Thermal isomerization of lycopene
US7126036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C5/22
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the thermal isomerization of a mixture of all-E-lycopene and its Z isomers of any composition to increase the proportion of all-E, wherein the isomerization takes place in a polar solvent in which lycopene is only slightly soluble.
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