Abstract: The present invention relates to cell wall degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and/or depolymerize cellulose, hemicellulose and other carbohydrates. These systems have a number of applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cell wall degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and/or depolymerize cellulose, hemicellulose and other carbohydrates. These systems have a number of applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cell wall degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and/or depolymerize cellulose. These systems have a number of applications. Some embodiments relate to a method of producing ethanol using the cell wall degradative systems of the present invention.

Abstract: Complementary transistors and methods of forming the complementary transistors on a semiconductor assembly are described. The transistors are formed with an optional interfacial oxide, such as SiO2 or oxy-nitride, to overlay a semiconductor substrate which will be conductively doped for PMOS and NMOS regions. Then a dielectric possessing a high dielectric constant of least seven or greater (also referred to as a high-k dielectric) is deposited on the interfacial oxide. The high-k dielectric is covered with a thin monolayer of metal oxide (i.e., aluminum oxide, Al2O3) that is removed from the NMOS regions, but remains in the PMOS regions. The resulting NMOS transistor diffusion regions contain predominately metal to silicon bonds that create predominately Fermi level pinning near the valence band while the resulting PMOS transistor diffusion regions contain metal to silicon bonds that create predominately Fermi level pinning near the conduction band.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cell wall degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and/or depolymerize cellulose. These systems have a number of applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cell wall degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and/or depolymerize cellulose. These systems have a number of applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of a gene in a bacterium expressing a protein that has an activity similar to plant phytochelatin synthetase. This gene was discovered in the marine ?-proteobacterium Microbulbifer degradans strain 2-40, and is cloned and expressed in the bacterium Escherichia coli. Bacteria expressing this gene are useful in remediation of contaminated solids and liquids and in the extraction of rare and/or valuable metals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chitin degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and depolymerize chitin. These systems have a number of applications. The present invention also describes enzymes with at least two catalytic domains in which the domains are separated by poly-amino acid linkers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated structures containing degradative enzymes produced from a marine organism. The enzymes produced are based on the carbon source upon which the marine organism is growing. The enzymes are found in structures that can be isolated such that the degradative enzymes are easily harvested.

Abstract: A cargo container (1) and a coupling assembly (13) for releasably coupling two or more of those containers (1) together in a side-by-side relationship. The assembly (13) has a male and female coupling part (14,15). The male coupling part (14) has a mounting structure (16) for mounting that part (14) on a container corner (12). A connecting element (25) is carried by the mounting structure (16) and retained for limited linear movement between a projected position projecting from the mounting structure (16) and a retracted position. The female coupling part (15) also has a mounting structure (31) for mounting that part (15) on an adjacent corner (12) of another container (1). That structure (31) provides a receiving recess (34) that can be aligned with the connecting element (25) so as to receive the element (25) when in the projected position.