Process for producing 7-dehydrocholesterol and vitamin D3

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PATENT NO 10329250
APP PUB NO 20170204056A1
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15515142

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According to the present invention, there can be provided a process for producing 7-dehydrocholesterol (7DHC), comprising culturing, in a medium, a 7DHC-producing Labyrinthulea microorganism in which sterol 24-C-methyltransferase activity is reduced or lost as compared to a parent strain, allowing 7DHC to be produced and accumulated in the culture, and collecting the 7DHC from the culture; and a process for producing vitamin D3, comprising irradiating, with ultraviolet light, 7-dehydrocholesterol produced by the production process.

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KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO LTD1-6-1 OTEMACHI CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-8185

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Mitsuhashi, Satoshi Tokyo, JP 28 463
Ujihara, Tetsuro Tokyo, JP 9 4

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