Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080199927 | Aspergillus Kawachi Acid-Stable Alpha Amylase and Applications in Granular Starch Hydrolysis - The present invention relates to a method for producing an end product and particularly an alcohol which comprises contacting a granular starch substrate with an acid-stable alpha amylase (asAA) having granular starch hydrolyzing (GSH) activity and a glucoamylase (GA) in a fermentation step which also comprises ethanologenic microorganisms at a temperature between about 25 to 65° C. and producing an end-product. | 08-21-2008 |
20080229514 | Cleaning compositions comprising transglucosidase - Provided herein is a composition comprising: a) a transglucosidase enzyme; and b) a natural gum polysaccharide, wherein said natural gum polysaccharide is a substrate for said transglucosidase enzyme. A method of using a transglucosidase enzyme to a degrade natural gum polysaccharide is also provided. The composition and method may be employed in cleaning applications. | 09-25-2008 |
20080299622 | Starch Hydrolysis Using Phytase with an Alpha Amylase - The present invention relates to a method for liquefying starch comprising contacting a slurry of a starch substrate with an enzyme composition comprising a phytase and an alpha amylase. The invention also relates to an enzyme mixture comprising a phytase derived from | 12-04-2008 |
20090203087 | Expression of Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzymes in Trichoderma and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates - The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly | 08-13-2009 |
20090203101 | ENZYME BLENDS FOR FERMENTATION - The present invention relates to an enzyme blend composition comprising a glucoamylase, an acid stable alpha amylase, and an acid fungal protease. The present invention is further directed to a method for producing end products such as alcohols from fermentable sugars, comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a slurry comprising a milled grain that contains starch with an alpha amylase to produce a liquefact; (b) contacting the liquefact with a glucoamylase, an acid stable alpha amylase, and an acid fungal protease, to produce fermentable sugars; and (c) fermenting the fermentable sugars in the presence of a fermenting organism to produce end products. | 08-13-2009 |
20090215127 | ph Adjustment Free System For Producing Fermentable Sugars and Alcohol - The present invention relates to a process for producing downstream products, such as fermentable sugars (e.g., glucose) and alcohols (e.g., ethanol) from starch-containing material (e.g., grain) without a pH adjustment before or after the starch liquefaction step. | 08-27-2009 |
20090238923 | VARIANTS OF BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS ALPHA-AMYLASE WITH INCREASED THERMOSTABILITY AND/OR DECREASED CALCIUM DEPENDENCE - Variants of | 09-24-2009 |
20090246845 | GLUCOAMYLASE AND BUTTIAUXIELLA PHYTASE DURING SACCHARIFICATION - Described are compositions and methods relating to the use of a glucoamylase in combination with a phytase in starch processing to reduce the levels of phytic acid in end-products. | 10-01-2009 |
20090252828 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS WITH ALTERED PROPERTIES - Disclosed are compositions comprising variants of alpha-amylase that have alpha-amylase activity and which exhibit altered properties relative to a parent AmyS-like alpha-amylase from which they are derived. The compositions comprise an additional enzyme such as a phytase. Also disclosed are methods of using the compositions, and kits related thereto. | 10-08-2009 |
20090305360 | SACCHARIFICATION ENZYME COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF SACCHARIFICATION THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a | 12-10-2009 |
20090317872 | ACID FUNGAL PROTEASE IN FERMENTATION OF INSOLUBLE STARCH SUBSTRATES - The invention is directed to methods of producing ethanol and decreasing residual starch production in a no cook fermentation comprising contacting granular starch containing substrates with a granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme, a protease, and a fermenting microorganism under suitable fermentation conditions at a temperature below the starch gelatinization temperature of the starch substrate to produce ethanol, wherein the ethanol production is increased and the amount of residual starch is decreased compared to a substantially similar method conducted without the protease. | 12-24-2009 |
20100040728 | Situ Fructooligosaccharide Production and Sucrose Reduction - The invention pertains to an in situ process for producing fructooligosaccharides in a food product by contacting the food product with a fructosyltransferase to enzymatically convert sucrose to fructooligosaccharides in the food product. The increase in fructooligosaccharides results in an increase in dietary fiber content of the food product. | 02-18-2010 |
20100056472 | GRAIN COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PRE-BIOTIC ISOMALTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Methods for the production of substrate, tuber, and grain compositions containing isomalto-oligosaccharides are described. The methods comprise (a) contacting a substrate, tuber or grain containing ungelatinized starch with a maltogenic enzyme and a starch liquefying enzyme to produce maltose; (b) contacting said maltose with a transglucosidic enzyme, wherein said steps (a) and step (b) occur at a temperature less than or at a starch gelatinization temperature; and (c) obtaining a substrate, grain or tuber composition having an enzymatically produced isomalto-oligosaccharide, wherein the oligosaccharide is derived from the grain. The maltogenic enzyme can be either exogenous or endogenous to the grain. The contacting steps can be sequential or concurrent. The present invention also describes flour, oral rehydrating solutions, beer adjuncts, food, feed, beverage additives incorporating the grain compositions made as described. | 03-04-2010 |
