Patents by Inventor Lene Lange
Lene Lange has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20080096260Abstract: The formation of acrylamide during heat treatment in the production of a food product is reduced by treating the raw material with an enzyme before the heat treatment. The enzyme is capable of reacting on asparagine as a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Gitte Budolfsen, Morten Jensen, Hans Heldt-Hansen, Mary Stringer, Lene Lange
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Publication number: 20080095883Abstract: The formation of acrylamide during heat treatment in the production of a food product is reduced by treating the raw material with an enzyme before the heat treatment. The enzyme is capable of reacting on asparagine or glutamine (optionally substituted) as a substrate or is a laccase or a peroxidase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Gitte Budolfsen, Morten Jensen, Hans Heldt-Hansen, Mary Stringer, Lene Lange
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Publication number: 20080090280Abstract: The invention relates to functional polypeptides secreted from Botryospaeria rhodina CBS 247.96.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2005Publication date: April 17, 2008Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lene Lange, Pernille Uldall Stephensen
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Patent number: 7348168Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase II activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence, which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Wenping Wu, Lene Lange, Dominique Aubert Skovlund, Ye Liu
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Patent number: 7304091Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds with structures resembling natural statins isolated from Penicillium sp.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2002Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Myco TeO A/SInventors: Jens Christian Frisvad, Lene Lange, Kirk Schnorr, Steen Stender, Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen
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Patent number: 7226773Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence (SEQ ID NO: 79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Xaa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and a second amino acid sequence having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO: 80) 1 2 3 4 5 wherein, at position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; at positions 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and at position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue at position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid residue at positionType: GrantFiled: October 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Martin Schulein, deceased, Torben Henriksen, legal representative, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara
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Publication number: 20060275879Abstract: The formation of acrylamide during heat treatment in the production of a food product is reduced by treating the raw material with an enzyme before the heat treatment. The enzyme is capable of reacting on asparagine or glutamine (optionally substituted) as a substrate or is a laccase or a peroxidase.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Gitte Lynglev, Morten Jensen, Hans Heldt-Hansen, Mary Stringer, Lene Lange
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Publication number: 20060053514Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase II activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Wenping Wu, Lene Lange, Dominique Skovlund, Ye Liu
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Publication number: 20050228042Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds with structures resembling natural statins isolated from Penicillium sp. (Formula I); where R1 represents OH, C6H5COO, R6COO and R6 represents C1-C5 alkyl; R2-4 represents H, C1-C5 alkyl C1-C5 acyl, R5 represents H, CH3; and X represents a compound of (Formula II) or (Formula III).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2002Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Technical University of Denmark, Kobenhavns AmtInventors: Jens Frisvad, Lene Lange, Kirk Schnorr, Steen Stender, Steen Stender, Thomas Larsen
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Publication number: 20050070003Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence (SEQ ID NO: 79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Xaa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and a second amino acid sequence having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO: 80) 1 2 3 4 5 wherein, at position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; at positions 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and at position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue at position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid residue at positType: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2004Publication date: March 31, 2005Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Martin Schulein, Torben Henriksen, Lene Andersen, Soren Lassen, Markus Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara
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Publication number: 20040197890Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2003Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Lene Lange, Wenping Wu, Dominique Aubert, Sara Landvik, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ib Groth Clausen
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Publication number: 20040121392Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating a gene library from an environmental pool of organisms, which gene library is enriched in DNA encoding a polypeptide with an activity of interest. Also, the invention provides a method of selecting a DNA sequence of interest from an environmental pool of organisms. Further, the invention relates to a gene library prepared from an enriched environmental pool of organisms enriched in DNA encoding a polypeptide with an activity of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Thomas Sandal, Carsten Sjoholm, Thomas Shafer, Lene Lange, Fiona Duffner
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Patent number: 6723504Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating a gene library from an environmental pool of organisms, which gene library is enriched in DNA encoding a polypeptide with an activity of interest. Also, the invention provides a method of selecting a DNA sequence of interest from an environmental pool of organisms. Further, the invention relates to a gene library prepared from an enriched environmental pool of organisms enriched in DNA encoding a polypeptide with an activity of interest.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1999Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Thomas Sandal, Carsten Sjøholm, Thomas Schäfer, Lene Lange, Fiona Duffner
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Publication number: 20030054539Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence 1 (SEQ ID NO:79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Xaa 10 11 12 13 14Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2001Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Martin Schulein, Hanne Dela, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara
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Patent number: 6387690Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence consisting of 14 amino acid residues having the following sequence Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Trp Xaa 13 14 and a second amino acid sequence consisting of 5 amino acid residues having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys 1 2 3 4 5 wherein, in position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; in position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; in position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; inType: GrantFiled: January 13, 1999Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Martin Schülein, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Søren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Michiko Ihara, Shinobu Takagi
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Patent number: 6001639Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence consisting of 14 amino acid residues having the following sequenceThr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa (SEQ ID NO:79) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Xaa 10 11 12 13 14and a second amino acid sequence consisting of 5 amino acid residues having the following sequenceTrp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO:80) 1 2 3 4 5wherein, in position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; in position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; in position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; in position 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and in position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue in position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid residue in positType: GrantFiled: May 21, 1996Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Martin Schulein, Lene Nonboe Andersen, S.o slashed.ren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Iium Nielsen, Michiko Ihara, Shinobu Takagi
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Patent number: 5972872Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising an enzyme preparation with substantial cellulytic activity, especially endoglucanase activity, at alkaline conditions which is enzyme composition is derived from or producible by a fungus selected from the Basidiomycetous families Coprinaceae and Bolbitiaceae, preferably from the group of strains belonging to the genera Psathyrella, Podaxis, Panaeolus, Coprinus and Bolbitius, more preferably from the group of strains belonging to the species Coprinus micaceus, Coprinus domesticus, Coprinus ephemerus, Coprinus disseminatus, Coprinus radians, Coprinus picaceus, Coprinus frisei, Coprinus subimpatiens, Psathyrella candolleana, Psathyrella prona, Panaeolus semiovatus, Podaxis pistillaris and Bolbitius aleuriatus; and a method for providing a stone-washed look to textiles, especially to cellulosic fabric such as denim, using the mentioned enzyme preparation; and a method for improving the drainage of paper pulp or the de-inking of recycled paper usiType: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Lene Lange, Jack Bech Nielsen, Martin Schulein
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Patent number: 5596015Abstract: Compounds having formula (3), wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, straight or branched alkyl with 1-10 carbon atoms, straight or branched alkenyl with 2-10 carbon atoms, straight or branched alkynyl with 2-10 carbon atoms, benzyl or aryl, optionally mono- or plurisubstituted with straight or branched alkyl with 1-10 carbon atoms, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, an amino or a nitro group; and when R.sup.1 is H salts thereof, or R.sup.1 is acyl (R.sup.1 =--COR.sup.2) wherein R.sup.2 is straight or branched alkyl with 1-10 carbon atoms, alkenyl with 2-10 carbon atoms, alkynyl with 2-10 carbon atoms, or aryl, optionally mono- or plurisubstituted with alkyl with 1-10 carbon atoms, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, an amino or a nitro group. Compounds of formula (3) have interesting antifungal activities and may, accordingly, be used as active ingredients in fungicidal compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1994Date of Patent: January 21, 1997Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Jens Breinholt, Lene Lange