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US 8,603,488 B2Granted
Photoautotrophic growth of microalgae for omega-3 fatty acid production
AssigneeParry Nutraceuticals, Division of E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd.
InventorsSwati Sebastian Thomas, Swaminathan Kumaravel
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Abstract
The invention provides methods of cultivating microalgae photoautotrophically outdoors to prepare concentrated microalgae products containing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) docosahexaenoic acid, two long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish oil that are very important for human and animal health. It also provides concentrated microalgae products containing EPA and DHA and purified lipid products containing EPA and DHA purified from microalgae.
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A concentrated microalgae composition prepared by a process comprising:
- (a) cultivating microalgae photoautotrophically outdoors in open ponds;
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- (b) concentrating the microalgae, wherein the microalgae are Thalassiosira sp., to obtain said microalgae composition containing at least 40% by weight of lipids in the form of glycodiacylglycerides, phosphodiacylglycerides, or a combination thereof and at least 5% by weight of fatty acids selected from the group consisting of DHA, EPA, and a combination thereof.
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