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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
May. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Satohiro Tanaka, Shiso-gun, JP;
Toshiaki Yaguchi, Mishima-gun, JP;
Sakayu Shimizu, Kyoto, JP;
Tsutomu Sogo, Kobe, JP;
Shigeaki Fujikawa, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/64 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing lipids which contain docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and/or docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) is disclosed. The process includes the steps of cultivating in a medium a microorganism which belongs to the genus Ulkenia having the ability to produce DHA and/or DPA and recovering the lipids from the culture. The process may further include the step of separating DHA and/or DPA from the lipids.