Patent ID: 8945886
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A23K,A23L,C11B,C12P

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a high yield of dihomo-y-linolenic acid (DGLA) comprising cultivating Mortierella alpina by an aeration-spinner culture process in a culture medium, and the method further comprising at least the following steps: adding at least one organic acid selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, fumaric acid, pyruvic acid, and malic acid, or a mixture thereof to the culture medium in an amount of 0.2 to 5 w/v % at least three days from the beginning of the culture process and increasing the pH of the culture medium to the range of 6.6 to 7.5 at least three days from the beginning of the culture process.