Method for production of arachidonic acid
AssigneeOmegaTech, Inc.
InventorWilliam R. Barclay
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing arachidonic acid. In one embodiment, Mortierella sect. schmuckeri microorganisms are cultured in fermentation medium, preferably containing a component of a complex nitrogen source. Further disclosed is a food product which includes Mortierella sect. schmuckeri microorganisms or lipid isolated from such microorganisms to enhance the arachidonic acid content of the food product.
Claims14
A method to produce arachidonic acid, comprising culturing microorganisms of the genus Mortierella sect. schmuckeri in a medium comprising a source of assimilable organic carbon and a source of assimilable nitrogen and recovering said microorganisms, which contain arachidonic acid, to provide a source of arachidonic acid.
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