Abstract: The present invention concerns a process wherein native and functional protein-fibre concentrates can be successfully obtained from plant material such as oilseeds, legumes and lentils. This can be achieved by a proper pre-treatment of the plant material, followed by a method of partial extracting water-soluble proteins under mild and non-destructive conditions using an aqueous solvent, followed by purification of the solid residue using a novel combination of GRAS organic solvents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparation of protein-enriched products, such as plant protein isolates or protein-fibre formulations, from plant materials such as oilseeds, as well as to the uses of the products obtainable via said process in human food and/or animal feed. In particular, the presented herein processes advantageously make use of solvents based on low-boiling azeotropic mixtures made of an apolar and lipophilic organic ester having up to 5 carbon atoms, with an alcohol having up to 5 carbon atoms, which solvents not only make the need to use noxious hexane-based solvents obsolete, but also can undergo reutilisation cycles by being easily obtainable and recoverable from spent solvents and/or mother liquors as used in the presented herein processes, and consequently render the disclosed processes extremely energy-efficient, suitable for large-scale industrial production, as well as eco-friendly.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process wherein native and functional protein isolates can be successfully obtained from plant material such as oilseeds, legumes and lentils. This can be achieved by a proper pre-treatment of the plant material, followed by a method of extracting proteins under mild and non-destructive conditions using an aqueous solvent, followed by fractionation, concentration and further purification using a novel combination of GRAS organic solvents.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process wherein native and functional protein isolates can be successfully obtained from plant material such as oilseeds, legumes and lentils. This can be achieved by a proper pre-treatment of the plant material, followed by a method of extracting proteins under mild and non-destructive conditions using an aqueous solvent, followed by fractionation, concentration and further purification using a novel combination of GRAS organic solvents.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process wherein native and functional protein-fibre concentrates can be successfully obtained from plant material such as oilseeds, legumes and lentils. This can be achieved by a proper pre-treatment of the plant material, followed by a method of partial extracting water-soluble proteins under mild and non-destructive conditions using an aqueous solvent, followed by purification of the solid residue using a novel combination of GRAS organic solvents.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process wherein native and functional protein isolates can be successfully obtained from plant material such as oilseeds, legumes and lentils. This can be achieved by a proper pre-treatment of the plant material, followed by a method of extracting proteins under mild and non-destructive conditions using an aqueous solvent, followed by fractionation, concentration and further purification using a novel combination of GRAS organic solvents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of extracting native proteins from vegetable source materials such as oilseeds, legumes and grains. Native proteins mentioned in this invention are present in the source material in their non-denatured state, i.e. with their functional properties relevant to application in food industry like solubility preserved and not compromised by processing conditions. Source materials mentioned in the present invention are of vegetable origin and typically contain significant (>5% by weight) amounts of native oils and lipids. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out this process and to the native protein obtainable by the process of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of extracting native proteins from vegetable source materials such as oil-seeds, legumes and grains. Native proteins mentioned in this invention are present in the source material in their non-denatured state, i.e. with their functional properties relevant to application in food industry like solubility preserved and not compromised by processing conditions. Source materials mentioned in the present invention are of vegetable origin and typically contain significant (>5% by weight) amounts of native oils and lipids. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out this process and to the native protein obtainable by the process of the invention.

Abstract: A process to isolate protein from the meal or oil cake comprising the following steps: extracting the meal with water to obtain an aqueous solution; concentrating the aqueous extract to an aqueous solution comprising 5 to 30 wt % protein, preferably 10 to 30 wt % protein; adding a water-soluble solvent to the concentrated aqueous solution to obtain a protein precipitate; and separating the protein precipitate from the liquid fraction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a salt of a carboxylic acid with a diamine such as 2,2?-(ethylenedioxy)diethyl amine, 3,3?-(ethylenedioxy)dipropyl amine and 2,2?-oxybis(ethylamine) and a method of preparing such salts. Preferably the carboxylic acid is a fermentation product such as clavulanic acid, mycophenolic acid or pravastatin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the purification of pravastatin comprising extracting a solution comprising pravastatin in a water-immiscible solvent with water at a pH value ranging from 5.0 to 7.0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a salt of a carboxylic acid with a diamine such as 2,2?-(ethylenedioxy)diethyl amine, 3,3?-(ethylenedioxy)dipropyl amine and 2,2?-oxybis(ethylamine) and a method of preparing such salts. Preferably the carboxylic acid is a fermentation product such as clavulanic acid, mycophenolic acid or pravastatin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparation of a pharmaceutically acceptable metal salt of clavulanic acid comprising the steps of (a) fermenting of a microorganism capable of producing and excreting the clavulanic acid into the broth; (b) removing biomass and other solid material from the clavulanic acid containing fermentation broth obtained in step (a); (c) acidifying the solution obtained after step (b) to a pH between 1 and 3 and extracting the acidified solution with a partly or fully water-immiscible solvent and separating the clavulanic acid containing extract; (d) mixing the clavulanic acid containing extract obtained in step (c) with a metal donor and at least one additional cosolvent to result in an insoluble, preferably crystalline metal clavulanate salt with a yield of at least 80%; and (e) separating the insoluble, preferably crystalline, metal clavulanate salt from the mixture obtained in step (d).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purification of a compound using an activated carbon treatment. In the process according to the present invention several filter units containing activated carbon immobilized in a matrix are operating in series and in a counter current mode. After passing a suitable volume of feed, a filter unit from the first series of filter units is disconnected at a particular position number, and an additional filter unit is connected at another particular position number herewith obtaining a next series of filter units where over the passing of a next volume of feed is continued. This process overcomes the problem of loss of yield of the purified compound as occurs during conventional activated carbon treatment.