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Method for reducing phosphorus content of edible oils

US6143545A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1999
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23K20/189
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for reducing the content of phosphorous containing components in an edible oil comprising a high amount of non-hydratable phosphorus content, wherein said method comprises use of a phospholipase. Further the present invention relates to an enzyme with phospholipase activity, a cloned DNA sequence encoding the enzyme with phospholipase activity, a method of producing the enzyme, and the use of said enzyme for a number of industrial applications.

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