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US 6,403,345 B1Granted
Obtainment of γ-linolenic acid from protozoa of the genus colpidium
AssigneeAventis Research & Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsThomas Kiy, Kay Brinkmann
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) from Colpidium and its use in foodstuffs, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Colpidium can be fermentatively cultured up to a high absolute yield of GLA in an optimized medium.
Claims11
A process for preparing γ-linolenic acid, comprising:
- (i) culturing and fermenting a protozoa of the genus Colpidium and
- (ii) obtaining the γ-linolenic acid from the culture in the form of a biomass.
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