Abstract: The invention relates to a whole-cell catalyst which expresses a recombinant ?-dioxygenase or the combination of a recombinant fatty acid reductase and a phosphopantetheinyl transferase which phosphopantetheinylates the fatty acid reductase, and which expresses, in addition to the ?-dioxygenase and/or the combination of fatty acid reductase and phosphopantetheinyl transferase, a transaminase, wherein the phosphopantetheinyl transferase and/or transaminase is preferably recombinant; and also to a process for converting a carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid or a monoester thereof to an amine or diamine, comprising the steps of contacting the carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid or the monoester thereof with a phosphopantetheinylated fatty acid reductase or an ?-dioxygenase and contacting the product with a transaminase.

Abstract: A boat launch for the pillars of offshore installations includes fender pipes extending substantially perpendicularly to sea level and a ladder being positioned closer to the pillars than the fender pipes. The fender pipes have an inner pipe consisting of steel that is not resistant to seawater and an outer pipe consisting of a seawater resistant metal alloy.

Abstract: The invention relates to a whole-cell catalyst which expresses a recombinant ?-dioxygenase or the combination of a recombinant fatty acid reductase and a phosphopantetheinyl transferase which phosphopantetheinylates the fatty acid reductase, and which expresses, in addition to the ?-dioxygenase and/or the combination of fatty acid reductase and phosphopantetheinyl transferase, a transaminase, wherein the phosphopantetheinyl transferase and/or transaminase is preferably recombinant; and also to a process for converting a carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid or a monoester thereof to an amine or diamine, comprising the steps of contacting the carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid or the monoester thereof with a phosphopantetheinylated fatty acid reductase or an ?-dioxygenase and contacting the product with a transaminase.

Abstract: A boat launch for the pillars of offshore installations includes fender pipes extending substantially perpendicularly to sea level and a ladder being positioned closer to the pillars than the fender pipes, The fender pipes have an inner pipe consisting of steel that is not resistant to seawater and an outer pipe consisting of a seawater resistant metal alloy.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the oxidation of a primary or secondary alcohol, preferably to form an aldehyde or ketone, comprising the following steps: a) providing a catalyst composition comprising at least one compound containing a nitroxyl radical, at least one NO source, at least one carbon or mineral acid or an anhydride of a carbon or mineral acid; b) producing a reaction mixture by adding at least one primary or secondary alcohol and a gas comprising oxygen and optionally one or more than one solvent to the catalyst composition from step a) or step e); c) incubating the reaction mixture from step b) at a temperature of between 0 and 100° C. or at the boiling point of the solvent; d) simultaneously with or subsequent to step c): crystallizing the reaction product; and e) recovering the catalyst composition by removing the crystallized reaction product from the reaction mixture obtained in step d).

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a biotechnological process for the production of ?-functionalized carboxylic acids and of ?-functionalized carboxylate esters from simple carbon sources.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the oxidation of a primary or secondary alcohol, preferably to form an aldehyde or ketone, comprising the following steps: a) providing a catalyst composition comprising at least one compound containing a nitroxyl radical, at least one NO source, at least one carbon or mineral acid or an anhydride of a carbon or mineral acid; b) producing a reaction mixture by adding at least one primary or secondary alcohol and a gas comprising oxygen and optionally one or more than one solvent to the catalyst composition from step a) or step e); c) incubating the reaction mixture from step b) at a temperature of between 0 and 100° C. or at the boiling point of the solvent; d) simultaneously with or subsequent to step c): crystallizing the reaction product; and e) recovering the catalyst composition by removing the crystallized reaction product from the reaction mixture obtained in step d).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the enzymatic production of emulsifiers containing mono- and diacylglycerides. In a first step a), a mixture of a phospholipid component and a triacylglyceride component is prepared, then in step b) a quantity of an aqueous solution containing a (phospho)lipase is added to the mixture obtained, to produce a water content of the mixture of between 3 and 15 wt. %. In a subsequent step c), the mixture obtained in the previous step is reacted at a temperature ranging between 20° and 80° C. over a period of at least two hours and said mixture is then dried.

Abstract: Methods and systems for coloring media are described. A first sequence of images at a first resolution is received, wherein the first sequence of images includes images with color information. A second sequence of images is received. Optionally, image registration is performed for a plurality of images in the first sequence with respect to the second sequence and/or for a plurality of images in the second sequence with respect to the first sequence. A color analysis is performed using (optionally aligned) images from the first sequence of images and the second sequence of images, and the results are used to color the second sequence of images.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing 2,6-dioxabicyclo-(3.3.0)-octane-4,8-dione (I), comprising the oxidation of dianhydrohexitols (II-IV), or of corresponding hydroxy ketones, with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst composition, the reaction proceeding without the addition of halogen sources.

Abstract: Methods and systems for coloring media are described. A first sequence of images at a first resolution is received, wherein the first sequence of images includes images with color information. A second sequence of images is received. Optionally, image registration is performed for a plurality of images in the first sequence with respect to the second sequence and/or for a plurality of images in the second sequence with respect to the first sequence. A color analysis is performed using (optionally aligned) images from the first sequence of images and the second sequence of images, and the results are used to color the second sequence of images.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing 2,6-dioxabicyclo-(3.3.0)-octane-4,8-dione (I), comprising the oxidation of dianhydrohexitols (II-IV), or of corresponding hydroxy ketones, with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst composition, the reaction proceeding without the addition of halogen sources.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing aldehydes and ketones from easily accessible primary and secondary alcohols by oxidation with atmospheric oxygen or pure oxygen using a catalyst system which consists of a derivative of a free nitroxyl radical.

Abstract: In this process for preparing a ?-1,3-glucan, the glucan-containing matrix is treated with a protein having ?(1,3)-glucanase activity, wherein the concentration of the glucanase amounts from 0.001 to 3.0% by weight. The glucan-containing matrix can be a fermentation broth, a culture medium or a suspension, where appropriate containing unsolved solids, cell constituents and/or cell fragments, or else a mycelium, a hydrocolloid or a powder preparation having a solvent proportion of from 20 to 99.9% by weight. The duration of the enzymatic treatment should be between 15 minutes and 24 hours and the treatment should be carried out continuously. The invention also envisages the glucan-containing matrix being filtered or centrifuged, after it has been treated enzymatically, and the glucan finally being separated off.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the enzymatic production of emulsifiers containing mono- and diacylglycerides. In a first step a), a mixture of a phospholipid component and a triacylglyceride component is prepared, then in step b) a quantity of an aqueous solution containing a (phospho)lipase is added to the mixture obtained, to produce a water content of the mixture of between 3 and 15 wt. %. In a subsequent step c), the mixture obtained in the previous step is reacted at a temperature ranging between 20° and 80° C. over a period of at least two hours and said mixture is then dried. Crude soy lecithin and vegetable and/or animal oils, which are reacted together with a mixture of lipase and/or phospholipase as the enzymatic component, are particularly suitable as components.

Abstract: The invention concerns a water-containing medium with an increased viscosity containing a gellable polymer component with phenolic substituents modified with the aid of oxidases, characterized in that it was modified by a) a protein with polyphenol oxidase activity and/or b) an enzyme mixture containing hydrolases, oxidoreductases and peroxidases. The medium modified in this manner can be a gel that is preferably in a (partially) dried or (partially) rehydrated state, whose viscosity or gel strength can be selectively adjusted and which, even after a drying process and rehydration, again stably attains the original viscosity or gel strength. In addition the water-containing medium does not have any by-products that could have an adverse effect on quality of the gel or its sensory properties.