Process for producing unsaturated fatty acid-containing oils
AssigneeSuntory Limited
InventorsKenichi Higashiyama, Kengo Akimoto, Sakayu Shimizu
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Abstract
An edible oil obtained by culturing a microorganism belong to the genus Mortierella subgenus Mortierella in a medium containing a nitrogen source derived from soybean is discussed. The oils obtained have a low 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol content.
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A process for production of an unsaturated fatty acid-containing oil, characterized by culturing with aeration a microorganism belonging to the genus Mortierella subgenus Mortierella in a liquid medium containing a nitrogen source derived from soybean in a fermenter, and the unsaturated fatty acid-containing oil is collected from the cultured product, wherein the ratio of the nitrogen source derived from soybean with respect to the total nitrogen source in the medium is at least 86%.
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