Process for the preparation of gelatin

US9593158B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9593158-B2
Application numberUS-201314427659-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 16, 2013
Priority dateSep 18, 2012
Publication dateMar 14, 2017
Grant dateMar 14, 2017

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The present invention relates to a process for preparing gelatin comprising a step of incubating a material comprising collagen with an enzyme composition comprising an acid protease which has at least 70% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and preparing the gelatin. The invention also relates to gelatin obtained by a process as disclosed herein.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A process for preparing gelatin comprising: incubating a material comprising collagen with an enzyme composition comprising an acid protease to solubilize the collagen, wherein the acid protease has aspergillopepsin II protease activity and comprises an amino acid sequence which has at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and preparing gelatin from the solubilized collagen, wherein the acid protease comprises at least 99% by weight of proteins in the enzyme composition, and wherein the yield of gelatin is at least 60% by weight of the material comprising collagen and the gelatin has a Bloom value of at least 200. 2. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the incubating is performed at a temperature of between 40 and 65 degrees Celsius. 3. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the incubating is performed at a pH of between 1.5 and 4.5. 4. The process according to claim 1 wherein the incubating is performed during a period of 1 to 10 hrs. 5. The process according to claim 1 wherein the acid protease is derived from an Aspergillus niger species. 6. The process according to claim 1 , further comprising separating solubilized collagen from insoluble collagen. 7. The process according to claim 1 further comprising drying the gelatin. 8. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the incubating is performed at a temperature of between 40 and 65 degrees Celsius, at a pH of between 1.5 and 4.5, and for a period of 1 to 10 hrs.

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  • C12P21/06Primary

    produced by the hydrolysis of a peptide bond, e.g. hydrolysate products (preparing foodstuffs by protein hydrolysis A23J3/00) · CPC title

  • using catalysts, e.g. selective catalysts · CPC title

  • from Aspergillus · CPC title

  • C07K14/78Primary

    Connective tissue peptides, e.g. collagen, elastin, laminin, fibronectin, vitronectin or cold insoluble globulin [CIG] · CPC title

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What does patent US9593158B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a process for preparing gelatin comprising a step of incubating a material comprising collagen with an enzyme composition comprising an acid protease which has at least 70% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and preparing the gelatin. The invention also relates to gelatin obtained by a process as disclosed herein.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
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What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C12P21/06. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 14 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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