| US 7,507,558 B2 | ||
| Processes for producing inulin | ||
| Tadashi Wada, Shizuoka (Japan); and Masao Ohguchi, Shizuoka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Fuji Nihon Seito Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/490,106 PCT Filed Sep. 26, 2002, PCT No. PCT/JP02/09958 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Mar. 25, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO03/027304, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 03, 2003. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2001-293067 (JP), filed on Sep. 26, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0241810 A1, Dec. 02, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. C12P 19/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 435—101 [435/183; 435/193; 435/252.5] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method of producing inulin having an average degree of polymerization ranging from 8 to 25 comprising:
contacting inulin synthase from Bacillus sp. 217C-11 (FERM BP-7450) with sucrose,
wherein the average polymerization degree of inulin is regulated by controlling the sucrose concentration.
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