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US 12,559,579 · App. 18/063,849 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Enzymatically modified gellan gum

Inventors: Kenneth Boetkjaer (Risskov, DK); Lise Stouby (Skanderborg, DK); Graham Sworn (Montlignon, FR)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
C08B37/006A23L29/272A61K8/73A61K31/723C08L5/00C12P19/04
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Patent No.
US 12,559,579
App. No.
18/063,849
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to process for preparing partially deacylated gellan gum, the process comprising subjecting native or high acyl gellan gum to treatment with an esterase capable of partially deacylating gellan gum.

Claims (13)

1 . A process for preparing partially deacylated gellan gum by enzymatic treatment, wherein the process comprises:

subjecting native or high acyl gellan gum in a fermentation broth to treatment with an esterase that partially deacylates gellan gum, and

isolating a partially deacylated gellan gum from the fermentation broth after the esterase treatment.

2 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the process comprises subjecting native or high acyl gellan gum for removing acetate at a pH in the range of 5.5 to 7.5 at a temperature in the range of 40-80° C. and isolating a partially deaceylated gellan gum from the fermentation broth after treatment with the esterase.

3 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the esterase is pectin acetyl esterase 12B derived from Clostridium thermocellum.

4 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the esterase treatment is carried out at a pH in the range of 5.5-7.5.

5 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the esterase treatment is carried out at a temperature in the range of 40-80° C.

6 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the amount of esterase is 100-2000 units per L of fermentation broth.

7 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the esterase treatment is carried out for 10-1440 minutes.

8 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the esterase treatment is carried out at a pH in the range of 6.0-6.5.

9 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the esterase treatment is carried out at a temperature in the range of 65-75° C.

10 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein the treatment with the esterase produces the partially deacylated gellan gum to have a glycerate concentration ranging from 70 percent to 100 percent of an original glycerate concentration present in the native or high acyl gellan gum before enzymatic treatment.

11 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the esterase is an acetyl esterase of the carbohydrate esterase family or a pectin acetyl esterase.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 6, 2024
From: DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS
To: INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
Reel/Frame 066494/0814 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18151777 · Jan 16, 2018 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16962089
Related Publication 20230348632A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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