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US 2011/0217743 A1Published application
Method of Producing Lauric Acid-containing Oil or Fat
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Yoshida, Fumikazu Takahashi, Yasushi Takimura
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Abstract
To provide a method for supplying lauric acid with algae. A method for producing an oil or fat containing 3 weight % or higher lauric acid in the fatty acid composition, by culturing an alga belonging to the genus Symbiodinium in a medium and recovering from the culture.
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A method for producing an oil or fat containing lauric acid as a constituent fatty acid, which method comprises culturing an alga belonging to the genus Symbiodinium in a medium and recovering, from the culture product, an oil or fat having a lauric acid content of 3 weight % or higher of the fatty acid composition.
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