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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Stefaan M. O. Van Dyck, Brasschaat, BE;
Bruno Coppens, Heist-op-den-berg, BE;
Ingrid Somers, Kasterlee, BE;
Clifford A. Adams, Berchem, BE;
Stefaan M. O. Van Dyck, Brasschaat, BE;
Bruno Coppens, Heist-op-den-berg, BE;
Ingrid Somers, Kasterlee, BE;
Clifford A. Adams, Berchem, BE;
Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
The thermal stability of enzymes is improved by incorporating the enzyme in a matrix of a non-reducing sugar, such as trehalose. Heat-stable compositions of enzymes and sugar are formed by adding the enzymes to a sugar syrup and drying the mixture either by spreading it on a carrier or by spray drying. The enzyme compositions retain higher levels of activity after being subjected to heat in product-forming processes, such as steam pelleting of animal feed supplemented with the enzyme compositions.