Emulsifier prepared using a glycosyl transferase
AssigneeCoöperatie AVEBE U.A.
InventorsHendrik Jan De Vries, Cindy Semeijn, Pieter Lykle Buwalda
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Abstract
The invention relates to an emulsifier, a method for preparing said emulsifier, and to its use in various applications, primarily food and cosmetic applications. The invention also relates to the use of said emulsifier for the creation of an elastic, gelled foam. An emulsifier according to the invention is based on a starch which is enzymatically converted, using a specific type of enzyme, and modified in a specific esterification reaction.
Claims17
A method of preparing an emulsifier comprising a hydrophobic starch, said method comprising etherification, esterification or amidation of a starch with a hydrophobic reagent comprising an alkyl or alkenyl chain having from 7-24 carbon atoms and enzymatic conversion using a glycosyl transferase (E.C.2.4).
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