Main Carotenoids Produced by Microorganisms

Encyclopedia

Sara Rubio¹  José-Luis Barredo¹  Sonia Martínez-Cámara¹  Ana Ibañez²  Carlos Barreiro³ 

[1] Curia. Parque Tecnológico de León. C/Andrés Suárez s/n, 24009 León, Spain;Instituto de Investigación de la Viña y el Vino, Escuela de Ingeniería Agraria, Universidad de León, 24009 León, Spain;Área de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain;

关键词: fungi;    bacteria;    algae;    carotenoids;    carotene;    xanthophyll;   

DOI  :  10.3390/encyclopedia1040093

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Carotenoids are the pigments present in plants, animals, and microorganisms which are responsible for a broad variety of colors found in nature. Their capacity as antioxidants mainly established their marketable success as health, food, and feed supplements, and cosmetics components. Currently, chemical synthesis dominates the worldwide market; however, due to the high biological value of natural carotenoids, the production scheme is moving towards microbial production as a profitable alternative.

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