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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Kentaro Shimizu, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoyuki Ishizaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiyuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Shotaro Uchizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Shimizu, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoyuki Ishizaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiyuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Shotaro Uchizawa, Tokyo, JP;
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for producing a carotenoid-containing composition, comprising the steps of: subjecting a culture of a carotenoid-producing microorganism to an extraction treatment using a water-soluble organic solvent; dispersing the resulting extract solution in water for micellization; heat stirring the resulting micellized solution in a solvent break the micelles and precipitate the carotenoid component of interest to obtain the precipitate; collecting and heat washing the precipitate with ethanol; and further subjecting the precipitate to pulverization/drying; and food, a pharmaceutical composition and a cosmetic product comprising the carotenoid-containing composition.