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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Frank W. Barresi, Coralville, IA (US);
Richard L. Antrim, Solon, IA (US);
Grain Processing Corporation, Mucatine, IA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a composition that includes a material that is susceptible to degradation and a preserving agent in an amount effective to preserve the material comprising one or more reduced malto-oligosaccharide species. The preserving agent can include a single reduced malto-oligosaccharide species or a plurality of such species. Further disclosed is a method of preserving a material. The method generally includes contacting the material with a preserving agent containing a preserving effective amount of one or more reduced malto-oligosaccharide species. Solutions, powders, glasses, gels, and the like containing the chemically reactive material(s) and a preserving effective amount of one or more reduced malto-oligosaccharide species may be prepared.