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Lipolytic enzyme: uses thereof in the food industry

US8889371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2010
Grant dateNov 18, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2032

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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 transfers 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 Corynebacterium species.

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