PREPARATION OF AN ARA- (ARACHIDONIC ACID-) CONTAINING OIL COMPOSITION BY FERMENTATION OF FUNGI PYTHIUM OR MORTIERELLA SPECIES; FUNGAL OIL, INFANT FORMULA, AND COSMETIC PREPARATIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to processes for the production of arachidonic acid containing oils, which preferably are substantially free of eicosapentaneoic acid. The invention also relates to compositions containing such oils, in an unmodified form, and to uses of such oils. In a preferred embodiment, Pythium insidiosum is cultivated, harvested and the oil is extracted, recovered, and used as an additive for infant formula.