Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain PME

Abstract The food enzyme pectinesterase (pectin pectylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.11) is produced with the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain PME by DSM Food Specialties B.V. The genetic modifications do not give rise to safety concerns. The food enzyme is free from viable cells of the production...

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Published in:EFSA Journal
Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP), Claude Lambré, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Riccardo Crebelli, David Michael Gott, Konrad Grob, Evgenia Lampi, Marcel Mengelers, Alicja Mortensen, Gilles Rivière, Inger‐Lise Steffensen, Christina Tlustos, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Holger Zorn, Lieve Herman, Jaime Aguilera, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Rita Ferreira deSousa, Yi Liu, Sandra Rainieri, Andrew Chesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Subjects:
food enzyme
pectinesterase
pectin pectylhydrolase
EC 3.1.1.11
pectin methylesterase
Aspergillus niger
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8152

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8152

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