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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Oreste J. Lantero, Beloit, WI (US);
Mian LI, Beloit, WI (US);
Jayarama K. Shetty, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Oreste J. Lantero, Beloit, WI (US);
Mian Li, Beloit, WI (US);
Jayarama K. Shetty, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genencor International, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); C12Q 1/48 (2006.01); C12Q 1/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for producing glucose from a granular starch substrate including, contacting a slurry comprising granular starch obtained from plant material with an alpha-amylase at a temperature below the starch gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to produce oligosaccharides and hydrolyzing the oligosaccharides to produce a mash comprising at least 20% glucose and further comprising fermenting the mash to obtain ethanol.