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Title:
MICROORGANISM SECRETING OUT LIPID AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE LIPID AND LIPID BALLS HAVING THE LIPID ENCAPSULATING THEREIN BY USING THE MICROORGANISM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/012780
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A microorganism characterized by producing a lipid constituted by unsaturated fatty acids and secreting outside the cells the thus produced lipid in the form of lipid balls having the lipid encapsulated therein; a method for screening this microorganism; a process for efficiently producing the lipid containing the unsaturated fatty acids by using this microorganism; lipid balls having the lipid containing the unsaturated fatty acids encapsulated therein; and foods, cosmetics and animal feeds containing these lipid balls. Artificially treated microorganisms or microorganisms collected from nature are grown in a solid medium and a strain forming lipid balls around its colonies is selected, and/or grown in a transparent liquid medium and a strain causing cloudiness in the culture medium is selected. The thus obtained microorganism is cultured and the lipid balls having the secreted lipid are separated from the culture medium followed by the separation and purification of the lipid.

Inventors:
AKIMOTO KENGO (JP)
KAWASHIMA HIROSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU SAKAYU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2000/005425
Publication Date:
February 22, 2001
Filing Date:
August 11, 2000
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Assignee:
SUNTORY LTD (JP)
AKIMOTO KENGO (JP)
KAWASHIMA HIROSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU SAKAYU (JP)
International Classes:
A23C9/152; A23C11/04; A23D7/00; A23D9/00; A23L2/52; A61K8/14; A61K8/92; A61K8/96; A61Q19/00; C12N1/14; C12P7/6472; C12Q1/02; C12R1/645; (IPC1-7): C12N1/14; C12P7/64; A23D7/00; A23K1/16
Domestic Patent References:
WO1994001001A11994-01-20
Foreign References:
JPH07289143A1995-11-07
JPH06153970A1994-06-03
JPH0591889A1993-04-16
Other References:
See also references of EP 1122304A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ishida, Takashi (Ishida & Associates Toranomon 37 Mori Bldg. 5-1 Toranomon 3-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP)
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