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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kanji Murofushi, Joetsu, JP;
Taira Homma, Joetsu, JP;
Shigehiro Nagura, Niigata-ken, JP;
Richard Armentrout, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignees:
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shin-Etsu Bio, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435104 ; 435183 ; 435262 ; 530813 ; 536114 ; 536127 ;
Abstract
The process comprises heat-treating a xanthan gum fermented broth, and consecutively treating the broth first with alkaline protease and then with lysozyme or in reverse order, and thereafter recovering xanthan gum from the treated broth. A clear aqueous solution of xanthan gum may be obtained without complex procedures.