20100196537 | PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM BARLEY AND DDGS CONTAINING REDUCED BETA-GLUCAN AND PHYTIC ACID - Described herein is a method of preparing DDGS containing reduced levels of beta-glucan and phytic acid suitable for an animal feed. | 08-05-2010 |
20100278970 | TRICHODERMA REESEI ALPHA-AMYLASE ENHANCES SACCHARIFICATION OF CORN STARCH - A maltogenic α-amylase from | 11-04-2010 |
20110020880 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GRAIN PROCESSING WITHOUT PH ADJUSTMENT - Described are compositions and methods relating to starch processing without a phytase pretreatment step and without adjustment of the slurry pH adjustment. | 01-27-2011 |
20110124070 | PROCESS FOR ALCOHOL AND CO-PRODUCT PRODUCTION FROM GRAIN SORGHUM - Described herein are methods for producing alcohol and particularly ethanol from milled sorghum. | 05-26-2011 |
20110165288 | Method for the Preparation if a High-Purity Rice Protein Concentrate - The present invention relates to a process for producing a rice protein concentrate from a rice substrate comprising, enzymatically hydrolyzing a rice substrate with an enzyme having granular starch hydrolyzing (GSH) activity and a second starch hydrolyzing enzyme at a temperature at or below 72° C. and at a pH of about 3.0 to 6.5 to obtain a solubilized starch fraction and a residue fraction which includes insoluble protein, and separating the solubilized starch fraction from the residue to obtain a rice protein concentrate. The rice protein concentrate may be used in animal feed and human food formulations. | 07-07-2011 |
20110201081 | Buttiauxella Sp. Phytase Variants - Provided herein are variants of | 08-18-2011 |
20110244526 | ALPHA-AMYLASE BLENDS AND METHODS FOR USING SAID BLENDS - The present invention relates to an alpha-amylase blend, including a | 10-06-2011 |
20120034659 | NEUTRAL pH SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing downstream products, such as fermentable sugars and end products, from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 02-09-2012 |
20120045812 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE UNDER NEUTRAL pH CONDITIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing isoprene from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 02-23-2012 |
20120129226 | TRICHODERMA REESEI ALPHA-AMYLASE IS A MALTOGENIC ENZYME - A maltogenic a-amylase from | 05-24-2012 |
20120135108 | Grain Compositions Containing Pre-Biotic Isomal To-Oligosaccharides And Methods Of Making And Using Same - Methods for the production of substrate, tuber, and grain compositions containing isomalto-oligosaccharides are described. The methods comprise (a) contacting a substrate, tuber or grain containing ungelatinized starch with a maltogenic enzyme and a starch liquefying enzyme to produce maltose; (b) contacting said maltose with a transglucosidic enzyme, wherein said steps (a) and step (b) occur at a temperature less than or at a starch gelatinization temperature; and (c) obtaining a substrate, grain or tuber composition having an enzymatically produced isomalto-oligosaccharide, wherein the oligosaccharide is derived from the grain. The maltogenic enzyme can be either exogenous or endogenous to the grain. The contacting steps can be sequential or concurrent. The present invention also describes flour, oral rehydrating solutions, beer adjuncts, food, feed, beverage additives incorporating the grain compositions made as described. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135465 | Endoglucanase For Reducing The Viscosity Of A Plant Materials Slurry - The present disclosure relates to composition comprising EG cellulase and methods of use, thereof. The compositions are useful, e.g., for reducing the viscosity of plant material slurry. | 05-31-2012 |
20120156329 | Expression Of Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzymes In Trichoderma And Process For Producing Glucose From Granular Starch Substrates - The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly | 06-21-2012 |
20120171731 | ALPHA-AMYLASE BLEND FOR STARCH PROCESSING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an enzyme blend comprising a low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase and a | 07-05-2012 |
20120214209 | Methods For Producing End-Products From Carbon Substrates - The present invention provides means for the production of desired end-products of in vitro and/or in vivo bioconversion of biomass-based feed stock substrates, including but not limited to such materials as starch and cellulose. In particularly preferred embodiments, the methods of the present invention do not require gelatinization and/or liquefaction of the substrate. | 08-23-2012 |
20130011882 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS WITH ALTERED PROPERTIES - Disclosed are compositions comprising variants of alpha-amylase that have alpha-amylase activity and which exhibit altered properties relative to a parent AmyS-like alpha-amylase from which they are derived. The compositions comprise an additional enzyme such as a phytase. Also disclosed are methods of using the compositions, and kits related thereto. | 01-10-2013 |
20130115659 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GRAIN PROCESSING WITHOUT PH ADJUSTMENT - Described are compositions and methods relating to starch processing without a phytase pretreatment step and without adjustment of the slurry pH adjustment. | 05-09-2013 |
