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US 10,537,128 B2Granted
Yeast, yeast extract containing gamma-Glu-Abu, and a method for producing the same
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsHiroaki Nishiuchi, Misato Morita, Wataru Hoshino, Junko Yamazaki, Takayuki Ito, Kazuo Yamagishi
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Abstract
A yeast extract containing 0.2% or more of γ-Glu-Abu based on dry weight of the yeast extract is produced by culturing a yeast, such as Saccharomyces cervisiae or Candida utilis, in a medium containing a compound selected from Abu (L-2-aminobutyric acid) and γ-Glu-Abu (L-γ-glutamyl-L-2-aminobutyric acid), and preparing a yeast extract from the obtained cells.
Claims15
A method for producing a yeast extract comprising γ-Glu-Abu, comprising:
- culturing yeast cells in a medium comprising at least one of Abu and γ-Glu-Abu to produce cultured cells;
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- preparing a yeast extract from the cultured cells,
- wherein the medium comprises 10 ppm or more of Abu, 1 ppm or more of γ-Glu-Abu, or both and wherein the yeast extract comprises 0.2% or more of γ-Glu-Abu based on a dry weight of the yeast extract.
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