| abstract |
The present invention relates to improved methods for producing a hydrophobic compound, in particular a hydrophobic compound which is a pheromone such as an insect pheromone, in a fermentation process involving cultivation of a microorganism such as a yeast, said microorganism producing said hydrophobic compound, wherein the methods facilitate recovery of the hydrophobic compound from the fermentation broth, increase the titer of the hydrophobic compound and/or increase secretion of the hydrophobic compound from the microorganism. |