PROTEIN-ENRICHED TOBACCO-DERIVED COMPOSITION
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining a protein-enriched material from a plant of the Nicotiana species or portion thereof, comprising:
- receiving a plant material of the Nicotiana species;
contacting the plant material with a solvent for a time and under conditions sufficient to extract one or more proteins from the plant material into the solvent and form a liquid protein-containing extract;
separating a solid extracted plant material from the liquid protein-containing extract;
clarifying the liquid protein-containing extract to form a clarified protein-containing extract and a solids fraction; and
treating the clarified protein-containing extract so as to provide a protein-enriched material comprising at least about 60% protein by dry weight.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes methods of obtaining and/or deriving proteins from plants of the Nicotiana species and methods for incorporation of such proteins into various products. For example, a method for obtaining a protein-enriched material from a plant of the Nicotiana species or portion thereof is provided, comprising: extracting one or more proteins from the plant material into a solvent to form a liquid protein-containing extract; separating a solid extracted plant material from the liquid protein-containing extract; clarifying the liquid protein-containing extract to form a clarified protein-containing extract and a solids fraction; and treating the clarified protein-containing extract so as to provide a protein-enriched material comprising at least about 60% protein by weight.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining a protein-enriched material from a plant of the Nicotiana species or portion thereof, comprising:
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receiving a plant material of the Nicotiana species; contacting the plant material with a solvent for a time and under conditions sufficient to extract one or more proteins from the plant material into the solvent and form a liquid protein-containing extract; separating a solid extracted plant material from the liquid protein-containing extract; clarifying the liquid protein-containing extract to form a clarified protein-containing extract and a solids fraction; and treating the clarified protein-containing extract so as to provide a protein-enriched material comprising at least about 60% protein by dry weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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