MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641062532 A) filed by Nandha Engineering College on May 18, 2026, for Sustainable Isolation Of Protein From Pleurotus Ostreatus Using Calcium Hydroxide And Citric Acid: Physicochemical And Functional Evaluation.

Inventors include Dr. P. Shanmugam; B Mohanasankar; M Mathavan; A T Arun Kumar; and M Idhikash.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT OF THE INVENTION The objective of the study is to isolate protein from Pleurotus ostreatus using a food-grade alkaline solubilization method with calcium hydroxide, followed by isoelectric precipitation with citric acid. This process will ...