US 11,913,006 B2
Plants producing modified levels of medium chain fatty acids
Kyle B. Reynolds, Acton (AU); Thomas Vanhercke, Kaleen (AU); Anna El Tahchy, Moncrieff (AU); Qing Liu, Giralang (AU); Surinder S. Singh, Downer (AU); and James R. Petrie, Goulburn (AU)
Assigned to NUSEED GLOBAL INNOVATION LTD., Manchester (GB)
Filed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Acton (AU)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/355,215.
Claims priority of application No. 2018201932 (AU), filed on Mar. 16, 2018; and application No. 2998211 (CA), filed on Mar. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0284567 A1, Sep. 19, 2019
Int. Cl. C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C12N 9/16 (2006.01); C12N 15/52 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC C12N 15/8247 (2013.01) [C10G 3/00 (2013.01); C10L 1/02 (2013.01); C10L 1/026 (2013.01); C12N 9/1029 (2013.01); C12N 9/16 (2013.01); C12N 15/52 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0476 (2013.01); C12Y 203/01158 (2013.01); C12Y 301/02014 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for producing extracted plant lipid, comprising the steps of:
a) obtaining one or more vegetative plant parts comprising lipid, the lipid comprising a total fatty acid content which comprises fatty acids in an esterified form, the fatty acids comprising a level of total medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) that is at least 25% of the total fatty acid content on a weight basis, wherein the MCFA comprises a level of lauric acid (C12:0), wherein the level of lauric acid is between 15% and 55% of the total fatty acid content on a weight basis, and
b) extracting lipid from the vegetative plant part(s), thereby producing the extracted plant lipid.