Table 1. Nojirimycin production costs.
Pharmamedia™ | marine broth | |
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NJ production (mg/L after four-day culture) | 42 | 710 |
NJ production ratio (Pharmamedia™) | 1.0 | 17 |
Cost of 1 L of medium (USD) | 3.6 | 10.4 |
Volume of medium for 1 g of NJ production (L) | 23.8 | 1.4 |
Cost of medium for 1 g of NJ production (USD) | 86.7 | 14.6 |