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- Patent Title: Tobacco-derived protein compositions
- Patent Title (中): 烟草衍生的蛋白质组合物
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Application No.: US13896656Application Date: 2013-05-17
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Publication No.: US09175052B2Publication Date: 2015-11-03
- Inventor: Anthony Richard Gerardi , Crystal Dawn Hege Byrd , Thaddeus Jude Jackson , Chelsea Allison Betts , John-Paul Mua , Kyle Ford
- Applicant: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Applicant Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Current Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Agency: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
- Main IPC: C07K1/34
- IPC: C07K1/34 ; C07K14/415 ; A23J3/14 ; A23K1/16 ; A23L1/305 ; A23L2/66 ; A24B15/18 ; A24B15/24 ; A23J1/00 ; A23L1/015

Abstract:
The disclosure describes methods for the purification of protein-enriched extracts to provide concentrates and isolates and methods for incorporation of such materials into products. The purification methods are adapted for removal of one or more of ash, metal salts, alkaloids, particulates, heavy metals, and other impurities and/or contaminants from extracts, as well as modifying the sensory characteristics (e.g., odor, color, and/or taste characteristics) of extracts. The methods generally include diafiltration, treatment with functionalized resins, and supercritical extraction. A protein composition in the form of a concentrate or isolate is provided, the protein composition including RuBisCO, F2 fraction proteins, or combination thereof extracted from a plant of the Nicotiana species, wherein the protein composition is characterized by one or more of: an ash content of less than about 15% by weight; a nicotine content of less than about 10 μg/g; and a heavy metal content of less than about 60 μg/g.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140343254A1 TOBACCO-DERIVED PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS Public/Granted day:2014-11-20
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