Modified lipids produced from oil-bearing microbial biomass and oils
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1. A method of making a chemically modified lipid, comprising:
- (a) providing a microalgal lipid comprising no more than 500 ppm color-generating impurities, wherein the lipid is obtained from microalgae cultured under heterotrophic growth conditions in a bioreactor substantially in the absence of light; and
(b) subjecting the microalgal lipid to a chemical reaction to produce the modified lipid,wherein the microalgae are selected from strains of Parachlorella, Prototheca, or Chlorella or strains having at least 85% nucleotide sequence identity in 23S rRNA sequences to a Parachlorella, Prototheca, or Chlorella strain.
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Abstract
Methods for modifying a microalgal lipid by subjecting the lipid to a chemical reaction are provided, the lipid containing no more than 500 ppm color-generating impurities and obtained from Parachlorella, Prototheca, or Chlorella microalgal strains, or strains having at least 85% nucleotide sequence identity in 23S rRNA sequences to such strains grown under heterotrophic conditions.
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1. A method of making a chemically modified lipid, comprising:
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(a) providing a microalgal lipid comprising no more than 500 ppm color-generating impurities, wherein the lipid is obtained from microalgae cultured under heterotrophic growth conditions in a bioreactor substantially in the absence of light; and (b) subjecting the microalgal lipid to a chemical reaction to produce the modified lipid, wherein the microalgae are selected from strains of Parachlorella, Prototheca, or Chlorella or strains having at least 85% nucleotide sequence identity in 23S rRNA sequences to a Parachlorella, Prototheca, or Chlorella strain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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