Patents Assigned to Kabushikikaisha Maruhachi Muramatsu
  • Method for extracting lipid mixture containing phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids from viscera of fish, method for preserving viscera prior to extraction, and lipid mixture extracted thereby
    Patent number: 7189418
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for extracting a lipid mixture having a high percentage of phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The method comprises the steps of (a) heating the viscera of fish with hot water or steam; and (b) extracting from the heated viscera of fish, using a solvent, the lipid mixture containing phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The lipid mixture obtained by the present method contains phosphatidylserine comprising docosahexaenoic acid and phosphatidylethanolamine comprising docosahexaenoic acid in high concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignees: Kabushikikaisha Maruhachi Muramatsu, Shizuoka Prefectural Government
    Inventors: Seiichi Hiratsuka, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masayuki Hashidume, Youko Matsue, Tomoko Kitagawa, Masaaki Yokoyama, Masami Tamura, Tatsuya Fujii, Noriyuki Muramatsu