Isolation of cytoplasmic protein using chitasan
AssigneeSociete d'Assistance Technique pour Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsMarc Horisberger, Mats Olofsson
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Abstract
A process for isolating cytoplasmic proteins from aqueous vegetable materials containing chloroplastic and cytoplasmic proteins which comprises adding chitosan to the vegetable material to form a flocculate of the chloroplastic proteins and a supernatant, separating the flocculate and recovering a fraction containing cytoplasmic proteins from the supernatant.
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A process for isolating cytoplasmic proteins from aqueous vegetable materials containing chloroplastic and cytoplasmic proteins which comprises adding chitosan to the vegetable material at a temperature of 10.degree. to 20.degree. C to form a flocculate of the chloroplastic proteins and a supernatant in which the cytoplasmic proteins are retained, separating the flocculate and separating a fraction containing the cytoplasmic proteins from the supernatant.
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