Process for the production of degradation products of fatty acids
AssigneeGivaudan Roure (International) SA
InventorsAlex Hausler, Charles Ehret, Eva Binggeli
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Abstract
Fatty acid degradation products are over-produced by oxidative biochemical degradation of a plant biomass containing unsaturated fatty acids and enzymes for the degradation in the presence of additional unsaturated fatty acids. These degradation products are natural flavour and fragrance ingredients.
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A process for the production of fatty acid degradation products by oxidative biochemical degradation of unsaturated fatty acids characterized by oxidative biochemical degradation of a plant biomass containing unsaturated fatty acids and enzymes for the oxidative degradation in the presence of an additional unsaturated fatty acid which is sprayed onto the plant material prior to the biochemical reaction and for the biochemical reaction the plant material is mixed with the fatty acid and water and the plant material is disintegrated to the plant biomass.
A process for the production of fatty acid degradation products, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plant material comprising unsaturated fatty acids and enzymes required for oxidative biochemical degradation of unsaturated fatty acids;
- b) applying an additional unsaturated fatty acid to the plant material prior to initiation of the oxidative biochemical degradation reaction that forms the fatty acid degradation products;
- c) mixing the plant material and the additional unsaturated fatty acid;
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- d) disintegrating the plant material in the presence of the additional unsaturated fatty acid and a supply of air.
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