Process for the non-random cleavage of starch and the low D.E. starch conversion products produced thereby
US5612202A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P19/14
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Starch containing amylopectin is hydrolyzed with an alpha-amylase, preferably derived from Bacillus stearothermophilus, under conditions which cause a non-random cleavage of the starch molecules to yield fragments (molecules) having similar size and branching characteristics and a molecular weight range from about 20,000 to about 50,000 daltons are made. All of the desired molecules have (.alpha.1,6) linkages. The hydrolysate is treated to enrich the concentration of the desired fragments and the enriched portion can be processed further to make a maltodextrin having a D.E. of less than about 8.
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