Process for the production of Coenzyme Q.sub.10
AssigneeKo Aida
InventorsKo Aida, Kinya Uchida, Izumi Kawada, Hideichi Ito
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Abstract
A process for producing Coenzyme Q.sub.10 which comprises cultivating a microorganism belonging to genus Cryptococcus, Rhodotorula, Sporobolomyces, Torulopsis, Sporidiobolus, Oosporidium, Aspergillus, and Cladosporium in a culture medium to which isopentenyl alcohol is added and recovering the thus formed Coenzyme Q.sub.10.
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In the process for producing Coenzyme Q.sub.10, which comprises cultivating a microorganism belonging to genus Cryptococcus, Rhodotorula, Sporobolomyces, Torulopsis, Sporidiobolus, Oosporidium, Aspergillus and Cladosporium, capable of producing Coenzyme Q.sub.10, in a culture medium to produce Coenzyme Q.sub.10 and recovering Coenzyme Q.sub.10 from said culture medium, the improvement comprising admixing isopentenyl alcohol with said culture medium whereby the yield of Coenzyme Q.sub.10 is increased.
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