US4135977A
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Process for production of cyclodextrin
Assignee: RIKEN
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Filing: 1977-10-18
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Granted: 1979-01-23
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Expires: 1997-10-18
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a novel process for producing cyclodextrin by reacting cyclodextrin glycosyl transferase having an optimum pH on the alkaline side with gelatinized starch. According to this invention, cyclodextrin can be obtained in the form of a pure crystal in a high yield by reacting a glucomylase with the reaction mixture liquid formed by the above enzymatic reaction to decompose unreacted starch, concentrating the liquid, adding a small amount of cyclodextrin as a seed crystal and recovering the precipitated cyclodextrin.
Inventors
- 👤 Koki Horikoshi
- 👤 Nobuyuki Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:57
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N9/00; C12N9/10; C12N9/1048; C12N9/1051; C12N9/1074; C12P; C12P19/00; C12P19/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/822; Y10S435/832
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A process for producing cyclodextrin in pure crystalline form from starch which comprises preparing a a solution of non-liquefied, gelatinized starch, as a starting material, adjusting the pH thereof to 6-10.5, adding thereto a cyclodextrin glycosyl transferase which has optimum pH in the alkaline side and which has been obtained by fermentation of an alkalophilic microorganism belonging to the genus bacillus and allowing cyclodextrin to be produced, filtering the reaction mixture, adding to the filtrate a glucoamylase to decompose unreacted starch contained in the filtrate, decomposing the unreacted starch with glucoamylase, concentrating the resulting filtrate to give a cyclodextrin concentrate containing cyclodextrin in an amount above 40% and adding a small amount of crystals of cyclodextrin as a seed to said concentrate to crystallize out cyclodextrin in pure crystalline form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process for producing cyclodextrin in pure crystalline form from starch which comprises preparing a a solution of non-liquefied, gelatinized starch, as a starting material, adjusting the pH thereof to 6-10.5, adding thereto a cyclodextrin glycosyl transferase which has optimum pH in the alkaline side and which has been obtained by fermentation of an alkalophilic microorganism belonging to the genus bacillus and allowing cyclodextrin to be produced, filtering the reaction mixture, adding to the filtrate a glucoamylase to decompose unreacted starch contained in the filtrate, decomposing the unreacted starch with glucoamylase, concentrating the resulting filtrate to give a cyclodextrin concentrate containing cyclodextrin in an amount above 40% and adding a small amount of crystals of cyclodextrin as a seed to said concentrate to crystallize out cyclodextrin in pure crystalline form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the alkalophilic microorganism belonging to the genus bacillus is selected from the group consisting of Bacillus sp. No. 38-2 (ATCC 21783), Bacillus sp No. 135 (ATCC 21595), Bacillus sp. No. 169 (ATCC 21594), Bacillus sp No. 13 (ATCC 31006), and Bacillus sp. No. 17-1 (ATCC 31007).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the pH of the starting material is adjusted to 9-10.5.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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