Patent ID: 11959120
Assignee: MARA RENEWABLES CORPORATION
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of producing a microbial oil comprising fatty acids, wherein the method comprises:
culturing oil-producing Thraustochytrid microorganisms in a fermentation medium in the presence of one or more antifoaming agents continuously added to the fermentation medium under a controlled carbon consumption rate of between 1.5 and 4.5 g/L per hour, wherein the culturing produces an oil comprising:
(a) saturated fatty acids, wherein 20% to 35% of the fatty acids are saturated fatty acids;
(b) omega-7 fatty acids, wherein 10-30% of the fatty acids are omega-7 fatty acids comprising C16:1 (n-7) palmitoleic acid and C18:1 (n-7) cis-vaccenic acid, and
(c) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), wherein greater than 35% of the fatty acids are DHA.