Cargill Inc.

Andrea Vanderhoff

James R Trinkle

John Andrew Bohlmann

Todd Anderson

Lawrence Edward Fosdick

Ki-Oh Hwang

James Donald Steinke

Joseph P Henning

Shuang Zhou

Tzyy-Jan Han

Brenda L Ray

Jess Vasina

Bryson Bergerud

David O Schisler

Glucosamine, N-acetylglucosamine and &#x3b2;-glucan compositions suitable for human or animal consumption or use are disclosed. The glucosamine, N-acetylglucosamine and &#x3b2;-glucan compositions are derived from fungal biomass containing chitin. Various methods of producing glucosamine, N-acetylglucosamine and &#x3b2;-glucan compositions are also disclosed.

Glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine compositions and methods of making the same fungal biomass

The present invention is directed to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine obtained from microbial biomass, and to methods of obtaining N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from microbial biomass. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is efficiently obtained at high purity by degrading chitin in the fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and process for producing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

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