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US 10,851,395 B2Granted
Method of making lipids with improved cold flow properties
AssigneeMara Renewables Corporation
InventorsZhiyong Sun, Alan Sothern, Kevin Berryman, Mercia Valentine, Michael Milway, Laura Purdue, Roberto E. Armenta
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods of producing oils with reduced saturated fatty acids. The methods include culturing oil-producing microorganisms in a fermentation medium in the presence of one or more antifoaming agents under a controlled carbon consumption rate, wherein the culturing produces oils comprising fatty acids and wherein less than 35% of the fatty acids in the oil are saturated fatty acids.
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A method of producing oil with reduced saturated fatty acids comprising:
- culturing oil-producing Thraustochytrium microorganisms having ATCC Accession No. PTA-6245 in a fermentation medium in the presence of one or more antifoaming agents under a controlled carbon consumption rate,
- wherein the culturing produces an oil comprising fatty acids, wherein 20% to 35% of the fatty acids in the oil are saturated fatty acids, and wherein the oil comprises 10 to 30% omega-7 fatty acids comprising palmitoleic acid (C16:1(n-7)) and cis-vaccenic acid (C18:1(n-7)).
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