[Ubiquinone-9 and ergosterol from Candida paralipolytica yeasts]

Ubiquinone-9 and ergosterol were extracted with hexane from the yeast Candida paralipolytica after hydrolysis with KOH in EtOH with the yield 0.026 and 0.14%, respectively. Ubiquinone-9 was purified by chromatography and recrystallization from absolute alcohol.