20130122569 | Expression of Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzymes in Trichoderma and Process for Producing Glucose from Granular Starch Sustrates - The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly | 05-16-2013 |
20130142903 | FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING A LOW TEMPERATURE RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE - Rice protein concentrates prepared at low temperature exhibit improved functionality and beneficial physiological benefits, including lowered cholesterol and enhanced lactic acid dehydrogenase activity, without an increase in blood urea nitrogen. The rice protein concentration could be made into a wet dough with comparatively less water than a soy protein concentrate. Use of the rice protein concentrate thus improved processing steps in the formulation of a food article containing the concentrate. The food product advantageously shows an extending shelf life and improved palatable texture. | 06-06-2013 |
20130203140 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENOIDS UNDER NEUTRAL pH CONDITIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing isoprenoid precursor molecules and/or isoprenoids from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 08-08-2013 |
20130280774 | DIRECT STARCH TO FERMENTABLE SUGAR AS FEEDSTOCK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE, ISOPRENOID PRECURSOR MOLECULES, AND/OR ISOPRENOIDS - Provided herein are compositions and methods related to the direct conversion of the starch in a ground or fractionated grain into a fermentable sugar feedstock capable of serving as a carbon source for the industrial production of one or more products by a fermenting organism, such as isoprene, isoprenoid precursor molecules, and/or isoprenoids. Such conversions may be performed at temperatures at or below the initial gelatinization temperature of the starch present in the grain and may utilize one or more isolatable endogenous enzymes present in certain unrefined grains. | 10-24-2013 |
20140087429 | ALPHA-AMYLASE BLEND FOR STARCH PROCESSING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an enzyme blend comprising a low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase and a | 03-27-2014 |
20140087430 | SINGLE PH PROCESS FOR STARCH LIQUEFACTION AND SACCHARIFICATION FOR HIGH-DENSITY GLUCOSE SYRUPS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing downstream products, such as high-density glucose syrups and high-glucose fermentation feedstock, from a starch-containing substrate without a pH adjustment before the saccharification step. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.2 to 5.6. | 03-27-2014 |
20140134684 | Methods For Obtaining Oil From Maize Using Acid Protease and Cell-wall Polysaccharide-degrading Enzymes - Disclosed are methods for obtaining oil from maize, involving grinding maize kernels to form flour, adding water to the flour to form a slurry, and incubating the slurry with α-amylase for about 10 minutes to about 180 minutes at a temperature of about 75° to about 120° C. and at a pH of about 3 to about 7 to form a mash, cooling the mash to about 15° C. to about 40° C. and adding a nitrogen source, glucoamylase, yeast, acid protease, and cell-wall polysaccharide-degrading enzymes to form a beer containing ethanol and oil, wherein the beer has a pH of about 3 to about 7, and recovering oil from the beer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140178945 | PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF GRANULAR STARCH TO ETHANOL - The present invention concerns a method of producing glucose from a granular starch substrate comprising, contacting a slurry comprising granular starch obtained from plant material with an alpha-amylase at a temperature below the starch gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to produce oligosaccharides and hydrolyzing the oligosaccharides to produce a mash comprising at least 20% glucose and further comprising fermenting the mash to obtain ethanol. | 06-26-2014 |
20140234490 | BUTTIAUXELLA SP. PHYTASE VARIANTS - Provided herein are variants of | 08-21-2014 |
20140273134 | Barley-Based Biorefinery Process - The barley-based biorefinery process comprises a method of optimizing the production of ethanol and value-added products from barley feedstock. Specifically, the biorefinery process is an integrated barley treatment process that utilizes essentially all components of barley (including the barley hulls) to efficiently produce ethanol and other value-added liquids and solids. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273145 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE UNDER NEUTRAL pH CONDITIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing isoprene from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 09-18-2014 |
20140356922 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING GLUCOAMYLASE ACTIVITY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to polypeptides having glucoamylase activity with improved properties and to compositions comprising these polypeptides suitable for use in the production of a food, beverage (e.g. beer), feed, or biofuel. Also described is an improved and cost-effective process for isolating glucoamylases suitable for large scale protein purification procedures. Furthermore, different methods and uses related to glucoamylases according to the invention are disclosed, such as in a brewing process. | 12-04-2014 |
20150037844 | LIQUEFACTION AND SACCHARIFICATION OF GRANULAR STARCH AT HIGH CONCENTRATION - The present teachings provide methods of processing granular starch in slurries containing high dry solids content. The slurries are initially incubated with enzymes at or below the gelatinization temperature. The use of pullulanase and glucoamylase at specified doses allows for improved glucose yields at lower energy cost. | 02-05-2015 |