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Processes for obtaining microbial oil from microbial cells

US11124736B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2014
Grant dateSep 21, 2021
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11B3/001
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition and then recovering the oil from the lysed cell composition. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.

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