Abstract:
Methods and compositions for producing cheese with S. thermophilus and a urease inhibitor, and for producing hard or semi-hard cheese, such as cheddar, with S. thermophilus that is partially or completely deficient in its ability to release ammonia from urea are provided. Methods and compositions for reducing, the amount of open texture (e.g., slits, cracks, or fractures) in hard and semi-hard cheeses, as well as hard and semi-hard cheeses that comprise one or more S. thermophilus bacteria that are partially or completely deficient in their ability to release ammonia from urea, are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods, compositions, and systems for producing cheese with S. thermophilus and a urease inhibitor, and for producing cottage cheese with S. thermophilus that is partially or completely deficient in its ability to release ammonia from urea. The present invention also provides methods, compositions, and systems for reducing the amount of open texture (e.g., slits, cracks, or fractures) in gassy cheeses, such as cheddar cheese.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for identifying a pepsin resistant alpha amylase enzyme for use in a feed supplement comprising: i) providing an alpha amylase enzyme; ii) admixing said alpha amylase with corn based feed and buffer solution comprising a pepsin concentration of 9000 U/ml at pH 3, 40°C, 500 rpm for at least 120 minutes and analysing alpha amylase activity on said alpha amylase compared to a control sample; wherein said control sample differs in that no pepsin is present during incubation; and iii) selecting an alpha amylase enzyme which substantially maintains alpha amylase activity under the assay conditions; feed supplements and feedstuffs comprising a pepsin resistant alpha amylase and the use of pepsin resistant alpha amylases in feed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the modification of cereal bran, a method for the production of a modified cereal bran product as well as the use of such products in the production of food products.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a multi-profile chromatographic sequential SMB process of separating and recovering betaine and sucrose from concentrated raw juice or thick juice. In the process of the invention, the betaine subprofile and the residual subprofile of successive separation profiles are overlapping. A sucrose fraction and a betaine fraction containing also residual components are recovered. Betaine is further separated from the betaine fraction for example by chromatographic processes.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to coated dehydrated microorganisms comprising a dehydrated microorganism surrounded by at least one coating, said coating comprising by dry weight at least 25% of hygroscopic salt(s) and wherein the pH of the coating is compatible with viability of the coated dehydrated microorganism. The coating can be partially crystalline, the salt(s) in the coating having preferably a crystallinity degree of up to 60% once applied onto the dehydrated microorganism. The present invention also relates to liquid coating compositions, methods for coating and protecting a dehydrated microorganism. Finally, the present invention relates to a method for the preparation of food products, feed products, consumer healthcare products or agri-products as well as to a food product, feed product, a consumer healthcare product or an agri-product containing such coated dehydrated microorgansims.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a variant lipolytic enzyme comprising expressing in a host organism a nucleotide sequence which has at least 90% identity with a nucleotide sequence encoding a fungal lipolytic enzyme and comprises at at least one modification at a position which corresponds in the encoded amino acid sequence to a) the introduction of at least one glycosylation site (or one additional glycosylation site) in the amino acid sequence compared with the original fungal lipolytic enzyme; b) the introduction of at least one amino acid at a surface position on the polypeptide and at a location in an external loop distal to the active site (catalytic triad) of the enzyme which is more hydrophilic (compared with the original amino acid); or c) a substitution or insertion at one or more of positions 33, 63, 78, 190, 305, 306 or 320 or a deletion at one or more positions 311-312 or 307-319, wherein each amino acid position corresponds to the position of the amino acid sequence when aligned with SEQ ID No. 2; wherein when the nucleotide sequence has at least 90% identity with a nucleotide sequence encoding the fungal lipolytic enzyme shown in SEQ ID No. 22 or SEQ ID No. 23 the modification is not a substitution at position 63 and the deletion is not at position 311 -312. Preferably the nucleotide sequence has at least 90% identity with SEQ ID No. 1. The invention also relates to polypeptide produced by the method and to novel nucleic acids.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及一种制备变体脂肪分解酶的方法,其包括在宿主生物体中表达与编码真菌脂肪分解酶的核苷酸序列具有至少90%同一性的核苷酸序列,并且包括在对应的位置处的至少一个修饰 在编码的氨基酸序列中a)与原始真菌脂肪分解酶相比,在氨基酸序列中引入至少一个糖基化位点(或另外一个糖基化位点); b)在多肽的表面位置和远离更亲水的酶(与原始氨基酸相比)的活性位点(催化三单元组)的外部环路的位置处引入至少一个氨基酸; 或c)在位置33,63,78,190,305,306或320中的一个或多个处的取代或插入或在一个或多个位置311-312或307-319处的缺失,其中每个氨基酸位置对应于 当与SEQ ID No.2对齐时,氨基酸序列的位置; 其中当所述核苷酸序列与编码SEQ ID No.22或SEQ ID No.23所示的真菌脂肪分解酶的核苷酸序列具有至少90%同一性时,所述修饰不是位置63处的取代,并且缺失不在位置311 -312。 优选地,核苷酸序列与SEQ ID No.1具有至少90%的同一性。本发明还涉及通过该方法产生的多肽和新的核酸。
Abstract:
This invention relates to new uses of Bifidobacteria (particularly, although not exclusively, probiotic Bifidobacteria ), and to food products, feed products, dietary supplements and pharmaceutical formulations containing them. The bacteria are suitable for the treatment of diabetes (particularly Type 2 diabetes), obesity and related conditions, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and impaired glucose metabolism and consequences thereof, lowering tissue inflammation, treating hepatitis, myositis and cardiovascular conditions.
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The invention relates to an improved enzyme complex having a plurality of enzyme activities of an expression product obtained by fermentation of the genus Trichoderma in combination with one or more enzymes of a different fungus strain.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of producing a lipolytic enzyme comprising the steps of: (i) providing a Trichoderma reesei cell comprising a) at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a lipolytic enzyme comprising an amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence which has at least 40% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2; and/or b) at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a lipolytic enzyme wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises the nucleotide sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4 or a nucleotide sequence which is at least 40% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4, and/or c) at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a lipolytic enzyme wherein the nucleotide sequence comprises the nucleotide sequence which hybridizes to SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4 or a nucleotide sequence which has at least 40% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4 or the complement of any thereof under stringent conditions; and (ii) culturing the cell under conditions to allow for expression of said heterologous nucleotide sequence(s) encoding said lipolytic enzyme.
Abstract translation:本发明提供一种生产脂肪分解酶的方法,包括以下步骤:(i)提供里氏木霉细胞,其包含a)至少一种编码脂解酶的异源核苷酸序列,其包含SEQ ID NO:1所示的氨基酸序列或 SEQ ID NO:2或与SEQ ID NO:1或2具有至少40%序列同一性的氨基酸序列; 和/或b)编码脂解酶的至少一种异源核苷酸序列,其中所述核苷酸序列包含SEQ ID NO:3或SEQ ID NO:4所示的核苷酸序列或与SEQ ID NO:3或SEQ ID NO:4具有至少40%序列同一性的核苷酸序列 SEQ ID NO:3或SEQ ID NO:4,和/或c)至少一个编码脂肪分解酶的异源核苷酸序列,其中所述核苷酸序列包含与SEQ ID NO:3或SEQ ID NO:4杂交的核苷酸序列或 在严格条件下与SEQ ID NO:3或SEQ ID NO:4具有至少40%序列同一性或其任何互补序列的核苷酸序列; 和(ii)在允许表达编码所述脂肪分解酶的所述异源核苷酸序列的条件下培养细胞。