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 transesterification or interesterification reaction to produce the modified lipid,wherein the microalgae are selected from strains Parachlorella, Prototheca, Chlorella and strains having at least 85% nucleotide sequence identity in 23S rRNA sequences to a Parachlorella, Prototheca, or Chlorella strain.
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Abstract
Chemically modified lipids and methods for their preparation are provided.
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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 transesterification or interesterification reaction to produce the modified lipid, wherein the microalgae are selected from strains Parachlorella, Prototheca, Chlorella and 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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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