Patent ID: 8034582
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A23K,C07K,C08H,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A process for crosslinking proteins, comprising: crosslinking a protein by contacting a crosslinking agent with the protein at dry weight concentration of 0.5 to 20% of the crosslinking agent relative to the protein and maintaining contact between the crosslinking agent and the protein at a temperature between 20 and 105° C. for a period of time between greater than a few minutes and 60 minutes, wherein the period time is sufficient to obtain crosslinked water insoluble proteins; and recovering the crosslinked water insoluble protein, wherein, the crosslinking agent is a ketose selected from the group consisting of erythrulose, ribulose and xylulose, and the protein is selected from the group consisting of proteins from cereals, proteins from high-protein plants, proteins from oleaginous plants, and proteins from tubers.