Enzymatic Feed Preservation
AssigneeNovozymes A/S
InventorsSteffen Kayser, Christian Nyffenegger, Marianne Thorup Cohn, Flemming Borup
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Abstract
Animal feeds are preserved using an enzymatic antioxidant. Polypeptides having catalase activity and/or superoxide dismutase activity preserve animal feed or animal feed additives or prevent the degradation of the proteins, vitamins fats and lipids contained in animal feed components.
Claims21
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A composition comprising an enzymatic preservative in an amount sufficient to inhibit degradation of one or more vitamins, one or more proteins, one or more fats and/or one or more lipids when said composition is introduced into a feed or feed additive comprising said one or more vitamins, one or more proteins, one or more fats and/or one or more lipids,
- said enzymatic preservative comprising a polypeptide having catalase activity and/or a polypeptide having superoxide dismutase activity.
A method comprising introducing an enzymatic preservative into a composition in an amount sufficient to inhibit degradation of one or more vitamins, one or more proteins, one or more fats and/or one or more lipids in said composition,
- said enzymatic preservative comprising a polypeptide having catalase activity and/or a polypeptide having superoxide dismutase activity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.