Processes for obtaining microbial oil from microbial cells
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1. A process for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids from one or more microbial cells, wherein the process comprises:
- (a) lysing the cells comprising the microbial oil to form a lysed cell composition;
(b) demulsifying the lysed cell composition to form a demulsified lysed cell composition;
(c) separating the oil from the demulsified lysed cell composition; and
(d) recovering the oil;
wherein (b) comprises adding at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of beta-glucanase, xylanase, cellulase, pectinase, mannanase, amylase, and combinations thereof, and wherein at least one of (a) or (b) further comprises heating the cells or the composition to at least 60°
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PU-FAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition and then recovering the oil from the lysed cell composition. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.
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43 Claims
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1. A process for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids from one or more microbial cells, wherein the process comprises:
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(a) lysing the cells comprising the microbial oil to form a lysed cell composition; (b) demulsifying the lysed cell composition to form a demulsified lysed cell composition; (c) separating the oil from the demulsified lysed cell composition; and (d) recovering the oil; wherein (b) comprises adding at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of beta-glucanase, xylanase, cellulase, pectinase, mannanase, amylase, and combinations thereof, and wherein at least one of (a) or (b) further comprises heating the cells or the composition to at least 60°
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43. A process for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids from one or more microbial cells, wherein the process comprises:
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(a) lysing the cells comprising the microbial oil to form a lysed cell composition; (b) demulsifying the lysed cell composition to form a demulsified lysed cell composition; (c) separating the oil from the demulsified lysed cell composition; and (d) recovering the oil; wherein (a) and (b) are combined together to form a one-step lysing and demulsifying step that comprises adding at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of beta-glucanase, xylanase, cellulase, pectinase, mannanase, amylase, and combinations thereof.
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