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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles J. Sih, Madison, WI (US);
Chien-An Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/1347 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/1347 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of preparing conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acids wherein the fatty acid substrate has two or more double bonds and diallylic hydrogens by one or more treatments with a superstrong base. Isomeric purity can be accomplished with a further step of enzymatic hydrolysis and separation.