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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Sunil Kochhar, Savigny, CH;
Carl Erik Hansen, Epalinges, CH;
Marcel Alexandre Juillerat, Lausanne 26, CH;
Inventors:
Sunil Kochhar, Savigny, CH;
Carl Erik Hansen, Epalinges, CH;
Marcel Alexandre Juillerat, Lausanne 26, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention pertains to novel cocoa polypeptides having a molecular weight of about 10 and 14 kDa and being derived from a 69 kDa precursor. In particular, the present invention relates to the production of the polypeptides via recombinant means and the use of the polypeptides or fragments thereof for the production of cocoa/chocolate flavor.