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Production of squalene and/or sterol from cell suspensions of fermented yeast

US10533153B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Haubrich · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Gerhard Korb · Großkrotzenburg, DE
Jean-Francois Trotzier · Paris, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2014
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P33/00
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the production of squalene and/or sterol in high amounts using an alkaline solution and an organic lysis solvent at high temperature and high pressure for effectively lysing yeast cells and extracting squalene and/or sterol into an organic extraction solvent, thus obtaining squalene and/or sterolin high amount and of high purity.

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