Jerry Hopkins

US Patent:

20120052175, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

Sep 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/249361

Inventors:

Athula Ekanayake - Cincinnati OH, US
Scott Alan Vandiest - Cincinnati OH, US
Michael Eisenmenger - Omaha NE, US
Jerry Hopkins - Omaha NE, US

International Classification:

A23L 3/3526
A01N 47/48
C12P 13/00
A23L 2/44

US Classification:

426532, 514514, 435128

Abstract:

A process for producing an essential oil. The essential oil can be white mustard essential oil. The white mustard essential oil can include a moisture sensitive isothiocyanate compound. The moisture sensitive isothiocyanate compound can be 4-HBITC. The essential oil can be produced from mustard seed, which can comprise a precursor sinalbin and myrosinase enzyme. The mustard seed can be reduced into a powder. Activation of the myrosinase enzyme by using a water solvent and a promoter to form a slurry can be performed, wherein the myrosinase enzyme catalyzes the production of an essential oil comprising an isothiocyanate from the sinalbin precursor.