficiency and methane production of a ruminating animal comprising analyzing the number and/or diversity of a bacterial taxon of a microbiome of the animal or of a gene content of said microbiome, wherein a number and/or diversity of said taxon below a predetermined level is indicative of an animal having a high feed efficiency and low methane production, or a number of genes below a predetermined level is indicative of an animal having a high feed efficiency and low methane production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventor: Itzhak MIZRAHI
  • EX-VIVO INTESTINAL CULTURE MODEL, METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190100731
    Abstract: A method of preparing an ex-vivo intestinal culture model is provided. The method comprising: (a) providing an intestinal tissue sample; (b) treating the intestinal tissue sample with a protease cleaving an extracellular matrix (ECM) component so as to break cell-cell contacts and obtain an intestinal preparation which maintains the overall intestinal tissue structure including villi and/or intestinal tissue layer orientation; (c) washing the preparation; and (d) culturing the preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicants: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat, Mor Research Applications Ltd.
    Inventors: Hinanit KOLTAI, Yoram KAPULNIK, Marcelo FRIDLENDER, Timna NAFTALI
  • IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF UDP-GLUCOSE:PHLORETIN 4'-O-GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE FROM MALUS X DOMESTICA BORKH
    Publication number: 20190062768
    Abstract: A method of producing trilobatin is disclosed. The method comprising contacting a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 8 and having a 4?-O-glycosyltransferase activity with phloretin and UDP-glucose under conditions which allow the formation of trilobatin, thereby producing trilobatin. A method of producing a plant which produces trilobatin, transgenic plant or plant cell and methods of producing transgenic plants are disclosed. Composition comprising trilobatin are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventor: Mwafaq IBDAH
  • ISOLATED POLYPEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME FOR GENERATING PLANTS WITH INCREASED CUTICLAR WATER PERMEABILITY
    Publication number: 20180244733
    Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventors: Arthur A. SCHAFFER, Ran HOVAV
  • ISOLATED POLYPEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME FOR GENERATING PLANTS WITH INCREASED CUTICLAR WATER PERMEABILITY
    Publication number: 20170066803
    Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventors: Arthur A. SCHAFFER, Ran HOVAV
  • SYNERGISTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR POTENTIATING ANTI-OXIDATIVE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20160166533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to synergistic compositions for protection against oxidative damage, consisting essentially of antacids in conjunction with antioxidants. The invention further relates to method for preventing oxidative damage using the compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventors: Niva SHAPIRA, Joseph KANNER
  • USE OF STRIGOLACTONES AND STRIGOLACTONE ANALOGS FOR TREATING PROLIFERATIVE CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20140323563
    Abstract: Compound of formula X wherein P1 is a fused-ring system comprising one 6-membered and two 5-membered rings; v indicates an S or R configuration; or individual isomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures thereof, in the preparation of an active agent for preventing or inhibiting cell proliferation or for inducing cell death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat, Georgetown University
    Inventors: Yoram Kapulnik, Hinanit Koltai, Ronit Yarden, Cristina Prandi
  • COMPOSITION OF CULTURED GRAPE CELLS
    Publication number: 20140093483
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition comprising a cell line callus culture of grape berry cells grown in vitro, whereby the cell line callus culture of grape berry cells is derived from one or more of grape-berry cross section, grape-berry skin, grape-berry flesh, grape seed, grape embryo of seeded or seedless cultivars or grape seed coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZAT
    Inventors: Yuval ESHDAT, Avi PERL
  • PEST-IMPERVIOUS PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PEST-CONTROL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20140031431
    Abstract: A composition-of-matter comprising a substance usable in producing packaging material and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ar-turmerone, a sesquiterpene alcohol and a turmeric oleoresin solid residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: Biopack Ltd., The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventors: Shlomo NAVARRO, Simcha Finkelman, Dov Zehavi, Refael Dias, Sam Angel, Fadel Mansur, Miriam Rindner
  • Increasing bioavailability of carotenoids
    Publication number: 20080153148
    Abstract: A method of increasing a fraction of free carotenoids in a source of carotenoids in which at least some of the carotenoids are fatty acid esterified carotenoids is disclosed. The method is effected by contacting the source of carotenoids with an effective amount of an esterase under conditions effective in deesterifying the fatty acid esterified carotenoids, thereby increasing the fraction of free carotenoids in the source of carotenoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventors: Joseph Kanner, Rina Granit, Arieh Levy
  • Carotenoids rich paprika cultivars
    Publication number: 20060095989
    Abstract: Paprika cultivars being characterized by fruits having total carotenoids content higher than 10 mg/g dry fruit weight and a branching pattern suitable for mechanical harvesting and methods and systems generating same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: The State of Israel - Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organizat
    Inventors: Arieh Levy, Ezra Menagem, Joseph Kanner, Michal Barzilai