Process for producing a glycolipid having a high eicosapentaenoic acid content

摘要

A process for producing a glycolipid having a high eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) content is provided, which process comprises fractionating the whole lipids of marine chlorella by means of a combination of solvent-fractionation with column chromatography, which glycolipid has platelet agglutination-inhibiting effect, serum cholesterol-increase-inhibiting effect, etc. of EPA and also having a higher absorption rate in intestinal canal than EPA triglyceride or ethyl ester.