2354 results about "Alcohol sugars" patented technology

Methods for hydrogenolysis are described which use a Re-containing multimetallic catalyst for hydrogenolysis of both C—O and C—C bonds. Methods and compositions for reactions of hydrogen over a Re-containing catalyst with compositions containing a 6-carbon sugar, sugar alcohol, or glycerol are described. It has been surprisingly discovered that reaction with hydrogen over a Re-containing multimetallic catalyst resulted in superior conversion and selectivity to desired products such as propylene glycol.

Disclosed is a method of producing hydrogen from oxygenated hydrocarbon reactants, such as methanol, glycerol, sugars (e.g. glucose and xylose), or sugar alcohols (e.g. sorbitol). The method takes place in the condensed liquid phase. The method includes the steps of reacting water and a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon in the presence of a metal-containing catalyst. The catalyst contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIIIB transitional metals, alloys thereof, and mixtures thereof. The disclosed method can be run at lower temperatures than those used in the conventional steam reforming of alkanes.

A method of enhancing milk component production in a ruminant, the method including providing a feed that includes a sugar alcohol and supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant.

A tablet that rapidly disintegrates in the oral cavity comprising a compressed blend of rapidly dispersing microgranules prepared by granulating a sugar alcohol or a saccharide or a mixture thereof having an average particle size less than about 30 microns and a disintegrant, and a taste-masked microcapsule containing at least one drug, the microcapsule being prepared by granulating a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation comprising at least one drug in a therapeutically effective amount and at least one polymeric binder that improves resilience of the microgranules, wet milling the granulated mass, and microencapsulating the milled granules to provide microcapsules.

The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of making a confectionery packet or sachet formed with an edible film and enclosing a center composition. The packet or sachet can be designed to be placed in the mouth, where the film dissolves and the center composition is released. In preferred embodiments, the center composition comprises a sugar alcohol, such as xylitol, that creates a cooling sensation. Many other flavors and / or colors or sensates can also be used in the center composition, and some embodiments include breath-freshening, anti-bacterial, nutriceutical, or pharmaceutical compositions in the center composition. The invention also comprises the edible packets or sachets, especially those composed of film with a desired retained water level suitable for producing a self-sealing film and / or an edible film packet that is stable at room temperature for at least six to twelve months.

In a biosensor for measuring a specific substance in a liquid sample, one or a combination of sugar alcohol, metallic salt, organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group in a molecule, and organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group and one amino group in a molecule, is included in a reagent layer provided on electrodes, thereby providing a highly-accurate biosensor which is excellent in stability and has high response (sensitivity, linearity) of the sensor to the substrate concentration.

Providing a D-psicose-containing sweetener with the modification of the taste of D-psicose, comprising D-psicose, a sugar alcohol and / or a high intensity sweetener, preferably containing D-psicose as the main component, particularly a low-calorie sweetener and / or a sweetener giving refreshing feel in the oral cavity, as well as foods and drinks obtained by using the D-psicose-containing sweetener with the modification of the taste of D-psicose, and other products given with sweetness. The sugar alcohol is one or more sugar alcohols selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, xylitol and erythritol, while the high intensity sweetener is one or more high intensity sweeteners as selected from aspartame, acesulfame K, sodium cyclamate, sodium saccharin, Sucralose (under trade name), stevia sweetener, dulcin, taumatin, neotame and monellin.

A combination of one or more non-nutritive sweeteners, a sugar alcohol and D-tagatose are included in a reduced-calorie beverage or food product to achieve a taste substantially similar to that of a full-calorie beverage or food product. The combination is suitable for use in reduced-calorie frozen carbonated beverages. Preferably, the one or more non-nutritive sweeteners include one or more steviosides, a Stevia glycoside, a derivative of a Stevia glycoside, a glycoside of steviol, or a Lo Han Guo extract.

The present invention relates to antibody-containing lyophilized formulations free from reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, sugar alcohols or polysaccharides as excipients and including one or more amino acid selected from the group consisting of arginine, histidine, lysine, serine, proline, glycine, alanine and threonine or a salt thereof.

The invention provides an orally disintegrating tablet containing (a) one or more saccharides or sugar alcohols selected from the group consisting of mannitol, lactose, xylitol, sucrose, erythritol and glucose and (b) low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose and substantially free of a starch disintegrant, which tablet is produced by steps of granulating a composition containing the above-mentioned components (a) and (b) by an agitation granulation method, and compression-molding the obtained granulation product. The invention also provides a method of producing an orally disintegrating tablet substantially free of a starch disintegrant, including steps of granulating a composition containing the above-mentioned components by an agitation granulation method, and compression-molding the obtained granulation product.

