Acetoin (>98%) was purchased from Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Acetonitrile (HPLC grade) was obtained from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent (Shanghai, China). Cassava powder and cottonseed meal were respectively obtained from Guangxi State Farms Mingyang Biochemical Group, Inc. (Nanning, China) and Jinan Oumi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Jinan, China). Thermostable α-amylase and glucoamylase obtained from Novozymes (Novozymes China Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China) were used for liquefaction and saccharification of raw starch as previously described [7 (link)]. The acid protease was purchased from Imperial Jade Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Yinchuan, China) for protein hydrolysis [7 (link)].
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