N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and process for producing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsJohn Andrew Bohlmann, David O. Schisler, Ki-Oh Hwang, Joseph P. Henning, James R. Trinkle, Todd Bryan Anderson, James Donald Steinke, Andrea Vanderhoff
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine obtained from microbial biomass, and to methods of obtaining N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from microbial biomass. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is efficiently obtained at high purity by degrading chitin in the fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
Claims22
A method of producing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from fungal biomass, the method comprising:
- a. providing fungal biomass containing chitin and glucan;
- b. degrading at least a portion of the glucan;
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- b. degrading at least a portion of the chitin to produce N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
A composition containing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine derived from fungal biomass, wherein the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine comprises at least 85 percent of all carbohydrates in the composition derived from fungal biomass.
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