A target substance is produced by culturing a bacterium which has the ability to produce the target substance in a medium to cause accumulation of said target substance in the medium and collecting the target substance from the medium, wherein the bacterium is modified so that a system for uptake of a byproduct of the target substance or a substrate for a biosynthesis system of the target substance into the bacterial cell.

The present invention provides for methods and compounds for treating brain trauma and disorders such as: ischemia, stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, opioid addiction, idiopathic pain, epilepsy, and depression. More specifically, the invention provides methods for designing and identifying inhibitors of mammalian agmatinase and for compounds identified by these methods.

A method for analyzing a substance, comprising: a step of obtaining a dispersion complex by co-existing fine particles having a dispersion property higher than that of lyophobic fine particles in a dispersion phase of the lyophobic fine particles at a concentration sufficient for covering a periphery of a lyophobic fine particle group; a step of contacting the dispersion complex and a fluid containing an analyte; and a step of analyzing the analyte using an optical measuring means, wherein the l...

An evaporator device for active substances is designed for using active substances established in a paper tablet or the like, or in a tray with a semipermeable membrane, in gel form, comprising a base body with a U-shaped profile inside coupled by insertion to a support provided with two housings and, the former adapted in size and shape to receive within it a tray and the second to receive a tablet, so that both the tray and tablet can be placed in the same support opposite the heating surface ...

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a substance delivery device (1) capable of insertion into a body cavity of an animal, including delivery apparatus (11) capable of actively being controlled to deliver a substance to an outlet, and retention apparatus (2, 3) capable of retaining the substance delivery device within the body cavity of an animal. In one embodiment, a microprocessor (18) can be remotely programmed to enable control over the delivery device after it ...

A foreign substance inspection apparatus 1 which obtains images of a powder material with a two-dimensional camera 17 and subjects the image data outputted from the camera 17 to image processing, whereby foreign substances mixed into the powder material are detected. The foreign substance inspection apparatus 1 comprises a rotatably supported container 5 with an opening surface in a substantially horizontal state; a liftably supported lift member 7 inside the container; a drive control device fo...

The present invention relates to a device for the extraction of a substance for preparing a beverage from a capsule, comprising a chassis (11) with a horizontal flat part (22) and a vertical part (14) at the rear of the chassis; a drawer (5) which can be moved in horizontal translation over the flat part of the chassis between an open position and a closed position and which comprises, in the drawer, a capsules (10) housing unit (6) with at least one housing (21) for the capsule which is to be e...

A container assembly for a substance to be applied is provided that includes a injector housing, an application tip, and a closure cap. The application tip and the closure cap are alternatively removably securable to the outlet end of the injector housing in a substantially fluid tight disposition. A first indicia is associated with the injector housing and a second indicia is associated with each of the application tip and the closure cap. The second indicia has an identity correspondence with ...

A dispenser which assists an individual in dispensing a substance from a squeezable tube. The dispenser has a bottom-located rotating wheel, that when rotating, causes a volume of material within an incorporated tube to be expelled out of the dispenser.

A device for dispensing into a liquid at least one hydrophilic substance deposited thereon including a body having at least one surface area enhancer and at least one hydrophilic substance deposited on the at least one surface area enhancer, to form a coated surface enhancer, and the body. The hydrophilic substance deposited includes a high intensity sweetener, a nutritive sweetener, a flavoring agent, a drug substance, a vitamin, a mineral, and mixtures thereof.