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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Minoru Kase, Kamisu, JP;
Toshiteru Komatsu, Kamisu, JP;
Inventors:
Minoru Kase, Kamisu, JP;
Toshiteru Komatsu, Kamisu, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 11/00 (2006.01); C12N 11/14 (2006.01); C12N 11/16 (2006.01); C12P 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/40 (2006.01); C12P 7/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for producing fatty acid by hydrolyzing oil and fat, which comprises: a first step of partially hydrolyzing oil and fat by either of the following method (a) or (b), and a second step of hydrolysis by the other method: (a) enzymatic hydrolysis using an immobilized enzyme which is an enzyme immobilized on a support and (b) high pressure and temperature hydrolysis. A method of efficiently producing fatty acid with a reduced content of trans-unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids and having a good appearance with reduced coloring by hydrolysis of oil and fat is provided.