Researchers from UW-Madison and UW-River Falls have developed a process that could enable the use of milk-derived FAs in IVFE. The inventors have identified processing steps to address each of the lim...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed methods for isolating bovine embryonic stem cells (bESCs), expanding them in feeder-free and serum-free conditions, and differentiating them into adipocytes.
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Difructose anhydride (DFA), which can serve as a low-calorie sweetener, has demonstrated health benefits, including prebiotic effects, antioxidant properties and immunoregulatory effects. While DFA ca...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to optimize the production of reuterin in bacterial cells that contain the reuterin production pathway (i.e., the pdu operon). The inventors compared the...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed methods for protein processing to avoid allergic reactions to proteins such as β-lactoglobulin and casein. Protein hydrolysis is performed with thermolysin follo...
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Skim milk powder, which consists of lactose, protein and other small nutrients, provides a means for storing and moving surplus skim milk. It conventionally has been used for protein fortification of ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method for complete dissolution of dried whole egg in formic acid that produces a very concentrated translucent solution of whole eggs that allows for lossless ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed two related strains of S. eubayanus (yHJC187 and yHJC188) that possess the key desirable traits for lager beer fermentation: natural cold tolerance, an ability to...
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The present invention relates to a ‘sugar fermentate of edible fungi’ (i.e., cultures of GRAS species from the genus Aspergillus) that exhibits antimicrobial activity (e.g., against Listeria monoc...
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UW Madison innovators provide a method to detect immune health status in a human infant or child, and compositions and methods to improve health status in a human fetus, infant or child, as well as co...
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UW Madison researchers provide herein methods for preparing a product including predominantly prebiotic oligosaccharides by non-enzymatic methods of glycosylation of monosaccharides, disaccharides, an...
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Conjugates of protein and polysaccharide linked by a phosphate bridge. The conjugates are made by reacting a protein with a polysaccharide in the presence of POCl3.
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Saccharomyces eubayanus is the cold-tolerant parent yeast of the lager brewing yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus. In recent years there has been considerable interest in brewing with pure strains of S. ...
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There is a need for an efficient method of processing fruit and seed extracts with antimicrobial properties, for identification of novel anti-microbial compounds. For instance, there are numerous heal...
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Microorganisms comprising a maltose-inducible promoter and methods of use in producing biologics and introducing biologics to sites in a maltose-dependent manner. The microorganisms include a maltose-...
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Provided herein are methods for preparing prebiotic oligosaccharides by non-enzymatic methods of glycosylation of monosaccharides and/or disaccharides or by hydrolysis of polymeric sugars to monosacch...
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Colorant particles made from an insoluble protein-based substrate to which a dye is adsorbed are disclosed. The colorant particles are highly dispersible onto solid surfaces or within liquid systems, ...
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Methods of purifying mucin, purified mucin, and products comprising the purified mucin. The methods include combining a mucin-containing substance with water and one or more purification agents to for...
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Herein we demonstrate that the mitochondrial genome influences temperature tolerance in Saccharomyces yeasts. The present invention provides methods for manipulating the mitotype of yeast, including m...
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Polypeptides comprising maltose/maltotriose transporters are provided. Additionally, polynucleotides, DNA constructs, and vectors encoding a maltose/maltotriose transporter, or yeast cells harboring s...
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Bone mineral loss is a pervasive and potentially devastating consequence of aging. Post-menopausal women are at special risk for the fractures, fragility and debilitations linked to osteoporosis.No fo...
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Low-grade chronic inflammation underpins many diseases affecting both human and animal health. It remains largely undiagnosed and undertreated worldwide. Preen oil, secreted by the uropygial gland o...
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Protein-polysaccharide conjugates (PPCs) are useful as emulsifiers in foods and beverages.  Because the polysaccharide stabilizes the protein, such conjugates have superior functional properties, inc...
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Interspecies yeast hybrids are critical for producing commercially important fermentation products such as Belgian ale, certain ciders and cold-fermented wines. As one major example, lager beer, the m...
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In addition to key roles in food and biofuel production, probiotic strains of lactic acid bacteria are being exploited in medicine as therapeutic delivery vehicles. One obstacle is that bacteriophages...
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