Rapid hydrolysis methods for producing oat-based beverage compositions, and compositions produced thereby. Continuous flow process to yield a hydrolyzed oat-based beverage in only a few hours, comprising a sequential treatment of an oat flour slurry with glucoamylase and then alpha-amylase enzyme with respective hydrolysis times of less than about 1.5 hours to yield a final hydrolyzed oat slurry, and finishing the composition with one or more flavorings or additional ingredients yield the oat-based beverage composition.

One purpose of the present invention is to provide a high molecular weight glucan having both properties low digestion rate and high digestibility. A high molecular weight glucan that has property digested slowly and contains almost no indigestible ingredients is produced by enzymatic reactions of (1) a specific concentration of branching enzyme and (2) 4--glucanotransferase and/or an exo-type amylase to a branched glucan used as a substrate.

One purpose of the present invention is to provide a high molecular weight glucan having both properties low digestion rate and high digestibility. A high molecular weight glucan that has property digested slowly and contains almost no indigestible ingredients is produced by enzymatic reactions of (1) a specific concentration of branching enzyme and (2) 4--glucanotransferase and/or an exo-type amylase to a branched glucan used as a substrate.

Sugar mixtures containing nonfermentable oligomers are fermented in the presence of certain enzymes that depolymerise the oligomers simultaneously with the fermentation process.

Sugar mixtures containing nonfermentable oligomers are fermented in the presence of certain enzymes that depolymerise the oligomers simultaneously with the fermentation process.

The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having an increase in specific activity and/or an increase in melting temperature measured by TSA of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius, and further wherein the variants have at least at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95% identity, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, but less than 100%, sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.

The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.

The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having an increase in specific activity and/or an increase in melting temperature measured by TSA of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius, and further wherein the variants have at least at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95% identity, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, but less than 100%, sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.

The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.

Described are compositions and methods relating the use of -glucosidase to increase the production of ethanol from a corn fiber product in a starch hydrolysis process.

In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. In one aspect, the invention provides delayed release compositions comprising a desired ingredient coated by a latex polymer coating.

In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. In one aspect, the invention provides delayed release compositions comprising a desired ingredient coated by a latex polymer coating.