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.
Claims6
A microbial oil having a dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) content of at least 5.2%, wherein the microbial oil is obtained from Mortierella alpina, wherein the microbial oil comprises 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol and desmosterol, and wherein the unsaturated fatty acid-containing microbial oil has a 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol compositional ratio of 35% or lower.
A microbial oil having a dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) content of at least 5.2%, wherein the microbial oil is obtained from Mortierella alpina, wherein the microbial oil comprises 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol and desmosterol, and wherein the unsaturated fatty acid-containing microbial oil has a 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol compositional ratio in a proportion of 1.2 or less with respect to desmosterol.
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