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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Novozymes A/s, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Inventors:
Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Rolesville, NC (US);
Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Araucaria Parana, BR;
Xin Li, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kelly Cristina Leite Mulder, Araucaria Parana, BR;
Angela Shows, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12P 1/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2013.01); C12N 9/0083 (2013.01); C12P 1/02 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); C12Y 114/99 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01001 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for reducing and/or preventing an increase in lactic acid levels in a fermentation product production process, such as especially ethanol production, wherein a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) or an enzyme composition comprising an LPMO is added before or during saccharification and/or fermentation, or before or during propagation, to reduce and/or prevent an increase in lactic acid levels.