Merck + Co., Inc.

Glen D Graham

William A Sklarz

Albert D Epstein

Riboflavin is recovered from fermentation broth by diluting the broth with a predetermined quantity of water, centrifuging the diluted broth to form a sludge, resuspending the sludge with a predetermined quantity of water, and centrifuging the resuspended sludge to yield a product usuable directly as an animal feed supplement or suitable for further purification for pharmaceutical use. Optionally the broth or resuspended sludge is treated with an enzyme before centrifugation.

Riboflavin purification

The purified Group A polysaccharide antigen isolated from N. meningitidis for vaccination against this type of bacterial meningitidis is prepared from an isotonic ratio of aqueous sodium chloride solution freeze-dried at temperatures of from -20.degree. C. to -30.degree. C. This low temperature lyophilization dries the sodium chloride polysaccharide menstrum without loss of molecular weight, i.e., potency.

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Glen D Graham