LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM CONTAINING HIGHLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND ITS PRODUCTION THEREOF

摘要

PURPOSE:To effectively produce the subject lactic acid bacterium holding the original usefulness thereof, and further, facilitating the intake of a highly unsaturated fatty acid having a high nutritional and pharmacological value by culturing the lactic acid bacterium in a medium containing the highly unsaturated fatty acid. CONSTITUTION:Lactic acid bacterium is cultured in a medium containing a highly unsaturated fatty acid (e.g. linoleic acid or linolenic acid) or a fat or oil containing the unsaturated fatty acid (preferably an oil extracted from blue back fishes) to provide the objective lactic acid bacterium. The addition of the fat or oil to the medium in an amount of 0.002-0.1% is preferable, because the multiplication degree of the lactic acid bacterium and the intake degree of the highly unsaturated fatty acid are improved.