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Last Updated: April 23, 2024

Claims for Patent: 9,562,239


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Summary for Patent: 9,562,239
Title:Processes of producing a fermentation product
Abstract: The invention relates to a process of process of producing a fermentation product, comprising: liquefying a starch-containing material to dextrins with an alpha-amylase in the presence of an asparaginase and/or an amino acid oxidase; saccharifying the dextrins to a sugar with a glucoamylase; and fermenting the sugar using a fermenting organism.
Inventor(s): Prata; Rogerio (Franklinton, NC), Robey; Alison (Sioux Falls, SD), Forman; Todd (Franklinton, NC), Clark; Suzanne (Franklinton, NC), Bordin; Eder Manzini (Curitiba, BR)
Assignee: NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Bagsvaerd, DK)
Application Number:14/707,786
Patent Claims:1. A process of producing a fermentation product, comprising (a) treating a plant extract containing amino acid(s) and soluble sugar(s) with an amino acid oxidase, an arginase, and/or an asparaginase; (b) producing molasses from the treated plant extract; (c) diluting the molasses; and (d) fermenting the diluted molasses with a fermenting organism to produce the fermentation product.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein the plant extract is treated with an asparaginase.

3. The process of claim 2, wherein the asparaginase is an enzyme of EC 3.5.1.1.

4. The process of claim 2, wherein the asparaginase is an enzyme of EC 3.5.1.38.

5. The process of claim 1, wherein the plant extract is treated with an arginase.

6. The process of claim 1, wherein the plant extract is treated with an amino acid oxidase.

7. The process of claim 6, wherein the amino acid oxidase is an enzyme of EC 1.4.3.2.

8. The process of claim 6, wherein the amino acid oxidase is an enzyme of EC 1.4.3.3.

9. The process of claim 1, wherein the plant extract is raw sugarcane juice or clarified sugarcane juice.

10. The process of claim 1, wherein the production of molasses comprises: clarification of the plant extract; concentration of sugars found in the clarified plant extract to form a syrup; and crystallization of sucrose from the syrup to form the molasses.

11. A process of producing a fermentation product, comprising (a) treating a plant extract containing amino acid(s) and soluble sugar(s) with an amino acid oxidase, an arginase, and/or an asparaginase; (b) producing molasses from the treated plant extract; (c) diluting the molasses; and (d) fermenting the diluted molasses with a fermenting organism to produce the fermentation product, wherein the plant extract is selected from the group consisting of sweet sorghum extract, sugar beet extract, sugar cane extract, sugar cane juice, clarified sugarcane juice, and combinations thereof.

12. The process of claim 11, wherein the plant extract is treated with an asparaginase.

13. The process of claim 11, wherein the asparaginase is an enzyme of EC 3.5.1.1.

14. The process of claim 11, wherein the asparaginase is an enzyme of EC 3.5.1.38.

15. The process of claim 11, wherein the plant extract is treated with an arginase.

16. The process of claim 11, wherein the plant extract is treated with an amino acid oxidase.

17. The process of claim 11, wherein the plant extract is treated with an arginase.

18. The process of claim 11, wherein the plant extract is treated with an amino acid oxidase.

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