Method of making lipids with improved cold flow properties
US10851395B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/6463
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of producing oils with reduced saturated fatty acids. The methods include culturing oil-producing microorganisms in a fermentation medium in the presence of one or more antifoaming agents under a controlled carbon consumption rate, wherein the culturing produces oils comprising fatty acids and wherein less than 35% of the fatty acids in the oil are saturated fatty acids.
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