Method for production of thymoquinone
US10138194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G25/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of producing thymoquinone and/or thymohydroquinone in Monarda by growing Monarda with elevated levels of carvacrol and/or thymol in the fresh plant tissue and vigorous growth, harvesting the Monarda, leaving the Monarda to senesce in the presence of oxygen and extracting the thymoquinone and/or thymohydroquinone from the senesced tissue.
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