The invention relates to an aqueous binder composition for mineral fibers comprising at least one polyelectrolytic hydrocolloid.

Compositions comprising a combination of myeloperoxidase and a peroxide-producing oxidase and methods of using the compositions to inactivate gram negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides and lipid A endotoxin are provided.

The present invention relates to methods for producing dairy food products modified with respect to their firmness and/or gelation time comprising cross-linked protein compounds and to methods for modifying said properties of said dairy food products, as well as to said modified dairy food products obtainable or obtained by such methods. Modification is achieved by in situ generation of H2O2 via carbohydrate oxidase, preferably cellobiose oxidase (EC 1.1.99.18), and cross-linking protein-tyrosine residues in a reaction using H202 via peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7). Adding small phenolic compounds such as preferably p-coumaric acid or vanillin allows better control of the cross-linking reaction.

Fusion proteins with immunoglobulin binding properties, their uses and related methods and compositions are disclosed. The fusion proteins are comprised of an antibody-binding fragment of protein M from Mycoplasma spp. conjugated to a receptor fragment. The receptor fragment is a protein fragment to which a pathogen, a toxin or a cancer cell can specifically bind. The fusion proteins can be used to neutralize or eradicate a wide group of pathogens, toxins or cancer cells.

This invention belongs to the field of preparation of macromolecule sample of various volumes, pertaining to a detergent-mixed dry hydrogel particle and a method of using the particle to mass concentrate the macromolecule liquid sample or to enhance specific activity of the protein liquid sample. After thorough suspension and hydration in a detergent solution, the hydrogel particle is separated from the excess of the detergent solution and dried into the detergent-mixed dry hydrogel particle; upon contacting the macromolecule liquid sample in certain ratio with the dry particle having a pore size of its cross-linked network smaller than the macromolecule to allow absorption and swelling of the hydrogel particle, filter centrifugation or filter conical rotating drum centrifugation is exercised to remove the hydrogel particle whose surface is deprived of water and to collect the concentrate filtrate of the macromolecule mass or the protein sample with enhanced specific activity.

Fusion proteins with immunoglobulin binding properties, their uses and related methods and compositions are disclosed. The fusion proteins are comprised of an antibody-binding fragment of protein M from Mycoplasma spp. conjugated to a receptor fragment. The receptor fragment is a protein fragment to which a pathogen or a toxin can specifically bind. The fusion proteins can be used to neutralize or eradicate a wide group of pathogens or toxins.

The invention concerns the field of cell culture technology. It concerns RNA having a specific sequence, expression vectors encoding said RNA, production host cell lines comprising said RNA, and methods of producing recombinant biopharmaceutical products using engineered host cell with altered levels of said RNAs, such as small non-coding RNAs, preferably microRNAs (miRNAs). The invention also relates to engineered host cells with altered levels in one or more of said RNAs. Those cell lines have improved secretion and/or growth characteristics in comparison to control cell lines.

The present invention relates to the use of a substrate for enhancing the chemiluminescence of one or more luminophores produced in a chemiluminescence reaction, wherein the substrate comprises a solid polymeric carrier with a plurality of depressions separated from one another and that the solid carrier is at least partially coated with a metal.

Disclosed are a hydrogel composition, a method for manufacturing the hydrogel composition, and an enzymatically formed hydrogel composition, all of which are characterized mainly by the use of calcium peroxide as an oxygen receptor in a tyrosinase-catalyzed polymer crosslinking reaction in order for the polymer to chelate with calcium ions. The resulting hydrogel composition not only is highly biocompatible, but also has desirable mechanical properties and a high gelation speed.

A method of treating at least one of septicemia, endotoxemia or a bacterial infection in a subject can include administering to the subject a composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a haloperoxidase. The haloperoxidase can be myeloperoxidase or eosinophil peroxidase. The haloperoxidase can inhibit lipopolysaccharide or Lipid A activity in the subject; as a non-limiting example, the haloperoxidase is not engaged in active haloperoxidase activity, but available for LPS or Lipid A binding and inhibition.