A solid preparation which comprises (i) a pharmaceutically active ingredient, (ii) one or more water-soluble sugar alcohols selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, maltitol, reduced starch saccharide, xylitol, reduced palatinose and erythritol, and (iii) low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose having hydroxypropoxyl group contents of 7.0 to 9.9 percent by weight; which exhibits excellent buccal disintegration and dissolution and also appropriate strength.

A spherical particle of the present invention contains a sugar alcohol and a crystalline cellulose and / or powdered cellulose, wherein the mass ratio between the sugar alcohol and the crystalline cellulose and / or powdered cellulose is within a range from 50:50 to 90:10, the particle size is within a range from 75 to 250 μm, the sphericity is not less than 0.8, and the bulk density is not less than 0.6 g / ml. Further, a method for producing the spherical particle of the present invention includes a granulation step of rolling a sugar alcohol having an average particle size of not more than 40 μm and a crystalline cellulose and / or powdered cellulose having an average particle size of not more than 50 μm while spraying a liquid thereon.

The invention provides microparticles comprising an immunosuppressant, such as tacrolimus, sirolimus, pimecrolimus, ciclosporin, everolimus or a derivative thereof, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier, such as a saccharide, amino acid, a sugar alcohol or a mixture thereof, and having a median geometric diameter of less than, or equal to, about 10 μm and which have a tap density of less than or equal to about 0.3 g / cm3.

Provided is a solid preparation which rapidly disintegrates in the presence of saliva or a small amount of water in the oral cavity, particularly, a rapidly disintegrating solid preparation useful as an orally-disintegrating solid preparation.Specifically provided is a rapidly disintegrating solid preparation containing coated granules wherein saccharide or sugar alcohol having an average particle size of not less than 75 μm and a high dissolution rate is coated with cellulose, and a rapidly disintegrating solid preparation containing a) an active ingredient, b) saccharide or sugar alcohol having an average particle size of not less than 400 μm, c) cellulose and d) a disintegrant.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a novel vegetable and fruit fermented beverage. The preparation method comprises the steps of: firstly carrying out enzymolysis on mixed fresh juice of fresh vegetables and fruits after dilution and size mixing by adopting cellulase, fermenting by adopting a mixed lactic acid starter after adding sugar and corn oligopeptide as fermentation substrates and sterilizing, adding calcium carbonate when the pH reaches 4.0, and then inoculating leuconostoc mesenteroides for continuous fermentation; adding a feed supplement and sterilizing when the pH reaches 3.5, and then adding high-activity dry yeast for the fermentation for 2-3 days; and finally performing sterilization, centrifugation, homogenizing, blending, sterilizing and filling to obtain the novel vegetable and fruit fermented functional beverage. The enzymolysis is firstly carried out on a product by the cellulase, then lactic acid bacteria and saccharomycetes are utilized for the step-by-step fermentation of the mixed fresh juice of the fresh vegetables and fruits, and the corn oligopeptide is added to promote the growth and the metabolism of fermentation strains, so that the novel vegetable and fruit fermented beverage has clear composition of functional components, contains abundant oligopeptide, organic acids, reducing sugars, sugar alcohols and soluble dietary fiber, and integrates nutrition and health care, thus being a novel vegetable and fruit fermented beverage.

This invention concerns a process for the manufacture of anhydro- and dianhydro-hexitols, pentitols, and tetritols by the dehydration of sugar alcohols (alditols) in the presence of a dehydration catalyst.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising sustained-release fine particles, characterized in that it contains sustained-release fine particles that can be used in quick-disintegrating tablets in the buccal cavity, one or more fillers selected from the group consisting of sugars or sugar alcohols, and one or more binders for quick-disintegrating tablets in the buccal cavity selected from the group consisting of sugars of high moldability and water-soluble polymer substances, and in that the sustained-release fine particles are granulated with filler and binder for quick-disintegrating tablets in the buccal cavity, and a manufacturing method thereof.

The present invention is generally related to a product and process to reduce the microbial contamination on organic matter, such as processed meat, fruits and vegetables, plant parts, inanimate surfaces such as textiles and stainless steel, and in the mouth or on dental products. In particular, the invention is related to a product and process to disinfect surfaces using an antimicrobial composition containing an antimicrobial lipid, an enhancer selected from the group consisting of bacteriocins, antimicrobial enzymes, sugars, sugar alcohols, iron-binding proteins and derivatives thereof, siderophores, and combinations thereof, and optionally a surfactant.

An antimicrobial composition that contains an antimicrobial agent and a sugar alcohol is provided. The sugar alcohol is more generally more biocompatible and biodegradable than the antimicrobial agent. In addition, without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that sugar alcohols increase the attraction of the antimicrobial agent to microorganisms (e.g., the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria). Because a greater percentage of the antimicrobial agent molecules are brought into contact with the microorganisms, the efficiency of growth inhibition is increased. Thus, the antimicrobial composition provides good efficacy without the need for high levels of an antimicrobial agent.

