Methods and means for protecting the skin against pathogenic microorganisms
Described are microorganisms which are, in a first aspect, able to stimulate the growth of microorganisms of the resident skin microbial flora and which do not stimulate the growth of microorganisms of the transient pathogenic micro flora. In a second aspect microorganisms are described which are able to inhibit the growth of microorganisms of the transient pathogenic skin micro flora and which do not inhibit the growth of microorganisms of the resident skin micro flora. ... Organobalance Gmbh
The present invention relates to a method for preparing 7-dehydrocholesterol and/or the biosynthetic intermediates and/or secondary products thereof by culturing organisms, in particular yeasts. Furthermore, the invention relates to the preparation of the nucleic acid constructs required for preparing the genetically modified organisms and to said genetically modified organisms, in particular yeasts, themselves.. ... Organobalance Gmbh
Yeast strain and microbial method for production of pentacyclic triterpenes and/or triterpenoids
The invention relates to a yeast strain and to a method for microbial production of pentacyclic triterpenes and/or triterpenoids in yeast. More particularly, the invention relates to a modified yeast strain for production of pentacyclic triterpenoids comprising at least one copy of a gene for encoding an oxidosqualene cyclase, at least one copy of a gene for encoding an nadph-cytochrome p450 reductase and/or at least one copy of a gene for encoding a cytochrome p450 monooxygenase.. ... Organobalance Gmbh