Method for providing green note compounds

US6274358A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Richard Barry Holtz · Vacaville, US
• Michael J. McCulloch · Vacaville, US
• Stephen J. Garger · Vacaville, US
• Richard Teague · Winston-Salem, US
• Harriet Flannery Phillips · Edenton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 25, 1994
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2001
• Expiry date: Mar 25, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12P7/24
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Green note compound, such as cis-3-hexen-1-ol, is provided by subjecting linolenic acid and a fresh watermelon foliage to shearing in the presence of an aqueous liquid and yeast. Enzymes within the plant material (i.e., lipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyase) and the yeast act to cause the linolenic acid to be converted to green note alcohol at a relatively high yield. Green note compound can be provided naturally using a continuous or batch process.