Uses of oil bodies
AssigneeSemBioSys Genetics Inc.
InventorsHarm M Deckers, Gijs van Rooijen, Joseph Boothe, Janis Goll, Soheil Mahmoud, Maurice M. Moloney
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Abstract
The present invention provides novel emulsion formulations which comprise oil bodies. The invention also provides a method for preparing the emulsions and the use of the emulsions in various domestic and industrial compositions. The emulsions are especially suited for the preparation of food products, personal care products, pharmaceutical products and industrial products.
Claims31
A method for preparing an emulsion formulation comprising:
- (1) obtaining oil bodies from a cell;
- (2) washing the oil bodies to obtain a washed oil body preparation comprising intact oil bodies;
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- (3) formulating the washed oil body preparation into an emulsion.
A method for preparing an emulsion formulation comprising:
- (1) obtaining oil bodies from plant seeds by a method that comprises:
- (a) grinding plant seeds;
- (b) removing solids from the ground seeds;
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- (c) separating the oil body phase from the aqueous phase;
- (2) washing the oil body phase to yield a washed oil body preparation comprising intact oil bodies;
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- (3) formulating the washed oil body preparation into an emulsion.
An emulsion comprising a washed oil body preparation comprising intact oil bodies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.