Reduced-fat foodstuffs and cooking oils, and methods for making same

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PATENT NO 8975055
APP PUB NO 20130171321A1
SERIAL NO

13794173

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The present invention relates to a newly identified lipase belonging to the Ustilaginaceae family of Basidomycetes and variants thereof. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the lipase and the variants thereof. The invention further relates to procedures for producing the lipase, and variants thereof, polypeptides and polynucleotides. The invention further relates to lipase variants with an increased trans-selectivity. The invention further relates to lipase variants with a preference for long chain fatty acid esters or carboxylic acid moieties with a chain length greater than C12. The invention further relates to a method of reducing, or eliminating, trans-fatty acids from liquid oil stable enough for frying systems.

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FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY GMBH3011 BERN

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Bonisch, Friedericke Freising, DE 2 0
Bornscheuer, Uwe Greifswald, DE 26 61
Brundiek, Henrike Lengerich, DE 3 0
Evitt, Andrew London, GB 3 0
Kourist, Robert Neufahrn, DE 5 0
SaB, Stefan Greifswald, DE 1 0

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