This disclosure demonstrated that cyanobacteria bioengineered with cyanobacterial lipid-biosynthetic-promoting genes could produce large quantities of SDA, as well as rarely observed ETA. Importantly, the biosynthesized omega-3 fatty acids, such as SDA and ETA, are found conjugated to more bioavailable glycolipids, including MGDG and DGDG. Novel compositions include MGDG, DGDG, SQDG, and PG molecular species that contain the following n-3 PUFAs and n-3 LC-PUFAs at both sn-1 and sn-2 positions: 18:3/18:4, 18:3/20:4, 18:3/20:5, 18:4/18:4, 18:4/20:4, 18:4/20:5. These compositions are not found in nature and result from the engineering of cyanobacteria; and can serve as highly bioavailable, cost-effective anti-inflammatory compounds. These compositions, therefore, have strong anti-inflammatory properties with the likely capacity to block activities of cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, and cytochrome P450s that metabolize PUFAs and LC-PUFAs to pro-inflammatory mediators. These compounds also inhibit the uptake of pro-inflammatory PUFAs and LC-PUFAs into cells and especially inflammatory cells.

The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid, using an ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme which has a sequence identity of at least 70% with either SEQ ID. 1 or SEQ. ID 2.

The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid, using an ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme which has a sequence identity of at least 70% with either SEQ ID. 1 or SEQ. ID 2.

The subject invention provides environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for enhancing production of textiles and leather. In certain embodiments, the methods of the subject invention comprise incorporating the application of a biological amphiphilic molecule into a textile or leather-making process to reduce chemical usage, reduce water usage, reduce water pollution and/or provide an added benefit to the process. In certain embodiments, the methods of the subject invention comprise substituting a chemical surfactant with a biological amphiphilic molecule in one or more steps involved in textile or leather-making process that would traditionally utilize a chemical surfactant.

The subject invention provides environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for enhancing production of textiles and leather. In certain embodiments, the methods of the subject invention comprise incorporating the application of a biological amphiphilic molecule into a textile or leather-making process to reduce chemical usage, reduce water usage, reduce water pollution and/or provide an added benefit to the process. In certain embodiments, the methods of the subject invention comprise substituting a chemical surfactant with a biological amphiphilic molecule in one or more steps involved in textile or leather-making process that would traditionally utilize a chemical surfactant.

The method of producing a lipid composition comprises an extraction treatment step to extract a lipid comprised in a hydrated raw material by using an extraction solvent comprising a polar solvent and a nonpolar solvent, and a separation treatment step to separate an extract solution obtained in the extraction treatment step into a polar solvent phase comprising a first lipid fraction and a nonpolar solvent phase comprising a second lipid fraction.

Suggested are new microbial glycolipids of formula (I), wherein X stands for nitrogen or oxygen; R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, CO-Alkyl, CO-Aryl, CON-Alkyl, CON-Aryl, SO.sub.2-Alkyl, SO.sub.2-Aryl, CO(CH.sub.2).sub.n COOH with n=1 to 4, or an amino acid; R.sup.2 represents OH or O-Glucose; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or OH; n 1 or 2 has the meaning of a single or double bond.

Suggested are new microbial glycolipids of formula (I), wherein X stands for nitrogen or oxygen; R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, CO-Alkyl, CO-Aryl, CON-Alkyl, CON-Aryl, SO.sub.2-Alkyl, SO.sub.2-Aryl, CO(CH.sub.2).sub.n COOH with n=1 to 4, or an amino acid; R.sup.2 represents OH or O-Glucose; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or OH; n 1 or 2 has the meaning of a single or double bond.

Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an isolated cellulose degrading fungus. Also disclosed are culture compositions and bioreactor compositions comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Further described herein are filtration and extraction devices comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Still further disclosed are bioprocessing facilities for and methods for producing co-products resulting from one or more bioprocesses of the cellulose degrading fungus.

The method of producing a lipid composition comprises an extraction treatment step to extract a lipid comprised in a hydrated raw material by using an extraction solvent comprising a polar solvent and a nonpolar solvent, and a separation treatment step to separate an extract solution obtained in the extraction treatment step into a polar solvent phase comprising a first lipid fraction and a nonpolar solvent phase comprising a second lipid fraction.