Abstract: A method of producing yeast mutants and the use thereof. In order to provide yeasts which, at a given sugar content, produce a low ethanol content and a relatively high glycerol content in ethanolic fermentation and which are simultaneously obtainable rapidly, at least one yeast strain is contacted in a first mutagenesis step with a first mutagen and in a second mutagenesis step with a second mutagen. The first and second mutagens are different from one another and are selected from the following groups: nucleotide-alkylating agent, nucleotide-deaminating agent, and UV radiation. The method further includes a first selection step executed between the first and second mutagenesis steps and a second selection step being executed after the second mutagenesis step, in which the mutants that originate from the prior mutagenesis step in each case are exposed to a selection factor selected from the following groups: (a) hypertonic medium and (b) alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor.

Abstract: The invention provides for compositions and methods for the production of isoprene, isoprenoid precursor, and/or isoprenoids in cells via the expression (e.g., heterologous expression) of phosphomevalonate decarboxylases and/or isopentenyl kinases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising licoricidine and at least one component selected from the group consisting of glyasperin D, glyasperin C, gancaonin I and glycyrrhisoflavone, preferably wherein said composition is a Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora, Glycyrrhiza uralensis or Glycyrrhiza glabra extract, and to a method for preparing the same. Furthermore the present invention relates to pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition or a method for preparing the same, said pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition comprising licoricidine and at least one component selected from the group consisting of glyasperin D, glyasperin C, gancaonin I and glycyrrhisoflavone, wherein said composition is preferably a Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora, Glycyrrhiza uralensis or Glycyrrhiza glabra extract. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition, as described above, for body and oral care, in particular for use as deodorant or for use in treating or preventing dental caries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-dandruff composition comprising 1-acetoxychavicol acetate (I). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for preparing said anti-dandruff composition and the use of said anti-dandruff composition for treating or preventing Malassezia induced dandruff formation. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for preparing an Alpinia galanga extract and an extract obtainable or obtained by said method as well as the use of this extract for treating Malassezia induced dandruff formation comprising applying an anti-dandruff composition comprising said extract.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobially active ?-cyclohexylalkan-1-oles of the following formula (I), to a method for producing said compounds and to the use thereof as antimicrobial agents for treating body odor, wherein R1 to R6 independently of one another denote hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, Ra and Rb independently of one another denote hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a linear or branched alkoxy radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and x is 0 or 1, wherein preferably the total number of carbon atoms in R1 to R6 is 18 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobially active ?-cyclohexylalkan-1-ales of the following formula (I), to a method for producing said compounds and to the use thereof as antimicrobial agents for treating body odor, wherein R1 to R6 independently of one another denote hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, Ra and Rb independently of one another denote hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a linear or branched alkoxy radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and x is 0 or 1, wherein preferably the total number of carbon atoms in R1 to R6 is 18 or less.

Abstract: The invention relates to the development of microorganisms that produce 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PD) from glycerol, whereas glycerol is simultaneously the substrate carbon source for 1,2-PD- and biomass production. The invention demonstrates that any type of glycerol serves as carbon substrate for 1,2-PD biosynthesis. The microorganism is a recombinant organism, preferentially an E. coli K12 strain or a derivative thereof, particularly a strain, which is inactivated in competing pathways that lower 1,2-PD production.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microorganisms and methods for producing at least one sulfur-containing compound.