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US 9,464,305 B2Granted
Process for producing unsaturated fatty acid-containing oils
AssigneeSuntory Holdings Limited
InventorsKenichi Higashiyama, Kengo Akimoto, Sakayu Shimizu
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Abstract
An edible oil obtained by culturing a microorganism belong to the genus Mortierella subgenus Mortierella in a medium containing a nitrogen source derived from soybean is discussed. The oils obtained have a low 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol content.
Claims13
An edible-oil composition produced by culturing a producer microorganism belonging to the genus Mortierella in a fermentor with aeration in the presence of a nitrogen source, comprising 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol and desmosterol, wherein the edible-oil composition has
- a 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol compositional ratio of 35% or lower,
- a 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol compositional ratio in a proportion of 1.2 or less with respect to the desmosterol compositional ratio,
- an arachidonic acid content of 30 to 50%,
- a triglyceride content of 90% or greater, and
- a total sterol content of 0.9% or more.
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