205results about "Plant zeins" patented technology

Methods and apparatus for processing corn into one or more corn products. Oil is extracted from corn or corn products or by-products with a solvent. The corn-solvent mixture is separated into streams, one of which preferably includes an extract containing at least oil and solvent, and another containing de-oiled corn solids and adsorbed solvent. The solvent is separated from oil, and the de-oiled, desolventized corn solids are processed to provide one or more corn products.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH748474. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH748474, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH748474 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH748474.

A corn product removal process for removing zein and / or oil from dry-milled corn. Oils and / or zein are extracted from corn using ethanol. Corn solids are separated from the ethanol, oil and zein mixture produced by extracting. Thereafter, the ethanol, oil and zein mixture is membrane filtered to restrain zein from the mixture and pass an oil and ethanol mixture. The zein and / or oil may be concentrated and purified.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH594494. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH594494, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH594494 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH594494.

An improved process for obtaining value added by-products from an ethanol production whole stillage is disclosed wherein the whole stillage is mixed with additives to form a nutrition enriched product stream that is subsequently dried to produce a nutrition enriched product having a water content of less than 12% by weight. In a preferred embodiment the whole stillage is obtained from a ethanol production process that has utilized a corn flour as the starting feedstock. The corn flour is then hydrolyzed along with added vitamins and / or nutrients and / or enzymes. The hydrolyzed product is then preferably mixed with a soy hull flour, also preferably having a median particle size of less than about 100 microns, and subjected to conventional fermentation conditions to produce an ethanol containing product. The ethanol-containing product is then distilled to produce an ethanol enriched steam and the separate whole stillage to be used as the feedstock.

The invention discloses a production method of white zein. According to the method, corn protein powder serves as raw materials, starch removing treatment is carried out by means of adding of alpha-amylase and glucoamylase, ethanol is added to carry out degreasing and preliminary decoloration treatment, filteration is achieved, filter residues are added to an ethanol water solution to extract, a zein extracting solution is obtained through centrifugal separation, the zein extracting solution is added to a decolorising agent to carry out secondary decoloration treatment, and at last white zein end products are obtained through concentration and drying. According to the production method of the white zein, decontamination pretreatment is carried out for the raw materials, and the concentration and the drying are directly carried out after the decoloration treatment for the extracting solution, so the production method has the advantages of being high in yield, high in purity, low in production cost, and efficient in decoloration, the application range of zein powder is significantly expanded, and market developing of the zein powder is benefited.

Methods and apparatus for processing corn into one or more corn products. Oil is extracted from corn or corn products or by-products with a solvent. The corn-solvent mixture is separated into streams, one of which preferably includes an extract containing at least oil and solvent, and another containing de-oiled corn solids and adsorbed solvent. The solvent is separated from oil, and the de-oiled, desolventized corn solids are processed to provide one or more corn products.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV774864. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV774864, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV774864 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV774864 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV774864.

A method for forming a fusion protein that is expressed as a recombinant protein body-like assembly in host eukaryotic cells and organisms other than higher plants as host systems is disclosed. More particularly, peptides and proteins are fused to protein sequences that mediate the induction of recombinant protein body-like assembly (RPBLA) formation, are stably expressed and accumulated in these host cells after transformation with an appropriate vector. Methods for preparing the fusion protein are also disclosed.

A fusion protein that is expressed in a recombinant protein body-like assembly (RPBLA) in host eukaryotic cells and organisms is disclosed. More particularly, a biologically active polypeptide fused to a protein sequence that mediates the induction of RPBLA formation is expressed and accumulated in host cells after transformation with an appropriate vector. The eukaryotic host cell does not produce protein bodies in the absence of the fusion protein. Methods for preparing and using the RPBLAs and the fusion protein are also disclosed, as are nucleic acid molecules that encode the fusion proteins.

A method for purifying a recombinant fusion protein that is expressed as recombinant protein body-like assemblies (RPBLAs) in host cells is disclosed in which an aqueous homogenate of transformed host cells that express a fusion protein as RPBLAs having a predetermined density is provided. Regions of different density are formed in the homogenate to provide a region that contains a relatively enhanced concentration of the RPBLAs and a region that contains a relatively depleted concentration of the RPBLAs. The RPBLAs-depleted region is separated from the region of relatively enhanced concentration of RPBLAs, thereby purifying said fusion protein. The region of relatively enhanced concentration of RPBLAs can thereafter be collected as desired.

A nucleic acid molecule is disclosed as containing a first nucleic acid sequence comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes γ-zein protein, or a fragment thereof capable of directing and retaining a protein towards the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of a plant cell; a second nucleic acid sequence containing a nucleotide sequence that encodes an amino acid sequence that is specifically cleavable by enzymatic or chemical means; and a third nucleic acid sequence containing the nucleotide sequence that encodes a peptide or protein of interest. Methods of using this nucleic acid molecule for transforming host plant cells and producing the peptide or protein of interest are also disclosed.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH956667. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH956667, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH956667 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH956667.

