PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PROTEIN MICROPARTICLES

• Main Authors: NUTTALL TAYLOR JOHN REGINALD, TAYLOR JANET
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.06.2013
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS

The present invention relates to a process for producing protein microparticles in dilute organic acid solutions and in the absence of an alcohol such as ethanol. The microparticles are formed by dissolving a cereal prolamin protein in a concentrated organic acid solution with agitation and then diluting the solution with an aqueous solution. Protein microparticles having vacuoles are thus formed. The protein microparticles may be used to form powders, films, coatings, matrices, scaffolds and the like. Complete films can be formed from the protein microparticles of the invention.