(1) Tsukuba Research Laboratory, NOF Corporation, 5-10 Tokodai, 300-26 Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract:
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the free fatty acid (FFA) derived from enzymically hydrolyzed tuna oil was concentrated by partial titration and precipitation of other FFA as sodium salts with acetone. A triglyceride containing up to 46.2% DHA was synthesized from the DHA-rich glyceride mixture and FFA by use of an immobilizedChromobacterium viscosum lipase.