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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Rikiya Ishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Mika Uda, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kumazawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an enzyme preparation containing, as the active ingredient, an acidic or alkaline substance capable of shifting the pH value of the preparation toward a pH range wherein the expression of activity of a transglutaminase is inhibited when the transglutaminase is dissolved in the presence of collagen in a solution. The present invention also provides a process for producing a food by using the aforementioned enzyme preparation.