Pharmaceutical composition and dietary supplement containing docosarexaenoic acid obtained from dinoflagellates
US5492938A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/946
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition and a dietary supplement comprising a single cell oil containing at least 20% docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in triglyceride form are presented. The single cell oil is extracted from biomass produced by cultivating heterotrophic microalgae of the class Dinophyceae in an aerobic fermentor with a nutrient solution having a limited nitrogen source.
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