In a cooperation with Makoto KAWAMUKAI of Shimane University, Kaneka found that CoQ10 is an essential component of the mitochondrial electron transport system in S pombe mitochondria, and CoQ10 will enhance growth of this organism.
Moriyama DAISUKE et al., 66th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biotechnology, Sept. 10, 2014
Kaneka achieves high productivity of Schizosaccharomyces pombe by increasing coenzyme Q10