Book chapter
Carotenoid production using microorganisms
Single Cell Oils, pp.225-240
Elsevier Inc.
2010
Abstract
A wide variety of carotenoids are biosynthesized by plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria. They appear to play a range of roles in these organisms, especially light-harvesting in plants and protecting cells from oxidative damage. Natural carotenoids for applications in human and animal nutrition are extracted from a number of natural plant sources, and, in the last 25 years, several algal, fungal, and yeast sources have also been developed as commercial sources of β-carotene and astaxanthin. Microbial sources of other carotenoids, such as lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and canthaxanthin, are also being developed. Genetic engineering also provides a powerful tool for understanding the carotenoid biosynthetic pathways and their control and this information can be used to optimize production systems.
Details
- Title
- Carotenoid production using microorganisms
- Authors/Creators
- M.A. Borowitzka (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Contributors
- Z. Cohen (Editor)C. Ratledge (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Single Cell Oils, pp.225-240
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991005543002007891
- Copyright
- © 2010 AOCS Press.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Algae R&D Centre; School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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