Global Patent Index - EP 1077796 A1

EP 1077796 A1 20010228 - TREATMENT OF CORK WITH A PHENOL OXIDISING ENZYME

Title (en)

TREATMENT OF CORK WITH A PHENOL OXIDISING ENZYME

Title (de)

BEHANDLUNG VON KORK MIT EINEM PHENOL-OXIDIERENDEM ENZYM

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT DU LIEGE AVEC UNE ENZYME D'OXYDATION DE PHENOL

Publication

EP 1077796 A1 20010228 (EN)

Application

EP 99914448 A 19990422

Priority

  • DK 9900226 W 19990422
  • DK 65698 A 19980513
  • DK PA199900153 A 19990205

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9958309A1] A process for preparing cork articles, in particular cork stoppers for wine bottles, which comprises a step of treating cork with a phenol oxidising enzyme. Preferred phenol oxidising enzymes are laccase, peroxidase, catechol oxidase, o-aminophenol oxidase. The treatment with a phenol oxidising enzyme reduces the characteristic cork taint/astringency which is frequently imparted to the bottled wine.

IPC 1-7

B27K 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B27K 7/00 (2006.01); B67B 1/03 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B27K 3/002 (2013.01); B27K 5/04 (2013.01); B27K 7/00 (2013.01); B67B 1/03 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9958309A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9958309 A1 19991118; AR 013287 A1 20001213; AT E244116 T1 20030715; AU 3327299 A 19991129; AU 753129 B2 20021010; DE 69909286 D1 20030807; EP 1077796 A1 20010228; EP 1077796 B1 20030702; ES 2203104 T3 20040401; NZ 508070 A 20020628; PT 1077796 E 20031128

DOCDB simple family (application)

DK 9900226 W 19990422; AR P990101880 A 19990423; AT 99914448 T 19990422; AU 3327299 A 19990422; DE 69909286 T 19990422; EP 99914448 A 19990422; ES 99914448 T 19990422; NZ 50807099 A 19990422; PT 99914448 T 19990422