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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiaki Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method of extracting liposoluble components contained in microbial cells, including the steps of drying microbial cells containing liposoluble components, descructing and molding the resultant dry microbial cells by use of an extruder, particularly a twin screw extruder, and extracting the contained liposoluble component by use of an organic solvent. According to the present method, liposoluble components contained in cells can be extracted and recovered with enhanced efficiency, within short time, and with safety.