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PCT No. PCT/JP92/01393 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 27, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 27, 1994 PCT Filed Oct. 28, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/09210 PCT Pub. Date May 13, 1993A mixture of fatty acids or their esters derived from natural oils and fats including eicosapentaenoic acids or their derivatives is precision distilled under a high vacuum using a plurality of distillation columns, three distillation columns or more in particular, in order to acquire a fraction consisting mainly of fatty acids of carbon number 20 or their esters, which is then subjected to a column chromatography with a reversed-phase distribution system. Eicosapentaenoic acids or their esters, which is useful for preventing or treating thrombus, with a purity as high as 99% and above and with a recovery rate 55% or above, is produced.
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