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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Kawashima, Ibaraki, JP;
Kengo Akimoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Hideaki Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Sakayu Shimizu, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Suntory Limited, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/64 ;
Abstract
A process for the production of dihomo-&ggr;-linolenic acid comprising the steps of culturing a microorganism having an ability to produce araquidonic acid and having a reduced or lost &Dgr;5 desaturase activity to produce dihomo-&ggr;-linolenic acid or a lipid containing dihomo-&ggr;-linolenic acid, and recovering the dihomo-&ggr;-linolenic acid.