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US 12,559,579 B2Granted
Enzymatically modified gellan gum
AssigneeInternational N&H Denmark Aps
InventorsKenneth Boetkjaer, Lise Stouby, Graham Sworn
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Abstract
The present invention relates to process for preparing partially deacylated gellan gum, the process comprising subjecting native or high acyl gellan gum to treatment with an esterase capable of partially deacylating gellan gum.
Claims11
A process for preparing partially deacylated gellan gum by enzymatic treatment, wherein the process comprises:
- subjecting native or high acyl gellan gum in a fermentation broth to treatment with an esterase that partially deacylates gellan gum, and
- isolating a partially deacylated gellan gum from the fermentation broth after the esterase treatment.
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