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US 6,083,540 AGranted
Process for stabilizing proteins in an acidic environment with a high-ester pectin
AssigneeDanisco A/S
InventorsTove Martel Ida Elsa Christensen, Jette Dina Kreiberg, Hanne Thorsoe, Hans Christian Buchholt, Preben Rasmussen, John Nielsen
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Abstract
A process is described wherein there is added to an acidic environment, which contains protein, a block-wise enzymatically de-esterified pectin and wherein the pectin is a high ester pectin. Also described is a recombinant pectin methyl esterase.
Claims5
A method of block-wise enzymatically de-esterifying a pectin comprising the step of:
- treating the pectin with a recombinant enzyme comprising any amino acid selected from the group consisting of:
- SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, and a variant, derivative or homologue thereof.
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