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Title: USE OF ENZYMES TO REDUCE STEEP TIME AND SO2 REQUIREMENTS IN A MAIZE WET-MILLING PROCESS

Author
item Johnston, David
item SINGH, VIJAY - UNIV OF ILLINOIS, URBANA
item ECKHOFF, S - UNIV OF ILLINOIS, URBANA

Submitted to: Patent Application
Publication Type: Patent Application
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/20/2003
Publication Date: 5/20/2003
Citation: Patent issued 05/20/2003. 115's not required at time patent application was done. Patent #6,566,125 B2.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: A method is developed for obtaining starch from maize involving soaking maize kernels in water to produce soaked maize kernels, grinding the soaked maize kernels to produce a ground maize slurry, and incubating the ground maize slurry with enzymes (e.g. protease).