Biologically active oils
OwnerAthol Gillies Turnerinventor
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Abstract
A process for the production of fats or oils and their extracts containing biologically active chemical compounds from a lipid substrate, the process comprising: a) inoculation of a lipid substrate with fungally derived lipolytic enzymes; b) incubating the inoculated substrate for a period of between about 7-120 days at a temperature of between about 4-35° C., at a humidity of between about 75-100%, and c) processing said substrate mixture to obtain a biologically active fat or oil.
Claims20
A solid state process for the production of fats or oils and/or their extracts containing biologically-active chemical compounds from a lipid substrate, the process comprising:
- a) Incubating the lipid substrate without any inoculation of a fungal mixture, for a period of between about 7-120 days at a temperature of between about 4-35° C. at a humidity of between about 75-100%, such that the lipid substrate transforms into said fats or oils and/or their extracts containing biologically-active chemical compounds, and
- b) Processing said incubated substrate mixture to obtain a biologically active fat or oil.
A biologically active fat or oil and extracts thereof, wherein said biologically active fat or oil and extracts thereof are produced according to a process comprising:
- a) Inoculation of a lipid substrate with a fungal mixture having enzymatic activity, said fungal mixture being derived from said substrate,
- b) Incubating the inoculated substrate for a period of between about 7-120 days at a temperature of between about 4-35° C., at a humidity of between about 75-100%, such that said fungal mixture metabolises/transforms the lipid substrate into said fats or oils and/or their extracts containing biologically-active chemical compounds, and
- c) Processing said incubated substrate mixture to obtain a biologically active fat or oil.
A method of treating or preventing a disease or condition in a human or animal patient, which comprises administration to the patient of an effective amount of a biologically active fat or oil or extract thereof, produced according to a process comprising:
- a) Inoculation of a lipid substrate with a fungal mixture having enzymatic activity, said fungal mixture being derived from said substrate,
- b) Incubating the inoculated substrate for a period of between about 7-120 days at a temperature of between about 4-35° C., at a humidity of between about 75-100%, such that said fungal mixture metabolises/transforms the lipid substrate into said fats or oils and/or their extracts containing biologically-active chemical compounds, and
- c) Processing said incubated substrate mixture to obtain a biologically active fat or oil.
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