The invention relates to a drink, in particular to a probiotic type fruit and vegetable enzyme solid drink. The probiotic type fruit and vegetable enzyme solid drink is prepared from raw materials in parts by mass as follows: 10-50 parts of prebiotics, 5-40 parts of water-soluble dietary fiber, 0-20 parts of sugar alcohol, 0.1-15 parts of fruit powder, 0.1-10 parts of fruit and vegetable enzyme powder, 0.01-15 parts of freeze-dried bifidobacterium infantis powder, 0.01-20 parts of freeze-dried bifidobacterium breve powder, 0.01-30 parts of freeze-dried Lactobacillus plantarum powder, 0.01-25 parts of freeze-dried bifidobacterium longum powder and 0.01-20 parts of freeze-dried Lactobacillus casei powder. The probiotic type fruit and vegetable enzyme solid drink adopts the natural raw materials and the scientific formula and is balanced in nutrition and beneficial to intestinal health and body immunity.

The invention belongs to the field of agricultural production and discloses a sugar alcohol calcium magnesium zinc boron compound liquid fertilizer and a preparation method and application thereof. The liquid fertilizer is prepared from various mother solutions, a chelating agent, a plant growth regulator and surface active materials. The preparation method comprises the following steps: causing sugar alcohol to respectively react with calcium salt, magnesium salt, zinc salt and boric acid to prepare calcium, magnesium, zinc and boron mother solutions, then mixing the mother solutions according to a certain ratio, and adding the chelating agent to cause the mother solutions to carry out secondary chelating reaction; after a while, adding the plant growth regulator and the surface active materials into reaction liquid, uniformly mixing, and cooling to the room temperature to obtain the high-concentration, stable and good-effect compound liquid fertilizer. The prepared liquid fertilizer provides adequate calcium, magnesium, zinc and boron and other nutrients for plants and can also carry out mixing of different elements and proportions according to the needs of different plants and different growth stages of plants.

A delicious candy in which crystallized xylitol has been molded in a desired shape and which has a beautiful shape and gives a cooling feeling attributable to xylitol; and a process by which the candy can be easily and industrially continuously produced. The novel candy (1) has a layered constitution which comprises two opposed candy part layers (3) and, sandwiched between these, a xylitol crystal part layer (2) comprising xylitol as the main component, at least one ingredient selected among monosaccharides, disaccharides, and sugar alcohols obtained by reducing these, and a viscosity-lowering agent as essential components, the at least one ingredient and the viscosity-lowering agent being contained in given amounts based on the xylitol as the main component.

The compositions of the present invention are orally disintegrating tablet compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one drug such as temazepam, 0.5-3% of an ODT binder polymer, a sugar alcohol and / or saccharide, and a disintegrant.

Disclosed is a method of producing hydrogen from oxygenated hydrocarbon reactants, such as methanol, glycerol, sugars (e.g. glucose and xylose), or sugar alcohols (e.g. sorbitol). The method takes place in the condensed liquid phase. The method includes the steps of reacting water and a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon in the presence of a metal-containing catalyst. The catalyst contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIIIB transitional metals, alloys thereof, and mixtures thereof. The disclosed method can be run at lower temperatures than those used in the conventional steam reforming of alkanes.

The present invention relates to spray-dried amorphous powders which contain a pharmaceutical active substance and a matrix-forming agent, preferably a polymer, sugar or sugar alcohol in an amount of ≧20-60% (w / w). The powders have a moisture content which is less than 1.2% (w / w), preferably less than 1% (w / w). The present invention also relates to special methods of preparing such powders and methods of administering them by inhalation.

A process is provided for the preparation of anhydrosugar alcohols. The process involves heating a sugar alcohol or a monoanhydrosugar alcohol starting material in the presence of an acid catalyst, and subsequent purification of the anhydrosugar alcohol. In some embodiments of the present invention, film evaporators are used in distillation and purification of the anhydrosugar alcohols. Anhydrosugar alcohols of very high purity are achieved in the practice of the present invention. In some embodiments of the present invention, very high purities of the anhydrosugar alcohols are achieved without the use of organic solvents.

A rapidly disintegrating oral care tablet is provided. The tablet comprises: a silica; a super disintegrant; and a sugar alcohol. When immersed in water the tablet has a friability of less than about 2% and disintegrates in less than about 60 seconds.

A solid preparation containing compound (I), wherein the definition of compound (I) is as defined in the description, and pioglitazone, which is useful as a therapeutic drug for diabetes and the like and superior in the dissolution property, chemical stability and dissolution stability, is provided. A solid preparation containing the following first and second parts:(1) the first part containing compound (I) or a salt thereof and, as the first excipient, sugar or sugar alcohol; and(2) the second part containing pioglitazone or a salt thereof and, as the second excipient, sugar or sugar alcohol.