Process for production of 8,11-eicosadienoic acid using Mortierella alpina
US5376541A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/6458
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the production of 8,11-eicosadienoic acid or a lipid containing 8,11-eicosadienoic acid comprising the steps of, culturing a microorganism having an ability to produce an omega 9 type polyunsaturated fatty acid in a medium supplemented with a .DELTA.5 desaturase inhibitor, or adding a .DELTA.5 desaturase inhibitor to a medium in which said microorganism has been cultured and further culturing the microorganism to produce 8,11-eicosadienoic acid, or a lipid containing 8,11-eicosadienoic acid, and recovering the 8,11-eicosadienoic acid, or the lipid containing 8,11-eicosadienoic acid.
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