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US 8,557,551 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for making and modifying oils
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsDavid Lam, David Weiner, Timothy Hitchman, Nelson R. Barton, Jonathan Lyon
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Abstract
The invention provides novel methods for making or modifying oils, e.g., plant, animal or microbial oils, such as vegetable oils or related compounds, that are low in a particular fatty acid(s), for example, low linoleic oils, low linolenic oils, low palmitic oils, low stearic oils or oils low in a combination thereof.
Claims12
A method for making an oil or a glyceride low in palmitic acid comprising:
- (A) contacting an oil or a glyceride comprising palmitic acid with a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:924 wherein the polypeptide selectively hydrolyzes palmitic acid;
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- (B) removing the hydrolyzed palmitic acid from the oil or glyceride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.