Process for producing a cholesterol-reduced substance
US6312919A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y101/99001
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An enzymatic process is presented for reducing the cholesterol level of foods and feeds by converting the cholesterol therein to coprostanol which has a very low intestinal tract absorbability. Cholesterol in meat, egg, milk, seafood and cooked processed foods containing the same, or feeds for animals, poultry, and pisiculture can be reduced by the sequential action of three enzymes isolated from a eubacterium: cholesterol dehydrogenase, 4-cholesten-3-one dehydrogenase and coprostan-3-one dehydrogenase.
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