METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COENZYME Q

摘要

Coenzyme Q of the formula WHEREIN N IS AN INTEGER FROM 5 TO 10 INCLUSIVE, IS PRODUCED IN GOOD YIELD BY INCUBATING HYDROCARBON-ASSIMILATING MICROORGANISM IN A CULTURE MEDIUM COMPRISING A CARBON SOURCE CONSISTING MAINLY OF HYDRO-CARBONS CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 10 PERCENT (VOLUME/VOLUME) OF NORMAL PARAFFINS OF NINE TO 23 CARBON ATOMS, INCLUSIVE, AND RECOVERING THE COENZYME Q accumulated in the culture broth.