A NOVEL STRAIN OF THRAUSTOCHYTRIDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID AND EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES, A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARING THE NOVEL STRAIN,A PROCESS FOR SIMULTANEOUS PRODUCTION OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID AND EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES FROM THE NOVEL STRAIN

摘要

The present disclosure provides a novel mutant strain of Schizochytrium limacinum having the Accession No. MTCC 5249, which produces lipids and extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) simultaneously. The disclosure further provides a process for simultaneous production of lipids and extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) from the mutant strain of Schizochytrium limacinum. The lipids extracted from the novel mutant strain of Schizochytrium limacinum comprises docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The disclosure also provides a food, feed, cosmetic, nutritional or therapeutic supplement for humans or animals comprising the biomass and extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) of said strain of Schizochytrium limacinum, A cosmetic composition comprising the extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) of Schizochytrium limacinum is also provided that is useful as a base for cosmetics for topical application.