Separation and recovery from oil seeds of a lipid-rich lipid/protein complex and of native protein

摘要

A method of separating and recovering a lipid-rich lipid/protein complex and native proteins from oil seeds, comprises adding a substance having the ability to aggregate lipids with a part of the proteins present to a water extract of oil seeds, sedimenting or floating a lipid/protein complex having a lipid content of 45 % or more as an aggregate, and recovering it for separation from native proteins. Separation of the complex in this way facilitates efficient and inexpensive production of neutral lipids and native proteins by an environmentally friendly and industrially applicable procedure.