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US 6,242,225 B1Granted
Process for processing sucrose into glucose and fructose
AssigneeMagnolia Nutritionals, L.L.C.
InventorsSteven J. Catani, Stephen A. Roth, Edward J. McGuire, Juan L. Navia
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process of preparing commercial quantities of glucose and/or fructose from sucrose, a process of preparing commercial quantities of glucose and a polyfructan from sucrose, a reactor for practicing same, a process of preparing commercial quantities of fructose and a polyglucan from sucrose and a reactor for practicing same.
Claims8
A process for preparing fructose from sucrose comprising:
- i) contacting sucrose with a glucosyltransferase to product fructose, and
- ii) isolating fructose therefrom, wherein said reacting product further comprises a polyglucan and said process further comprises isolating said polyglucan.
A process for preparing commercial quantities fructose and a polyglucan comprising:
- i) contacting sucrose with a glucosyltransferase to produce a reaction product comprising fructose and a polyglucan;
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- ii) isolating fructose and said polyglucan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.