Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

11-3-1998

Patent Number

patent number 5830738

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a process for extracting pigments, namely carotenoids, from plant material. The process includes the step of combining shredded plant material with an enzyme. The enzyme breaks down the plants cellular walls releasing the carotenoids contained within the plant cells. The enzyme added to the plant material can be pectinase, cellulase, hemicellulase, or mixtures thereof.

Application Number

08/658144

Assignees

Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Filing Date

1996-06-04

Primary/U.S. Class

435/209

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