Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series inventions 06/07

20070149770 - Poly zinc finger proteins with improved linkers: Polynucleotides encoding chimeric proteins, and methods for their production and use are disclosed. The chimeric proteins comprise a flexible linker between two zinc finger DNA-binding domains, wherein the linker contains eight or more amino acids between the second conserved histidine residue of the carboxy-terminal zinc finger of the first domain... Agent: Robins & Pasternak

20070149771 - Methods for preparing alkali cellulose and cellulose ether: The invention is a method for efficiently preparing alkali cellulose having a uniform alkali distribution therein. More specifically, the invention is a method for preparing alkali cellulose comprising steps of bringing pulp into continuous contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution in a bucket conveyor type contactor to generate a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070149772 - Methods for preparing alkali cellulose and cellulose ether: The invention is a method for efficiently preparing alkali cellulose having a uniform alkali distribution therein. More specifically, the invention is a method for preparing alkali cellulose comprising steps of bringing pulp into continuous contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution in a pipe type contactor to generate a contact... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070149773 - Methods for preparing alkali cellulose and cellulose ether: The invention is a method for efficiently preparing alkali cellulose having a uniform alkali distribution therein. More specifically, pulp and an excess alkali metal hydroxide solution are introduced continuously in a screw conveyor type contactor and brought into contact with each other in the screw conveyor type reactor. By changing... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070149774 - Methods for preparing alkali cellulose and cellulose ether: The invention is an efficient method for preparing alkali cellulose having the low water content and a uniform alkali distribution therein. More specifically, the invention is a method for continuously preparing alkali cellulose comprising steps of bringing pulp into continuous contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution to generate a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070149775 - Photolinker macromolecules, metallic substrates and ligands modified with said linkers, and process of preparation thereof: The invention relates to a photolinker macromolecule comprising photoactivable groups and sulfur-containing groups, which is attached to a metallic substrate, and optionally covalently bonded to a ligand, and the use thereof in biosensor systems, microarrays, nanoparticles, nanoassemblies and microparticles useful in bioanalytics, or the pharmaceutical, or textile industry.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070142631 - Enzyme inhibiton immunoassay: The present invention provides a method for the measurement of an analyte in biological samples whereby an uncompetitive inhibitor is coupled to a ligand and utilized in a homogeneous assay. The analyte can be a drug or drug derivative, hormone, polypeptide, or oligonucleotide. The present invention also provides novel compounds,... Agent: Marilyn L. Amick Roche Diagnostics Corporation

20070142632 - Fluorination process: e

20070142633 - Process for converting carbohydrates to hydrocarbons: Processes for the conversion of carbohydrates to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons, and processes for increasing the solubility of carbohydrates used in such processes are disclosed. The solubility of carbohydrates may be increased by contacting the carbohydrate with an ion-exchange resin. The dissolved product may be hydrogenated and reacted in the... Agent: Conocophillips Company - I.p. Legal

20070135624 - Method for preparing 4-demethyldaunorubicin: A method of preparing the anthracyclin carminomycin using a starting material comprising daunorubicin. The method comprises reacting daunorubicin or N-protected daunorubicin with soft Lewis acids for the demethylation of the 4-methoxy group, resulting in a reaction mass. The reaction mass is treated with an aqueous solution of a strong organic... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070135625 - Il-18 receptors: A novel polypeptide that functions as an IL-18 receptor is disclosed. The receptor is multimeric and includes at least one AcPL polypeptide, or fragment thereof, and at least one IL-1Rrp1 polypeptide, or fraction thereof. The receptor binds IL-18 and finds use in inhibiting biological activities mediated by IL-18.... Agent: Immunex Corporation Law Department

20070135626 - Activator bound solid supports for nucleic acid synthesis via the phosphoramidite approach: The present invention relates to improved methods for the preparation of nucleic acids. More particularly, conventional solid supports used for nucleic acid synthesis are derivatized with activators having pKas within the 4 to 7 range. Preferentially, CPG-based solid supports are reacted with trialkoxysilanes containing an activator moiety such as pyridine.... Agent: Ctgen Inc

20070135627 - Alpha-1-phosphorylated-2-deoxy-2-fluoroarabinoside and process for producing 2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-beta-d-arabinonucleoside: e