Lipolytic enzyme: uses thereof in the food industry
US7666618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y301/01003
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention encompasses the use of a lipolytic enzyme obtainable from one of the following genera: Streptomyces, Corynebacterium and Thermobifida in various methods and uses, wherein the lipolytic enzyme hydrolyzes a glycolipid or a phospholipid or transferring an acyl group from a glycolipid or phospholipids to an acyl acceptor. The present invention also relates to a lipolytic enzyme that hydrolyzes at least a galactolipid or transfers an acyl group from a galactolipid to one or more acyl acceptor substrates, wherein the enzyme is obtainable from Streptomyces species.
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