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Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2008
Applicants:

Barrie Norman, Birkeroed, DK;

Sven Pedersen, Gentofte, DK;

Keith D. Stanley, St. Louis Park, MN (US);

Patricia A. Richmond, Mount Zion, IL (US);

Inventors:

Barrie Norman, Birkeroed, DK;

Sven Pedersen, Gentofte, DK;

Keith D. Stanley, St. Louis Park, MN (US);

Patricia A. Richmond, Mount Zion, IL (US);

Assignees:

Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc., Decatur, IL (US);

Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 31/00 (2006.01); C08B 33/00 (2006.01); C08B 35/00 (2006.01); C12P 19/18 (2006.01); C12P 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A process for producing a starch comprises treating a feed starch that comprises amylopectin with glucanotransferase to produce a chain-extended starch, and treating the chain-extended starch with a debranching enzyme to produce a starch product that comprises amylose fragments. At least about 38% by weight of the amylose fragments have a degree of polymerization (DP) of at least about 35.


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