Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Paula Degrandis
  • N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and process for producing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
    Patent number: 6693188
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine obtained from microbial biomass, and to methods of obtaining N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from microbial biomass. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is efficiently obtained at high purity by degrading chitin in the fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Cargill Incorporated
    Inventors: John Andrew Bohlmann, David O. Schisler, Ki-Oh Hwang, Joseph P. Henning, James R. Trinkle, Todd Bryan Anderson, James Donald Steinke, Andrea Vanderhoff