Production of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in oil seed plants

• US 8,084,074 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2007
• Issued: 12/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corteva Agriscience LLC (Corteva, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Corteva, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kinney, Anthony J., Cahoon, Edgar Benjamin, Damude, Howard Glenn, Hitz, William D., Liu, Zhan-Bin, Kolar, Charles W. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): PADEN, CAROLYN A
• Application Number:
  US11/673,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20080220143A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,779 Days
• Field of Search: 426/601
• US Class Current: 426/601
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/158 Fatty acids; Fats; Products containing oils or fats
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 2/52 Adding ingredients adding preservatives A23L2/44
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/115 Fatty acids or derivatives thereof; Fats or oils
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/12 Fatty acids or derivatives thereof

Abstract

Oilseed plants which have been transformed to produce at least 8.0% arachidonic acid (ARA) as well as uses of oils and seeds obtained from such transformed plants in a variety of food and feed applications are described.

Claims

1. Oil obtained from the seeds of a transgenic oilseed plant that produces mature seeds in which the total seed fatty acid profile comprises at least 2.0% arachidonic acid wherein the oilseed plant is selected from the group consisting of soybean, Brassica species, sunflower, maize, cotton, flax and safflower.

2. A food product or food analog which has incorporated therein the oil of claim 1.

3. The food product of claim 2 wherein said product is selected from the group consisting of a spray-dried food particle, a freeze-dried food particle, meat products, a cereal food, a snack food, a baked good, an extruded food, a fried food, a health food, a dairy food, meat analogs, cheese analogs, milk analogs, a pet food, animal feed or aquaculture feed.

4. A beverage which has incorporated therein the oil of claim 1.

5. Infant formula which has incorporated therein the oil of claim 1.

6. A nutritional supplement which has incorporated therein the oil of claim 1.

7. A pet food which has incorporated therein the oil of claim 1.

8. Animal feed which has incorporated therein the oil of claim 1.

9. An aquaculture food product which has incorporated therein the oil of claim 1.

10. Products obtained from the hydrogenation, fractionation, interesterification or hydrolysis of the oil of claim 1.

11. By-products made during the production of the oil of claim 1.

12. Partially processed by-products made during the production of the oil of claim 1.