A method for the production of maize proteins comprises a step of extracting protein fractions comprising zeins and rich in glutelins from white maize and / or its sub-derivatives, such as for example flour, CGM (Corn Gluten Meal) or other, using an aqueous solution of alcohol in the absence of a reducing and purification agent. The present invention also concerns the formulation of recipes for the preparation of bakery gluten-free products and pasta with said proteins extracted

The invention discloses a method for extraction of maize yellow pigment and alcohol soluble protein from maize protein powder. The method includes: crushing the maize protein powder, then conducting sieving by a 60-100 mesh sieve, adding ethanol with a material-liquid ratio of 1:(8-16), conducting ultrasonic treatment at 200-600W for 10-50min by an ultrasound assisted extraction technique; centrifuging the raw material and the extraction solvent, then collecting the supernatant and performing reduced pressure distillation till an orange red oily liquid, and conducting drying to obtain a pigment product; drying the centrifuged precipitate, adding ethanol diluted to 60%-90% according to a material-liquid ratio of 1:(6-14), conducting ultrasonic treatment under ultrasonic power of 200-400W for 10-50min, performing centrifugation and taking the supernatant, adjusting isoelectric points, collecting alcohol soluble protein from the precipitate, and conducting drying to obtain the finished product. According to the invention, maize yellow pigment and alcohol soluble protein with high purity can be extracted in steps by one production process, the solvent can be recycled, the production cost is saved, the extraction efficiency is improved, and the operation is simple, so that the method is easy to realize industrialization.

The invention relates to water-based prolamin (e.g., zein) compositions and to methods of making water-based prolamin compositions. The compositions may be used in paints, printing inks, varnishes, adhesives, glues, binders (e.g., for paper), food coatings, and the like.

The invention discloses a method for extracting zein by microwave. The method comprises the following steps: corn protein powder is used as a raw material; complex enzyme is added step by step into the powder for treatment, and the obtained power is filtered; the filter residue is added into ethanol aqueous solution to be subjected to microwave extraction, and is centrifugally separated to obtain zein extract; water is added into the zein extract to dilute the ethanol concentration of the zein extract to obtain zein precipitate; finally, the zein precipitate is dried to obtain a zein finished product. The method adopts double enzymolys method to carry out pretreatment and microwave technology to carry out extraction, has the characteristics of high yield, high purity, low production cost and short production period, significantly improves the additional value of the corn protein powder, and contributes to the comprehensive development and utilization of the corn protein powder.

Relating to the food industrial field, the invention discloses a method of continuously extracting corn oil, alcohol soluble protein and yellow pigment with corn gluten meal. The method includes: corn gluten meal crushing, petroleum ether extraction, filtration, concentration, salt washing, centrifugation, ethanol extraction, stirring, filtering and drying. Corn oil, alcohol soluble protein and yellow pigment are extracted continuously by a simple process. The method is simple and is convenient to operate, significantly improves the added value of corn gluten meal, compared with single product preparation, the method provided by the invention has the advantages of low production cost and easiness in industrial production, and is conducive to comprehensive development and utilization of corn gluten meal and improvement of economic benefits.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV995128. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV995128, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV995128 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV995128 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV995128.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH572389. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH572389, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH572389 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH572389.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH057021. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH057021, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH057021 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH057021.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH997743. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH997743, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH997743 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH997743.

Zein-based peptide tags, referred to here as inclusion body tags (IBTs), are disclosed useful for the generation of insoluble fusion peptides. The fusion peptides comprise at least one inclusion body tag operably linked to a peptide of interest. Expression of the fusion peptide in a host cell results in a product that is insoluble and contained within inclusion bodies in the cell and / or cell lysate. The inclusion bodies may then be purified and the protein of interest may be isolated after cleavage from the inclusion body tag.

Variants of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) with high affinity, potency and stability. Formulations of CTLA-4 variants at high concentration for subcutaneous or intravenous administration, e.g. at monthly or less frequent dosage intervals. Use of CTLA-4 variants for treating rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders. Fusion of CTLA-4 with IgG Fc having improved stability and longer in vivo half-life.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH105639. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH105639, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH105639 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH105639.

The invention discloses a decoloration method of yellow zein, and belongs to the technical field of deep processing of agricultural and sideline products. According to the decoloration method, an attapulgite clay and kieselguhr clay complex is adopted as a compound decolorising agent for vibrating adsorption decoloration, the compound decolorising agent is centrifugally separated out after adsorption decoloration is completed, and a zein extraction solution is obtained; and the pH value of the zein extraction solution is adjusted to the protein isoelectric point, precipitating is carried out, zein wet powder is obtained, vacuum freeze drying is carried out, and a white zein product is obtained. All the performance indexes of the product can reach the food and drug grade safety standard, the zein is widely applied to the food and medicine industry, the additional value of corn gluten meal is remarkably improved, and comprehensive development and utilization of the corn gluten meal are promoted. In addition, the decoloration method has the beneficial effects of being simple, efficient, environment-friendly, low in cost and the like, and is suitable for large-scale production.

Methods and apparatus for processing corn into one or more corn products. Zein is extracted from corn or corn products or by-products with a solvent. The corn-solvent mixture is separated into streams, one of which preferably includes an extract containing at least zein and solvent, and another that contains de-zeined corn solids and adsorbed solvent. The solvent is separated from the zein, and the de-zeined, desolventized corn solids are processed to provide one or more corn products.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH460162. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH460162, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH460162 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH460162.