Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis
Process for production of 8,11-eicosadienoic acid using Mortierella alpina
 A process for the production of 8,11-eicosadienoic acid or a lipid containing 8,11-eicosadienoic acid comprising the steps of, culturing a microorganism having an ability to produce an omega 9 type polyunsaturated fatty acid in a medium supplemented with a .DELTA.5 desaturase inhibitor, or adding a .DELTA.5 desaturase inhibitor to a medium in which said microorganism has been cultured and further culturing the microorganism to produce 8,11-eicosadienoic acid, or a lipid containing 8,11-eicosadienoic acid, and recovering the 8,11-eicosadienoic acid, or the lipid containing 8,11-eicosadienoic acid. 
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Hiroshi Kengo Sakayu Hideaki
Kawashima Akimoto Shimizu Yamada