Brazzein sweetener
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsBengt Goran Hellekant, Ding Ming
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a protein sweetener that has been isolated from Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon. The sweetener is thermostable, lysine rich, and has a relative long lasting taste. Also disclosed is a recombinant host capable of producing the sweetener in large quantities. Compositions of this sweetener with other sweeteners are also disclosed.
Claims6
A method of increasing the sweetness of a composition selected from the group consisting of foods and beverages comprising the step of adding a sufficient amount of Brazzein protein to the composition, so that the composition has an increased sweetness, wherein the Brazzein protein has been produced in a recombinant host cell and said protein has been isolated.
A composition comprising a food or beverage and a Brazzein protein produced and isolated from a recombinant host cell.
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