Patent ID: 8815320
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A23B,A23D,A23L,A23P,A23V,A61K,C07K

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a composition comprising biologically active follistatin, the process comprising: providing raw liquid egg yolk, raw liquid whole egg or raw liquid egg white originating from fertilized avian eggs and subjecting the raw liquid egg yolk, raw liquid whole egg or raw liquid egg white to a step of preservation while maintaining the temperature at or below 38° C., wherein the step of preservation is selected from subjecting the raw liquid egg yolk, raw liquid whole egg or raw liquid egg white to a high pressure treatment of at least 4500 bar for at least 1 min, from subjecting the raw liquid egg yolk, raw liquid whole egg or raw liquid egg white to a pulsed electric field treatment of at least 5 kV/cm at a flow rate of 30 L/h, and from a combination of the high pressure treatment and the pulsed electric field treatment to provide a preserved liquid egg yolk, preserved liquid whole egg or preserved liquid egg white.