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Granted Patent B2
US 12708127 · App. 18/575,286 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Peptide compounds for flavor modulating

Inventors: Ji Hyun Kang (Seoul, KR); Mikyoung Chae (Seoul, KR); Eunyong Lee (Seoul, KR); Thomas Hofmann (Freising, DE); Corinna Dawid (Freising, DE); Verena Karolin Mittermeier Klessinger (Freising, DE); Manon Juenger (Freising, DE)
Assignee: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
A23L27/32A23L7/104A23L27/88
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Patent No.
US 12708127
App. No.
18/575,286
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application investigates a new flavor modulating compound having a flavor modulating effect in Korean food which is based on fermentation techniques, and thus shows excellent effects of modulating the flavor of food.

Claims (14)

1 . A method for preparing a flavoring agent,

comprising mixing compounds including γ-Glu-Gly, γ-Glu-Leu, γ-Glu-Met, γ-Glu-His, pyroGlu-Glu, pyroGlu-Gln, Pro-Pro, Pro-Val, Arg-Pro, Ser-Pro, Val-Pro, Arg-Gly, and Gly-Arg.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compounds further include at least one selected from the group consisting of Pro-Ala, Pro-Lys, Pro-Ser, Lys-Pro, Pro-Glu, γ-Glu-Glu, γ-Glu-Gln, γ-Glu-Ala, pyroGlu-Pro and pyroGlu-Ser.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compounds further include γ-Glu-Glu, γ-Glu-Gln, γ-Glu-Ala, pyroGlu-Pro, Pro-Glu, and Pro-Ser.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compounds further include Pro-Ala, Pro-Lys, and Lys-Pro.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compounds further include pyroGlu-Ser, Pro-Ala, Pro-Lys, and Pro-Ser.

6 . The method for flavor modulating, comprising adding the flavoring agent prepared by the method of claim 1 to a food.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compounds further include at least one selected from the group consisting of of ALDPLPT (SEQ ID NO: 1), DGFP (SEQ ID NO: 2), DGML (SEQ ID NO: 3), DNEDTP (SEQ ID NO: 4), DTDEPN (SEQ ID NO: 5), EEL (SEQ ID NO: 6), EEV (SEQ ID NO: 7), EEY (SEQ ID NO: 8), ESLPALP (SEQ ID NO: 9), EVGYGY (SEQ ID NO: 10), LDYY (SEQ ID NO: 11), LPPP (SEQ ID NO: 12), MTTFTW (SEQ ID NO: 13), PPPP (SEQ ID NO: 14), PPPPP (SEQ ID NO: 15), DAPL (SEQ ID NO: 16), DVL (SEQ ID NO: 17), GGPF (SEQ ID NO: 18), GNPF (SEQ ID NO: 19), EVLK (SEQ ID NO: 20), FADSL (SEQ ID NO: 21), LAL (SEQ ID NO: 22), LLL (SEQ ID NO: 23), LLQ (SEQ ID NO: 24), LPL (SEQ ID NO: 25), PLL (SEQ ID NO: 26), TPL (SEQ ID NO: 27), and VLL (SEQ ID NO: 28).

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the compounds include DGML (SEQ ID NO: 3), DNEDTP (SEQ ID NO: 4), LDYY (SEQ ID NO: 11), LPPP (SEQ ID NO: 12), PPPP (SEQ ID NO: 14), PPPPP (SEQ ID NO: 15), DAPL (SEQ ID NO: 16), DVL (SEQ ID NO: 17), GGPF (SEQ ID NO: 18), LAL (SEQ ID NO: 22), LLL (SEQ ID NO: 23), PLL (SEQ ID NO: 26), and TPL (SEQ ID NO: 27).

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the compounds include at least one selected from the group consisting of of ALDPLPT (SEQ ID NO: 1), DGFP (SEQ ID NO: 2), EEL (SEQ ID NO: 6), EEV (SEQ ID NO: 7), EEY (SEQ ID NO: 8), ESLPALP (SEQ ID NO: 9), EVGYGY (SEQ ID NO: 10), MTTFTW (SEQ ID NO: 13), EVLK (SEQ ID NO: 20), FADSL (SEQ ID NO: 21), LLQ (SEQ ID NO: 24), LPL (SEQ ID NO: 25), and VLL (SEQ ID NO: 28).

10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the compounds include ALDPLPT (SEQ ID NO: 1), EEL (SEQ ID NO: 6), EEV (SEQ ID NO: 7), EEY (SEQ ID NO: 8), ESLPALP (SEQ ID NO: 9), EVGYGY (SEQ ID NO: 10), MTTFTW (SEQ ID NO: 13) and LLQ (SEQ ID NO: 24).

11 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the compounds include ALDPLPT (SEQ ID NO: 1), DGFP (SEQ ID NO: 2), EEL (SEQ ID NO: 6), EEV (SEQ ID NO: 7), EEY (SEQ ID NO: 8), EVGYGY (SEQ ID NO: 10) and MTTFTW (SEQ ID NO: 13).

12 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the compounds include EVGYGY (SEQ ID NO: 10), EVLK (SEQ ID NO: 20), LLQ (SEQ ID NO: 24), LPL (SEQ ID NO: 25) and VLL (SEQ ID NO: 28).

13 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the compounds include DGFP (SEQ ID NO: 2), EVLK (SEQ ID NO: 20), FADSL (SEQ ID NO: 21), LLQ (SEQ ID NO: 24), LPL (SEQ ID NO: 25) and VLL (SEQ ID NO: 28).